Scholarships at City, University of London

The City Law School is firmly committed to a generous programme of scholarships awarded on the basis of academic excellence.

The City Law School is firmly committed to a generous programme of scholarships awarded on the basis of academic excellence.

While the primary consideration for the award of a scholarship is academic excellence, The City Law School's Scholarships Committee looks carefully at the full range of qualities possessed by each individual closely considers the broader context in which the academic excellence has been achieved.

We also believe that it is important to value the potential of applicants to make a positive contribution to the School, the legal professions, and the community when we evaluate applications.

Up to 100 awards available to students on postgraduate and professional programmes at City Law School. The value of award varies depending on the programme of study:

• £5,000 for the Master of Laws.

• £3,000 to £4,000 for the Bar Vocational Studies (BVS) depending on the route of study.

• £3,000 for Graduate Entry LLB or Solicitor's Practice Programme (SPP).

• £2,000 for Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL).

Eligibility

• You must have an upper second or first degree (or international equivalent).

• You must hold an offer of a place on one of the courses specified above at The City Law School. The offer can be conditional or unconditional and you do not need to have accepted your place in order to apply for a scholarship.

• You can be of any fee paying status (Home, or international) and be studying full-time or part-time. On part time programmes do note scholarships are split across the 2 years of study (so 50% of the award is applied in year 1 and 50% in year 2).

Eligible courses

• Bar Vocational Studies (BVS) full-time

• Bar Vocational Studies (BVS) Part-time

• Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)

• Graduate Entry LLB (GE LLB)

• LLM (Master of Laws)

• Solicitors’ Practice Programme

Application deadlines

• BVS & SPP

  • Please check your offer email to confirm the application deadline.

• Graduate Entry LLB

  • 12 May 2025.

• Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)

  • 16 June 2025.

• LLM (Master of Laws)

  • 4 November 2024 (January 2025 intake only).

  • 16 June 2025 (for September 2025 intake only).