The University of London LLM Scholarships 2024

admin July 19, 2023

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DEADLINE: 23 August 2023 4:00 pm GMT

The University of London LLM Scholarships 2024

Canon Collins Trust invites applications for scholarships to study for the Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and/or the Master of Laws (LLM) by distance learning at the University of London in 2023. Applicants can start at any level, and do not need to complete the whole programme. For example, applicants can start at Postgraduate Certificate level and work their way through to the LLM, or can stop after completing the PG Certificate. Applicants who have completed an LLB degree may start at LLM level, skipping the PG Certificate and Diploma.

Are you eligible?

In order to be eligible for a scholarship, applicants must be in possession of the necessary qualifications required for admission to the programme. Please see here information on the admission requirements of the university. Note that you do not need to be admitted to the programme before applying for the scholarship, but you will need to apply separately for admission if you are selected for a scholarship.

Canon Collin’s Trust requires applicants for this scholarship to be:

a national of, or have refugee status in, one of the following countries: Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
normally resident in one of these countries
in possession of the necessary qualifications required for admission to the programme
currently employed in full or part-time work;
able to commit a minimum of 10 hours to study per week.

Please download and read the guidelines carefully before applying.

Please apply only if you are eligible.

What Canon Collins Trust offer

These scholarships are made possible by the generosity of University of London International Programmes which shall waive full tuition and examination entry fees for four scholarship recipients. Scholarship recipients have between 1 to 5 years to complete the qualification, however recipients are required to complete at least two modules per year. Continued registration on the course is dependent upon satisfactory progress and academic reports. For more information on the course please view the prospectus.

The University of London and Canon Collins Trust will jointly select the recipients of this award.

How to apply

Canon Collins Trust is now accepting applications through our online form. Deadline for submitting an application is 23rd August 2023. All applicants are required to submit the following supporting documentation:

ID document (the following are acceptable: passport, birth certificate, driver’s license)
Academic transcripts, if applying for LLM
Degree certificates, if applying for LLM, or school/other certificates
Reference letters from two referees
A copy of your two most recent payslips.

Ideally, you should submit an academic reference and a reference from an employer. If you are applying to start at PG Certificate level and have not attended university you may supply two work references.
You should ask your referees to write a reference that relates to your application for this award and reflects how you meet the selection criteria below. It should outline your strengths as an applicant, demonstrate your capacity to study at the level required, and identify your potential impact in the future.

It is your responsibility to ensure that your application is complete and accurate before submitting your application online. All sections of the form need to be complete before the system will allow the application form to be submitted. Information can be saved and the application form edited until the applicant chooses to submit.

The deadline for applications is 16:00 (GMT) / 17:00 (SAST) on 23rd August 2023.

Late applications will not be considered. Please do not email Canon Collins Trust to ask about the outcome of your application. All notifications will be by email so please make sure you provide an accurate email address. Canon Collins Trust will let you know the outcome of your application by October 2023.