Application procedure

In order to apply for a scholarship, you must complete the application form and enclose the necessary documentation and references. 

To obtain the application form, you can:

·        download it as a pdf document, or

·        download it as a Word document.

Completed forms, attaching all requested documentation, should be submitted to the address on the application form.

Applications that do not include the requisite supporting documentation will not be considered. Applications received after the closing date, and applications received by fax or e-mail, will not be considered.

Your application must include detailed information on the following:

•   your educational achievements to date
•   your professional qualifications
•   your employment status
•   your proposed course of study
•   the way in which you have calculated the level of scholarship you are requesting
•   why you believe you should be awarded a scholarship

You will be required to provide two references (these references will not be taken up until you have obtained a place on your desired course):

• an academic reference if you have not yet qualified as a solicitor or if you are within
  3 years of qualification or in all other cases a reference from a practising solicitor of at least 15 years standing who is not your current employer or employed by your current employer
• a reference from your current employer or, if you are self employed, a reference from a second solicitor of at least 15 years standing who has no connection with your own firm.

The closing date for receipt of applications for any academic year is typically at the end of November of the year immediately preceding the academic year with respect to which the award is made.  Applications are assessed against the criteria by the trustees, and applicants are selected for interview.  Applicants for the 2012/13 academic year should apply by
30 November 2011.  The trustees may not be able to consider applications received after this date.

Selected applicants will be invited to meet the Trustees in London on Friday 16th December 2011.  Applicants should keep this date free.

Awards are generally payable in two equal installments: the first is paid shortly before successful candidates commence their course of study; the balance is paid after successful candidates have submitted a report to the trustees at the halfway stage of their studies.

Successful candidates must submit a further, more detailed, report at the completion of their course of study.