Scholarships and Bursaries

Our wide range of scholarships and bursaries are awarded based on need or merit (or a combination of the two). As the number of available awards is limited, we would recommend that you plan where possible to ensure you can meet the costs associated with your course without the need for an award. You can find more information about other funding sources on our undergraduate or postgraduate fees and funding pages.

• The awards listed below are available for students beginning a course during the 2023/24 and 2024/25 academic years
• If you’re an international applicant, take a look at our International Scholarships and Bursaries

The majority of our awards are designed so that you only need to make one scholarships application in order to be considered for all relevant awards. We’ve created a grid for you to see all of this clearly. To apply for any of these awards, you will need to have received an offer for one of our courses. To get started, simply follow the link provided in your offer letter.

Some of our awards are needs based and have specific Widening Participation criteria. This is to ensure awards go to students whose backgrounds are under-represented in Higher Education. When you access the scholarship application form following the link in your offer letter, you’ll be asked to confirm which of the Widening Participation criteria you possess. For the 2023/24 and 2024/25 academic years, our Widening Participation criteria means that applicants will need to provide evidence of one of the following:

• Any experience in local authority care
• Estrangement from family
• Refugee status
• Being the sole carer of a parent(s) or, if living away from home, the sole carer of a sibling
• Have a registered disability
• Low household income demonstrated by:
  • Being in receipt of Income Support, Job Seeker's Allowance, or Employment and Support Allowance
  • Being in receipt of Universal Credit
  • Being in receipt of, or living with a parent/Guardian in receipt of Asylum Support
  • Being in receipt of free school meals
  • Being in receipt of a 16-19 Bursary in England or EMA (Education Maintenance Allowance) in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland
  • Being in receipt of Learner Support (FE 19+) or equivalent FE funding for Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland
  • Living with a parent/Guardian in receipt of Child Tax Credit where the candidate is named on the award and the household income used to calculate the tax credits is less than £25,000.
  • Living with a parent/Guardian in receipt of Income Support, Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance or Income-based Employment and Support Allowance.
  • Living with a parent/Guardian in receipt of Universal Credit, if the annual household take-home pay as stated on the award is less than £25,000.

Later in the process you will be asked to provide evidence of this before any award is confirmed.

For some awards, we use an online assessment designed by our Academic Team and tested by a student panel in order to help us identify successful candidates. The assessment does not require any prior knowledge or preparation and is intended to provide an objective assessment of critical thinking and reasoning. It is a timed test that lasts for 30 minutes which you can sit when you are ready. For students who usually receive additional time for assessments, this can be requested via the scholarships application form link within your offer letter in advance of taking the test.

When you complete the test, you’ll be advised as to whether or not you have ‘passed’ the basic test threshold score of 10 for undergraduate or 12 for postgraduate. Students scoring below the pass mark will not be in receipt of any award that has the online assessment as one of the criteria. Passing the test does not mean that you have automatically secured an award. Instead your score, along with any other eligibility criteria will be compared to others once the application window has closed.

Applicable for: All undergraduate degrees, excluding apprenticeship programmes

Overview

• First Year Full Fee Scholarships and partial fee scholarships, are available for all undergraduate courses

What are the eligibility criteria?

You need to:

• Have received an offer for one of our undergraduate degrees
• In the application form you’ll need to evidence: previous work experience, transferable skills that will assist you to progress to a new career and motivation for a career change (T&Cs).

How do I apply?

To make a scholarship application you must complete the scholarship application form, which is an online form:

• For courses starting in October 2024 – Applications Closed
• For courses starting in January 2025 – Applications Closed

What is the application deadline?

• For courses starting in October 2024 – Applications Closed
• For courses starting in January 2025 – Applications Closed

When will the winners be announced?

• For courses starting in October 2024 – Winners have been announced
• For courses starting in January 2025 – Winners have been announced

Applicable for: All undergraduate courses, excluding apprenticeship programmes

Overview

• Awards of £1,000 each are available to all undergraduate degrees, excluding apprenticeship programmes

What are the eligibility criteria?

You need to:

• Meet the Widening Participation criteria
• Have received an offer for one of our undergraduate courses
• Have the highest score in the online assessment

How do I apply?

• Follow the scholarships link in your offer letter
• Complete the online scholarships assessment
• We’ll add your final academic results to your submitted scholarships application when we have them

What is the application deadline?

• For courses starting in January 2025 – Applications Closed

When will the winners be announced?

• For courses starting in January 2025 – The winners for this award have been announced.

Applicable for: All undergraduate degrees, excluding apprenticeship programmes

Overview

• One First Year Full Fee award is available for all undergraduate degrees, excluding apprenticeship programmes.
• Awards of £2,000 each are available to all undergraduate degrees, excluding apprenticeship programmes.

What are the eligibility criteria?

You need to:

• Have received an offer for one of our undergraduate degrees
• Have the highest score in the online assessment
• Have a minimum of AAB at A Level (or equivalent)

How do I apply?

• Follow the scholarships link in your offer letter
• Complete the online scholarships assessment
• We’ll add your final academic results to your submitted scholarships application when we have them

What is the application deadline?

• For courses starting in January 2025 – Applications Closed

When will the winners be announced?

• For courses starting in January 2025 – The winners for this award have been announced.

Applicable for: All undergraduate degrees, excluding apprenticeship programmes

Overview

The University of Law Undergraduate Bursary is for students starting their studies with us in January 2025. This bursary intends to provide additional financial support to new full-time undergraduates who have a household income of “zero” (as calculated by your national student finance service).

What is the award amount?

• Awards of £1,000 per academic year of the course (except during any year-long work placement) depending on the household income remaining at zero in the proceeding academic years.

What are the eligibility criteria?

You need to:

• Have received an offer for one of our face to face, attendance mode undergraduate degrees programmes (excluding apprenticeships), or for one of our online undergraduate degree programmes and are in receipt of the student maintenance loan as a full-time student.
• Not already hold an undergraduate degree
• Be ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom (i.e., not an international student) and fulfil the residence criteria for maintenance support from your UK national student finance service
• Have your household income assessed by your UK National student finance service and have agreed for this assessment to be shared with the University and have had your household income assessed as zero by your National student finance service by 28th February 2025 (for students commencing their course in January 2025).

How do I apply?

There is no separate application for The University of Law Bursary. In order for the university to automatically assess your eligibility you will need to follow these three steps:

1. Apply for student finance through one of the following UK National student finance services

• Student Finance England (SFE);
• Student Finance Wales;
• Student Finance Northern Ireland;
• Student Awards Agency Scotland.

2. Provide your household income to your national student finance service.
3. Both you and your sponsors/parents/partner/guardians must give consent to share your household income with the University. Your consent must be activated on your student finance service account before/on 28th February 2025. For any queries on giving your consent please contact your national student finance service directly.

What is the application deadline?

You must provide your household income to your national student finance service and your consent to share your household income with The University of Law by 28th February 2025. If you do not do this, you will not be eligible for a bursary for the entire duration of your undergraduate course at The University of Law.

When will I found out if I have been awarded the Bursary?

If you meet the eligibility criteria, you will be allocated the Bursary and you will receive written confirmation to your university email address in March 2025.

Please contact our Money and Housing Team at [email protected] if you think you meet the bursary eligibility criteria but haven’t received the email communication by or April 2025.

Payments will be made in two equal instalments each year. Students must remain enrolled throughout the academic year to retain the bursary.

Please see the terms and conditions for The University of Law Undergraduate Bursary if you are joining a course on or after September 2024.

We have a separate set of terms and conditions if you are joining a course on or after September 2025.

Please read our FAQs document for further information on The University of Law Undergraduate Bursary.

Applicable for: All postgraduate law courses excluding short courses

Overview

• Full Fee awards are available to all postgraduate law degrees, excluding short courses.

What are the eligibility criteria?

You will need to:

• Have received an offer for one of our postgraduate law courses
• Meet the Widening Participation criteria
• Have the highest score in the online assessment (the highest scoring students will be awarded the named awards)
• Have a minimum of a 2:2 (or equivalent) at undergraduate level

How do I apply?

• Follow the scholarships link in your offer letter
• Add your Widening Participation details to the form
• Complete the online scholarships assessment
• We’ll add your final academic results to your submitted scholarships application when we have them

What is the application deadline?

• For courses starting between January 2025 and March 2025 – Applications Closed

When will the winners be announced?

• For courses starting between January 2025 and March 2025 – The winners for this award have been announced.

Applicable for: Bar Practice Course (BPC) courses

Overview

January 2025 intake:

• 3 Senior Scholars - £3,400 each
• 2 Advocacy Scholarships (London) - £2,400 each
• 2 Advocacy Scholarships (Birmingham and Leeds) - £2,150

Please note: Winners of our advocacy awards and scholarships will be required to become a member of our Advocacy Committee. Details of roles and responsibilities can be found here.

What are the eligibility criteria?

• All winners will be chosen during the selection event stage of the application process for our BPC and LLM Bar Practice.
• As such you will need to successfully pass the selection event stage and be in receipt of an offer to be eligible for any awards.
• You will also need to have submitted a CV and covering letter and have received an offer for one of our postgraduate law courses.
• The Advocacy Scholarships, including the Master / Mistress of Moots and all Senior Scholars will be selected based on demonstrating exceptional leadership skills and strong organisation ability along with mooting and / or advocacy experience.
• The Dean’s Awards for Excellence will be selected based on demonstrating participation in voluntary programmes and the impact of your voluntary work.

Terms and Conditions

How do I apply?

• When you are invited to book a slot on one of our selection events you will be able to upload a CV and covering letter.
• During the selection event those who deliver the strongest performances of the Plea in Mitigation will be shortlisted for the second stage.
• This involves reviewing CVs and covering letters to identify those who meet the criteria to receive each award.

What is the application deadline?

• For courses starting in January 2025 – Wednesday 4 December 2024
  

   

  *Please note: you must book and attend a Selection Event by the relevant deadlines in to be considered for the awards.

When will the winners be announced?

• For courses starting in January 2025 – Monday 16 December 2024

Applicable for: All postgraduate business Master’s courses.

Overview

• Awards of £5,000 each are available to all postgraduate business courses

What are the eligibility criteria?

You will need to:

• Have received an offer for one of our postgraduate courses
• Have the highest score in the online assessment
• Have a first-class undergraduate degree or distinction at Master’s level

How do I apply?

• Follow the scholarships link in your offer letter
• Complete the online scholarships assessment
• We’ll add your final academic results to your submitted scholarships application when we have them

What is the application deadline?

• For courses starting in February 2025 – Applications Closed
• For courses starting in June 2025 – Sunday 13 April 2025

When will the winners be announced?

• For courses starting in February 2025 – The winners for this award have been announced.
• For courses starting in June 2025 – Thursday 8 May 2025

Applicable for: Legal Practice Course (LPC), LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) and Master of Laws (LLMs)

Overview

• Awards of £2,000 each are available to all Legal Practice Course (LPC), LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) and Master of Laws (LLMs) courses

What are the eligibility criteria?

You need to:

• Have received an offer for one of the above courses
• Have a minimum of a 2:2 (or equivalent) at undergraduate level
• Have the highest score in the online assessment

How do I apply?

• Follow the scholarships link in your offer letter
• Complete the online scholarships assessment
• We’ll add your final academic results to your submitted scholarships application when we have them

What is the application deadline?

• For courses starting between January 2025 and March 2025 – Applications Closed
• For courses starting in June 2025 – Sunday 13 April 2025

When will the winners be announced?

• For courses starting between January 2025 and March 2025 – The winners for this award have been announced.
• For courses starting in June 2025 – Thursday 8 May 2025

Applicable for: All postgraduate courses excluding short courses

Overview

• Full Fee Scholarships and partial fee scholarships are available for all postgraduate courses, excluding short courses.

What are the eligibility criteria?

You need to:

• Have received an offer for one of our postgraduate degrees
• In the application form you’ll need to evidence: previous work experience, transferable skills that will assist you to progress to a new career and motivation for a career change (T&Cs).

How do I apply?

To make a scholarship application you must complete the scholarship application form, which is an online form:

• For courses starting between January 2025 and June 2025 - Applications Closed

What is the application deadline?

• For courses starting between January 2025 and June 2025 – Applications Closed

When will the winners be announced?

• For courses starting between January 2025 and June 2025 – Winners have been announced

Applicable for: Legal Practice Course (LPC), LLM Legal practice (SQE1&2), PGDL, MA Law (Conversion), MA Law (SQE1) and Master of Laws (LLMs)

Overview

• Awards of £5,000 each are available to all Legal Practice Course (LPC) and LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) courses
• Awards of £3,000 each are available to all PGDL, MA Law (Conversion), MA Law (SQE1) and Master of Laws (LLMs) courses

What are the eligibility criteria?

You will need to:

• Have received an offer for one of our postgraduate courses
• Have the highest score in the online assessment
• Have a first-class undergraduate degree or distinction at Master’s level

How do I apply?

• Follow the scholarships link in your offer letter
• Complete the online scholarships assessment
• We’ll add your final academic results to your submitted scholarships application when we have them

What is the application deadline?

• For courses starting between January 2025 and March 2025 – Applications Closed
• For courses starting in June 2025 – Sunday 13 April 2025

When will the winners be announced?

• For courses starting between January 2025 and March 2025 – The winners for this award have been announced.
• For courses starting in June 2025 – Thursday 8 May 2025

Applicable for: All postgraduate courses excluding short courses

Overview

• Awards of £2,000 each are available to all postgraduate courses, excluding short courses

What are the eligibility criteria?

You need to:

• Meet the Widening Participation criteria
• Have received an offer for one of our postgraduate courses
• Have the highest score in the online assessment

How do I apply?

• Follow the scholarships link in your offer letter
• Complete the online scholarships assessment
• We’ll add your final academic results to your submitted scholarships application when we have them

What is the application deadline?

• For courses starting between January 2025 and March 2025 – Applications Closed
• For courses starting in June 2025 – Sunday 14 April 2025
• For courses starting in July 2025 –14 April 2025

When will the winners be announced?

• For courses starting between January 2025 and March 2025 – The winners for this award have been announced.
• For courses starting in June 2025 – Thursday 8 May 2025
• For courses starting in July 2025 – Thursday 8 May 2025

Applicable for: All postgraduate psychology, computer science and criminology courses.

Overview

Awards of £5,000 each are available to all postgraduate psychology and computer science courses

What are the eligibility criteria?

You will need to:

• Have received an offer for one of our postgraduate courses
• Have the highest score in the online assessment
• Have a first-class undergraduate degree or distinction at Master’s level

How do I apply?

• Follow the scholarships link in your offer letter
• Complete the online scholarships assessment
• We’ll add your final academic results to your submitted scholarships application when we have them

What is the application deadline?

• For courses starting in January 2025 – Applications Closed

When will the winners be announced?

• For courses starting in January 2025 – The winners for this award have been announced.

Applicable for: Legal Practice Course (LPC)

Overview

The Stewarts Foundation has set up an annual scholarship with The University of Law in memory of the firm’s partner Danny Turnbull who died in 2017. The scholarship will be awarded to an individual who is disabled, as defined under the Equality Act 2010.

Danny was with Stewarts for 17 years, joining as a paralegal in 2000, before qualifying as a lawyer and being made partner. He was also paraplegic, having been injured in a car accident when he was very young. He was a great advocate for those with spinal cord injury, and was instrumental in opening up the London to Paris cycle ride to hand cyclists when he undertook the challenge in 2012. He was a trustee for Back Up Trust and in November 2017 was posthumously awarded the David Norman Cup for an Inspirational Person with a spinal cord injury.

What are the eligibility criteria?

You need to:

• Have received an offer for our LPC at a campus in the UK
• Provide confirmation of your disability (Evidence will be required)

How do I apply?

• Follow the scholarships link in your offer letter
• Complete the online scholarships assessment
• We’ll add your final academic results to your submitted scholarships application when we have them

What is the application deadline?

• For courses starting in January 2025 – Applications Closed

When will the winners be announced?

• For courses starting in January 2025 – The winners for this award have been announced.