Steel-Maitland was awarded honorary degrees of LL.D. by the University of Edinburgh and the University of St Andrews.
stˈiːlmˈeɪtlənd wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ˈɑːnɚɹˌɛɹi dᵻɡɹˈiːz ʌv ˌɛlˈɛl.dˈiː. baɪ ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə ænd ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv sənt ˈændɹuːz.