Law Scholarships at the School of Law at Queen Mary, University of London

Queen Mary, University of London Financial Support & Scholarships

The School of Law at Queen Mary, University of London is considered as one of the top ranking law schools in UK. It is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. According to the Guardian University Guide, the law school is ranked 3rd in the UK in 2011. The School of Law at Queen Mary, University of London offers several fellowships and sponsorships including law scholarships for international students.

The School of Law at Queen Mary, University of London is one of six law schools in the federal University of London. The School is ranked seventh in the England and third in London for Law, based on the percentage of our staff rated 3* & 4* (4* being the highest) in the UK government 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, denoting research excellence of international importance. Read more about our research. Following continued successes in various league table rankings, The School of Law at Queen Mary recently excelled in the Guardian’s University 2012 Guide. The School was ranked 4th in the UK for law. This is an even higher assessment than the Times Good University Guide 2012 and the Complete University Guide both of which placed us seventh overall in the UK. In the most recent National Student Survey (NSS) 2011, the School of Law scored an impressive 96 per cent for student satisfaction. We outperformed the top ranking law faculties within the Russell Group of British Universities as well as the 1994 group of British Universities.  The School of Law offers several fellowships and sponsorships including law scholarships for international students.

Competition for scholarships to study in the School of Law is extremely strong and there are strict requirements. You should check carefully that you are eligible to apply for a particular scholarship before making an application, as most of the schemes are restricted to certain courses and/or nationalities.

You must have an offer of study in place before you can apply for LLM funding. This means that you must make sure that you apply for the LLM as early as possible.

For 2011-2012 the School of Law will be offering a number of full scholarships to applicants for its full-time taught LLM programmes.

Four Department of Law scholarships available for Home/EU students pursuing the following areas:

• Environmental Law
• European Law
• Public Law
• Public International Law
• Medical Law
• Legal Theory and History
• Human Rights Law
• Competition Law
• Law and Development

Students who wish to take a general LLM must choose any three modules from the areas mentioned above to qualify for the Department scholarship.

Two Department of Law scholarships for international, non-European Union, students pursuing the following areas:

• Environmental Law
• European Law
• Public Law
• Public International Law
• Medical Law
• Legal Theory and History
• Human Rights Law
• Competition Law
• Law and Development

Students who wish to take a general LLM must choose any three modules from the areas mentioned above to qualify for the Department scholarship.

Three Centre for Commercial Law Studies scholarships available for Home/EU students wishing to take any three commercial law modules under a General LLM or who wish to specialise in the following:

• Commercial and Corporate Law
• Banking and Finance Law
• Tax Law
• Comparative and International Dispute Resolution
• Computer and Communications Law
• Economic Regulation
• Intellectual Property Law
• International Business Law
• Media Law

Three Centre for Commercial Law Studies scholarships for international, non-European Union, students wishing to take any three commercial law modules under a General LLM or who wish to specialise in the following:

• Commercial and Corporate Law
• Banking and Finance Law
• Tax Law
• Comparative and International Dispute Resolution
• Computer and Communications Law
• Economic Regulation
• Intellectual Property Law
• International Business Law
• Media Law

All the above listed scholarships cover the full cost of tuition only; the scholarships do not cover ancillary course costs (books etc.) or accommodation fees. Scholarships are not payable directly to successful applicants but are set off against the student’s fee invoice.

Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit, financial need and response to the personal statement question.

Applicants who wish to be considered for the School of Law at Queen Mary, University of London law scholarships for international students may check out this link for more information. This page outlines information about application process and eligibility requirements.