Year 13 - scholarship for law students
Stephenson Harwood (SH) are an international law firm. The firm offers five scholarships each year to students who meet the criteria below.
The application deadline is 30 January 2026 for students who will begin their undergraduate Law degrees in September/October 2026.
The scholarship includes the following:
- £15,000 per year of a three-year undergraduate law degree, paid directly to the student in annual instalments, to support them with living expenses whilst at university
- A mentor from the firm to guide them through navigating their entry into the profession and answer questions
- A guaranteed place on a vacation scheme with SH, which includes a training contract assessment centre – this means the scholarship could lead to a training contract with SH.
- Regular ‘skills days’ at the firm where scholars get exclusive training sessions, application support, and insight into the sector.
The criteria for applicants is as follows:
- Be attending, and have attended from age 11, a state-funded, non-fee paying school/college
- Be able to demonstrate that you have the academic potential to succeed at university
- Not have already commenced or completed an undergraduate degree OR solicitor apprenticeship
- Meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Be in receipt of, or have previously received or have been eligible for, free school meals, pupil premium, education maintenance allowance and/or 16 to 19 bursary
- Have grown up in a household where no parent/guardian attended university
- Are, or have been, in local authority care for a period of three months or longer
- Are, or have been, a full-time or part-time carer
- Came to the UK as a refugee or asylum seeker
- Attending a school or college with below average A Level or Higher point score and/or low rate of progression to higher education
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