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

The Dean's Scholarship - a full-fee scholarship - is offered to the most outstanding candidates across all postgraduate and professional programmes in The City Law School.

For the suite of LLMs we will offer one Dean’s Scholarship for students starting in September and one for students starting in January each year.

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.

Eligibility

  • You must hold an upper second or first degree (or international equivalent)
  • You must hold an offer of a place on one of the courses specified below 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.

Please note, students who gain exemptions from modules on the Graduate Diploma in Law programme are not eligible for this scholarship. If you move onto the exemption version of programme the scholarship will no longer be valid.

If you are applying for the Graduate Entry LLB, the scholarship application is only available to those who hold an offer of a place on the UCAS web portal.

Eligible courses

How to apply

Students applying for the BVS or SPP must have submitted their course application by 1 May 2026 in order to apply for a scholarship. You will be invited to apply for a scholarship and will be given a specific application deadline when you are made an offer for the course. You will not be invited to apply for a scholarship if your course application is submitted after that date.

Offer holders on the GELLB, GDL and LLM programmes will not be contacted to apply for scholarship, however you are welcome to apply once you have received an offer and before the deadlines mentioned below.

Students should submit one application that will be considered for both the City Law School Dean’s Scholarship for Academic Excellence and the City Law School Scholarship for Academic Excellence.

NOTE: If a BVS or SPP student has been awarded a City Law School Scholarship for Academic Excellence earlier in the year, they will be considered for an upgrade to City Law School Dean’s Scholarship for Academic Excellence in June.

Students awarded a City Law School Dean’s Scholarship for Academic Excellence are not also eligible for the award of either the BVS Scholarship or the SPP Scholarship. You will receive only the highest value award.

Application deadlines:

  • BVS & SPP
    • Please check your offer email to confirm the application deadline
  • Graduate Entry LLB
    • 11 May 2026
  • Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)
    • 15 June 2026
  • LLM
    • 15 June 2026 (for September 2026 intake only)