Scholarships 2026
Stephenson Harwood
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Salary
- Scholarship £15,000
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Type of firm
City Law Firms
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Location
London
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Vacancies
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Deadline
30/01/2026
Criteria
To be eligible you must successfully apply for a law degree to commence in September/October 2025 (you do not need to have secured your place prior to your application for the scholarship).
To be considered you must:
- Be able to demonstrate that you have the academic potential to succeed at university;
- Be attending, and have attended from aged 11, a state-funded, non-fee-paying school/college; and
- You must 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 or guardian attended University;
- You are, or have been, in local authority care (for a period of 3 months or longer);
- You are, or have been, a full-time or part-time carer;
- You came to the UK as a refugee or asylum seeker; or
- You are attending a state school or college with below average A-Level or Higher point score and/or low rate of progression to higher education.
Applications for our scholarships are open from 28 October 2024 until 28 February 2025.
Who we're looking for
We look for qualities that’ll make you a high-performing law student – possibly even a future trainee solicitor at Stephenson Harwood.
- The ability to learn and reason; the capacity for knowledge and understanding.
- To quickly assimilate and master substantial factual or technical information.
- To use incisive thought to identify the key issues in a problem; to think logically and laterally through a problem; and to produce reasoned solutions.
- The ability to work to a high standard, and have meticulous attention to detail.
- Identifies own developmental areas and is willing to take action; responds well to feedback.
- The ability to take on new and challenging goals, to invest energy readily and maintain the necessary commitment, motivation and energy.
- To persist even when faced with pressure, set-backs and obstacles.
- The ability to change approach when required; and the ability to work in a changing environment.
Application process
If we're impressed by your application form, we'll ask you to complete our online critical reasoning test and invite you to an interview. Do well and we'll ask you to take part in a written exercise and then a final interview.
Application dates
Scholarships commencing September 2026
Applications open: 10am on 6 October 2025
Applications close: 10am on 30 January 2026