Published: 28 Sep 2023 750 views
The Skylark Scholarship programme has been established thanks to the generous support of philanthropic donors, who have made gifts to the University of Leicester to support talented home fee paying students facing financial challenges during their university studies.
These scholarships are intended to help recipients with the gap in funding between available maintenance loans and the average cost of studying at university. Each successful applicant will receive £4,000 per year for three years of their degree course. The scholarship will be paid in equal instalments in February of the first, second and third years of undergraduate study.
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Applications for the Freeths Law Scholarship submitted by the deadline stated above will be screened to confirm applicants meet all of the necessary Skylark Scholarship criteria. The applicants who submitted the three best essays as judged by the Leicester Law School will then be shortlisted and considered by the scholarship panel. These three applicants will be interviewed by the scholarship panel. Based on the outcomes of these interviews, a final successful candidate and recipient of the Freeths Law Scholarship will be selected.
All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application and essay submission in October by the Development and Alumni Relations Office. Applicants who have been shortlisted will be contacted separately to arrange for the interview with the scholarship panel.
Simply complete the application form, providing a supporting statement of up to 350 words to explain what difference a scholarship would make to you. You could include information about barriers you have already overcome to reach higher education (only if you feel comfortable doing so), your ambitions for your time at university and the future, and what a scholarship would mean to you.
In addition, to be considered for the Freeths Law Scholarship applicants must also submit a response to the essay question below. This essay question has been set by staff within the Leicester Law School. The essay question to answer is:
"Find a news story in the media from the past 12 months where you feel that an injustice has occurred. Explain what you would change in the legal system to avoid such injustices recurring in future, and why this inspires you to study law."
Your essay should not exceed 1000 words. Essay submissions should be emailed to [email protected]. Please include your name and student ID number with your essay submission.
The main application form and essay must be submitted by 10.30am BST, Tuesday 31 October.
