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Undergraduate Scholarships

The School has a number of scholarships and awards which are available to undergraduate students.  These include:

Name of Prize/Award/Scholarship

Award Details

Approximate Prize/Scholarship Value

The Allen & Overy Prize

Operating in over thirty countries – and at the forefront of the legal industry – Allen & Overy is one of the world’s leading law firms, making headlines, breaking new ground and setting precedents. The Belfast team plays an increasing role in delivering important elements of major litigation cases and transactions, as well as in coordinating teams of lawyers from around the world. The Allen & Overy Prize is awarded to the student who achieves the highest overall mark in the Company Law and Corporate Governance module.

£2000

The AA Sherrard Prize

This prize is awarded to the undergraduate student with the highest mark in the assessment of module 'Land Law' LAW2045.

£500

The Arthur Cox Prize

Awarded to student with highest mark in Contract Law.

£1500

Brickfield Exceptional Student Scholarship

Awarded to the undergraduate student who joins the School from BAC with the highest average grades.

£1500

Brickfield Travel Student Scholarship

Awarded to undergraduate Brickfield student with highest marks entering Year 2

Cost of two return economy flights to Malaysia

CAJ Prize

The prize will be awarded to the undergraduate student who submits the highest marked essay on an aspect of civil liberties. Essays should be submitted to a.brady@qub.ac.uk by Friday 2 July 2021 at 4pm

£75

The Carson McDowell LLB Foundation Scholarship

The Scholarship will be awarded to the undergraduate student with the highest overall average mark in Year 1 of the LLB programme.

£1500

The Carson McDowell LLB Foundation Scholarship

The Scholarship will be awarded to the student with the highest overall average mark in Year 2 of the LLB programme.

£1500

The Clare Palley Undergraduate Award for Gender and the Law

The award will recognise the best essay or dissertation written by an undergraduate student of any level in the area of gender and the law. Essays should be submitted to a.brady@qub.ac.uk by Friday 2 July 2021 at 4pm

£250

 

DJ Hill Prize

This prize is awarded to the undergraduate who submits the highest marked essay in the field of Commercial Law. Essays should be submitted to a.brady@qub.ac.uk by Friday 2 July 2021 at 4pm

£100

Eversheds Sutherland Prize

Awarded to the Law LLB student who achieves the highest overall mark in EU Law module.

£1500

Foundation Scholarships Year 1

These scholarships are awarded to the top 3 performing undergraduate students in Year 1 of LLB UG degree

£200 each

Foundation Scholarships Year 2

These scholarships are awarded to the top 3 performing students in Year 2 of LLB UG degree

£200 each

The Glendowan Scholarship

Awarded to full-time second year undergraduate with best academic performance over two years.

£1500

Herbert Smith Prize

This prize is awarded to the undergraduate student with the highest mark in the Contract module.

£250 direct from sponsor

 

JMK Solicitors Scholarship

This prize is awarded to awarded to the student on Pathway Opportunity Programme with top mark in Torts.

Amount: £3000 (can be split max of 3 students)

 

Law Fund Bursary (LA Externship)

This prize is awarded to the 2nd or 3rd year undergraduate student with the highest academic standing over the greatest number of modules.

£3000

Law Society Prize

The prize is awarded to the undergraduate student with the highest mark in the Dissertation modules LAW3001 Research Project A or LAW3041 Research Project B.

£200 direct from sponsor

Lady Chief Justice Prize

The prize is awarded to the undergraduate student with the highest mark in the Rights and Accountability module.

£200

Lord Lowry Prize Year 2

This prize is awarded to the undergraduate student with the highest average mark in Level 2 assessments.

£400

Lord Lowry Prize Year 3

This prize is awarded to the undergraduate student with the highest average mark in Level 3 assessments.

£400

 

Magee Scholarship

Awarded to full-time second year undergraduate student who is taking the first semester of their final year abroad at one of the following universities:

  • Washington University Law School
  • Shantou University, Southern China
  • Newcastle University, New South Wales, Australia
  • Syracuse University, New York
  • University of Massachusetts, Lowell

£5000

McKane Medal  

The medal is awarded to the final year undergraduate student with the highest overall average over three years of their LLB Single Hons degree programme.

N/A

MTB Travel Bursaries

The bursaries will be awarded to two undergraduate Law & Language students achieving highest marks in Year 2 summer exams

£1500

 

Oxford University Press Law

Prize

This prize is awarded to the undergraduate Single Hons student with the highest overall average across the three levels of study.

£150 book token direct from sponsor

Rory Conaghan Prize and Cup

The prize is awarded to the undergraduate student with the highest mark in the Evidence module LAW3002 at Level 3.

£200

Senior Status Scholarship

This scholarship is to be awarded to new entrant who produces best Vlog entry on why they deserve the award. The prize will be awarded to the successful student once they commence their studies at Queen’s University. 

Applicants for this scholarship are required to submit a video of no more than 3 minute duration explaining why they are planning to study Law at Queen’s University Belfast.

£1500 

Stanley Maurice Austin Memorial Prize

The prize is awarded to the undergraduate student who submits the highest marked essay on a topic of constitutional law, public international law or private international law as selected by the School. Essays should be submitted to  c.a.farrell@qub.ac.uk Friday 28th July 2023.

£400

Student Carer Prize

Awarded to the student with the highest overall mark for Level 2 modules in any Law undergraduate programme, who has identified themselves via an application process as having caring responsibilities

£100

Sweet & Maxwell Prize

This prize is awarded to the undergraduate student  with the highest average mark at Level 3.

£150 book token direct from sponsor

The Law Centre NI Prize

Awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark in the Clinical Placement module, delivered by Law Centre NI.

£150

William Staunton Memorial Prize

This prize is awarded to the undergraduate student with the best overall mark in Criminal Law module LAW1025.

£30


 

All successful applicants to our Undergraduate Programmes will be contacted about the awards for which they are eligible.

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