Financing your study

Lord Mayor of London Excellence Award

We believe that exceptional performance should be rewarded. Our Lord Mayor scholarships are available to undergraduate students (UK / EU) who achieve excellence at A Level, and are rewarded in the form of a fee waiver.

The scholarship is paid for a maximum of three years, subject to satisfactory academic performance each academic year. Eligible students will be invited to register during the relevant period of the application process

Check if you are eligible and read full details

The Cunningham Undergraduate Bursary

The Cunningham Undergraduate Bursary is a generous bursary providing £4,000 per academic year towards maintenance. The bursary is aimed at undergraduates from low household incomes who have achieved outstanding results in their A’ Levels or equivalent qualifications. There is one bursary to be awarded in 2019/20 worth £4,000 each for a maximum of three years.

Find out more and apply for The Cunningham Undergraduate Bursary

International Students

The City Law School offers an International Scholarship of £2,000 for any international student who obtains  AAA (or above) at A-level or IB 35+.  This scholarship requires students to register as well as meet the conditions in order to receive it, details will be sent to students after an offer is made. The scholarship will be in the form of a fee waiver.

See more information about the International Scholarship.

Postgraduate scholarships are available for the following postgraduate courses:

• Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)
• Graduate Entry LLB (GE LLB)
• Bar Vocational Studies (BVS)
• Legal Practice Course (LPC)
• Master of Laws (LLM) - excluding International Business Law distance learning

Information on the scholarships available, eligibility and how to apply will appear here shortly.

If you hold an offer of a place on the LLM in International Business Law programme, please refer to our scholarships page for this course.

The City Law School are proud to offer a large variety of prizes to current LLB students. All students are eligible and encouraged to apply and recipients also have the advantage of adding this to their CVs.

The prizes are awarded by the School annually during or following the course based on academic performance and are based both on the student's academic performance and contribution to The City Law School life.

Martin Dockray Memorial Prize

This scholarship was established in memory of Professor Martin Dockray the former Director of the Institute of Law (now The City Law School) and Pro-Vice Chancellor of City University London. Every year we award four prizes  to the:

• Best Part I student (£1,000)
• Best Part II student (£1,000)
• Best Part III student (£1,000)
• Mooting Winner (£200)

LLB prizes Year 1

• Excellent End of Year Results (2 x £50)
• The City Law School Prize for Outstanding Performance in Contract Law (4 x £50)
• The City Law School Prize for Outstanding performance in Criminal Law (4 x £50)
• The City Law School Prize for Outstanding performance in Constitutional and Administrative Law (4 x £50)
• MacFarlanes Contract Law Prize (Contract Law)
• Allen & Overy Work Experience Prize

LLB prizes Year 2

• Prize for Excellent End of Year Results (2 x £50)
• Old Bailey Prize for Best Overall Land Law Results (£75)
• The City Law School Prize for Outstanding Performance in EU Law (4 x £50)
• The City Law School Prize for Outstanding performance in Equity & Trusts (4 x £50)
• The City Law School Prize for Outstanding performance in Land Law (4 x £50)
• The City Law School Prize for Outstanding performance in Tort Law (4 x £50)

LLB prizes Year 3

• Recorder of London Prize for Best Law Student (£100)
• The City Law School Prize for Excellent End of Year Results (£50 x2)
• The City Law School Prize for First Class Degree (£50 x 10)
• The City Law School Prize for Best Performance in an Elective (£50 x 2)
• Allen & Overy Prize in International Economic Law (Work experience)
• Maples & Calder Banking Law Prize (£250)
• Company Law Prize (books)

External prizes:

Prize Essay Competition

The prize essay competition is open to Graduate Diploma in Law students studying at The City Law School. A prize is offered in each of the seven foundation subjects by a set of chambers prominent in that field of practice. The sponsoring chambers select the winners.

3 Verulam Buildings

3 Verulam Buildings chambers each year awards a prize to a Graduate Diploma in Law student for the best overall performance on the course.

External prizes:

Bishop & Sewell LLP Legal Research Award

Exclusively for current LPC students at The City Law School, in conjunction with Bishop & Sewell LLP. Prizes are awarded for the best legal research submissions on a given task. Shortlisted candidates are invited to present and discuss their submissions at the firm, followed by an awards ceremony.

Prizes

For more information about the Award, please visit the Moodle page.

Sweet & Maxwell Law Prize

Sweet & Maxwell books worth £50 are awarded to the student obtaining the second highest aggregate mark in the assessments on the LPC.

Sibel Dedezade Pro Bono Award

A prize is awarded to a BPTC or LPC student for exceptional work on The City Law School pro bono programme as nominated by advice clinic supervisors or pro bono partners.

Pinsent Masons Prize for Commercial/High Value Litigation in London

This prize is awarded to the student achieving the highest Distinction level mark on the LLM module Commercial/High Value Litigation in London. The prize is worth £50, and the winner will receive an invitation to lunch at the firm.

Edward Elgar Prize for the LLM (Master of Laws) Dissertation

This prize is awarded to the student achieving the highest Distinction level mark in the LLM (Master of Laws) Dissertation. The prize is £80 worth of books from Edward Elgar Publishing.

Simmons & Simmons Prize in World Trade Law

This prize is awarded to the student achieving the highest Distinction level mark on the LLM module World Trade Law. The prize is worth £200, and the winner will receive an invitation to lunch at the firm.

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Prize for International Corporate Finance

This prize is awarded to the student achieving the highest Distinction level mark on the LLM module International Corporate Finance. The prize is worth £50, and the winner will receive an invitation to lunch at the firm.

UK and EU students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan and a Maintenance Loan from the Student Loans Company to help with paying tuition fees and living costs. City also offers a range of scholarships and bursaries that you may be eligible for.

Learn more about undergraduate funding and financial support.

The full Staff Survey runs every two years. On alternate years we run the shorter ‘Pulse Survey’ so we can capture any ongoing concerns and feedback on a regular basis. The last full staff survey was carried out in 2016.

Learn more about postgraduate funding and financial support.

Future Finance offers students loans of between £2,500 and £40,000 to help cover tuition fees and living expenses. All students and courses are considered. All loans are subject to credit checks and approval for further details please visit city.financemyfuture.co.uk.

Although, there is limited support available from Local Education Authorities (LEAs) for postgraduate students a number of discretionary awards are available. Contact your Local Education Authority directly to find out the discretionary awards available to students undertaking postgraduate study.

If you are an aspiring solicitor it is possible to obtain funding for your Legal Practice Course and Graduate Diploma in Law (if applicable) before you start your course. Some training contracts offered by firms include sponsorship of Legal Practice Course and Graduate Diploma in Law. In return they would normally expect you to serve your two year training contract with them and possibly make a longer employment commitment.

The Training Contract and Pupillage Handbook and lawcareers.net provide lists of firms who are willing to sponsor students:

The Diversity Access Scheme offers assistance with Legal Practice Course (LPC) fees to exceptional individuals who face or have overcome exceptional obstacles to qualify as a solicitor.

For more information visit the Diversity Access Scheme website.