APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED
Scholarship Awarding University:
Type of degree:
Master's
Scholarship Deadline:
Applications for this scholarship will end on the 11th of March, 2024 (4pm)
Scholarship Summary:
Northumbria Law School is seeking to attract the highest calibre of UK and international students to its Bar Course programmes. The aim is to encourage access and enable capable and motivated students to enter the legal profession and in furtherance of this aim, Northumbria Law School is pleased to offer five Bar Course Scholarships.
Scholarship Applicant Criteria:
To be eligible to apply for the Bar Course Scholarship for September 2024, you must:
• Be a Home, EU or International applicant
• Have already applied to study the Bar Course at Northumbria University, commencing in September 2024 - Please note, you do not have to be holding an offer at the time of application
• Subsequently meet the terms and conditions of your offer for the Bar Course
• Be a self-funded student and not have fees which are paid in full or in part through a sponsorship arrangement, i.e. employer funded
Eligible Courses
Value of Scholarship:
The holders of a Bar Course Scholarship will enjoy a full waiver of the fees for the Bar Course.
Scholarship Application Guide:
The application process for a Scholarship is as follows:
Stage 1 - The Written Application - Applications will close on Monday 11 March 2024 at 16:00
• Applicants will complete an online application form. The form requires candidates to provide personal details, relevant degree/qualification transcripts achieved thus far (note you must upload evidence of individual module marks) a CV and a personal statement explaining how you have met the criteria above. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
• Please upload documents in Microsoft Word/Adobe PDF only.
• The maximum word count of the personal statement is 1500 words although applicants are encouraged to be concise and demonstrate brevity. Your statement should convey how you meet, or have the potential to meet, the criteria stated above by referring to specific examples. Examples can be taken from academic studies, extra-curricular activities and engagements, positions of responsibility, work experience such as mini-pupillages, or indeed voluntary/employed work.
• Please note if you would like the panel to consider any particular mitigating circumstances that has impacted academic achievement or if there are any barriers (e.g, monetary, health etc) that you have experienced please include such information clearly in your personal statement.
Successful applicants at Stage 1 will then proceed to Stage 2 (please note that progression to Stage 2 is no guarantee of an award)
Stage 2 – The Interview
• Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed by academic members of Northumbria Law School who will form a Scholarship panel. For 2023, the interviews can either take place face to face or remotely using an online video platform such as Microsoft Teams or Zoom. As part of the interview, you will be expected to make a short oral presentation on a topic notice of which will be given at the time of invitation for interview. The interview will be loosely based on what applicants might expect to face when applying to Chambers for a pupillage.
Scholarship Website:
Find further information on this scholarship opportunity at the Northumbria University Bar Scholarship Page.