As part of the University's Access to Bristol Scheme, students who complete the Pathways to Law programme at the University of Bristol will be considered for an enhanced financial support package, provided they have firmly accepted an offer to study at the Law School, and have a residual household income of £25,000 or below.

The EDSA Fund supports undergraduate students in the first year of study. Successful applicants receive £9,000 to cover first-year tuition fees. The £1.5 million pledge has created a permanent scholarship fund for law students.

- more information coming soon Law firm Hogan Lovells make an annual donation of £1,000 to the Law School to be put towards bursaries. The bursaries reflect the firm's commitment to fostering diversity and social mobility within the legal profession and are intended to ensure that prospective university students are not deterred from studying law. In 2015-16, Hogan Lovells Bursaries of £500 were awarded to two UoB law students.

The Government has introduced loans to help towards the costs of Masters-level study for UK residence. Read more about the benefits and your eligibility for a postgraduate loan.

The Think Big about Global Justice Scholarship is funded by the Law School for international postgraduate students studying law. One scholarship of £13,000 and one scholarship of £6,500 are available. These awards must be used towards the cost of tuition fees for an LLM qualification. 

Applications from Central and South America students who demonstrate the highest level of academic achievement can apply for a UoB Santander Masters Scholarship. Please view the website for full details.

Exclusive for students wanting to study MSc Socio-Legal studies or MRes Sustainable Futures and take a further 3 years of doctoral research. The Economic and Social Sciences Research Council (ESRC) studentship will either partially of fully fund the student's postgraduate research programme. The scheme is ope​n to UK, EU and international students, full time or part time.

If you have any questions about the socio-legal pathway, please contact the MSc pathway lead Professor Devyani Prabhat or MRes pathway lead law-pgr-admissions@bristol.ac.uk.

The Bristol Master's Scholarship awarded 50 talented home/UK students from widening participation backgrounds £2,000 each towards their taught postgraduate study (MA, MSc or MRes) at the University of Bristol.

Applicants must have already applied for a postgraduate taught programme at Bristol to start an application.

Some casual employment within the University may be available, both in term-time and in vacation, provide that this is compatible with the academic requirements of your programme. For further details about part-time employment opportunities please visit the Careers Service website, where you can log into 'mycareer' (once you are a current student). Guidance is also available on the Fees and Funding page. 
Guidance on 'Working whilst Studying' is available for International Students.

Opportunity Bristol provides financial support to UK students from Black backgrounds to undertake a fully-funded research-related Masters degree.

The scheme is part of the University of Bristol's Black Bristol Scholarship Programme, which is supported by philanthropic donations and seeks to address the lack of representation of the Black community at every level of study in higher education, from undergraduate students to those completing PhDs.

A Government Student Loan is now available for PhD students. Please visit our Fees and Funding webpage for more information, including eligibility criteria. 

More than 85 scholarships for UK and international students are available for research programmes starting in 2023. These include full fee funding and a stipend to cover living costs for PhD programmes. Find out more.

ESRC Studentship

AHRC/South West & Wales Doctoral Training Partnership

Applications for the full-time research studentship/Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) leading to the degree of PhD are currently open. Applications for 2023 are now closed.

More information: GTA Advert 2023 (Office document, 30kB)

China Scholarship Council - Bristol Joint Scholarship Programme

Becas Chile (Conicyt) Scholarship

• Postgraduate Scholarships

The University of Bristol Faculty of Social Sciences and Law offers a number of fully-funded and/or half-funded PhD scholarships to UK, EU and international applicants showing exceptional research potential. PhD students from low income families often struggle to get funding at this critical stage in their research.

Some casual employment within the University may be available, both in term-time and in vacation, provide that this is compatible with the academic requirements of your programme. For further details about part-time employment opportunities please visit the Careers Service website, where you can log into 'mycareer' (once you are a current student). Guidance is also available on the Fees and Funding page.
Guidance on 'Working whilst Studying' is available for International Students.

For postgraduate research students, a number of part-time teaching assistant posts are available within the Law School. These vary from year to year. All current research students who have completed one year of study are eligible to apply. Appointments are made on the basis of merit and subject specialism.