Eligibility

To be eligible for this award, you must:

• be an undergraduate student who has an offer (or be awaiting a decision) to study single honours Law at the University of Bristol Law School;
• not have previously been enrolled on an undergraduate degree programme;
• be a Home/UK student;
• be eligible for financial support from your regional funding provider (i.e. Student Finance England, Student Finance Wales, Student Finance Northern Ireland or Student Awards Agency for Scotland)
• have an assessed household income of under £42,875.

Household income details will be checked with the Student Loans Company (SLC). You must apply for means-tested support from the SLC, and give your consent (along with parents/sponsors) to share this information.

Priority will be given to those students who:

• are from a low household income;
• are from areas of low participation in higher education;
• have attended an aspiring state school.

Award

• The award will provide support towards the cost of living for the first year of study only.
• The number of bursaries available in 2023/24 is yet to be confirmed.

The Law Bursaries can be held in conjunction with the University of Bristol Bursary

How to apply

Applications are made via the Additional Funding form. When you apply for Additional Funding, you complete one application form but are considered for a number of scholarships and bursaries. You can read more about the awards on the Additional Funding page.

All applications should be received by the published deadline. Late applications will not be considered. The online application form will be closed once the deadline has passed. There is no appeal process and requests to submit late applications will not be considered.

Other criteria

• The award is only available for the first year of your course.
• If you need to repeat any years of your course, the award will not be paid for the repeat year of study.