Postgraduate Scholarships
We offer several postgraduate scholarships, each with unique application processes and eligibility criteria. These include the County Antrim Grand Jury Bursary Award, James MacQuitty Law Scholarship, Stephen Livingstone Memorial Fund, and The Kyle Scholarship, targeting students with specific academic interests and career ambitions in law. Deadlines and further details will be forthcoming on this page, usually around the end of April each year.
Being a recipient of the County Antrim Grand Jury Bursary award is a huge honour. I was selected for this award to undertake a research placement that I have acquired with the University of Bergen in Norway, and where I will be assisting with the university's ongoing 'Young Offenders (CHILDCRIM)' research project for a period of time. This is an area of law that I am extremely passionate about. offenders. I am honoured to be able to aid the University of Bergen in this project, and I am very thankful to the School of Law for giving me this opportunity with the County Antrim Grand Jury Bursary. Joseph Agnew, The County Antrim Grand Jury Bursary Winner 2025
MLaw student
Applications giving full particulars of the present status of proposed legal studies and a copy of one relevant written reference should be forwarded by email to v.pavelkova@qub.ac.uk by Friday, 17th July 2026, at 4pm.
Further information and criteria are available here
Apply via e-mail to v.pavelkova@qub.ac.uk by Monday, 20th July 2026 at 4pm.
Applications, including the written statement and a brief CV, must be submitted by the advertised closing date.
Please note that candidates receiving any other scholarship or financial award are not eligible for this award.
Further information and eligibility criteria are available here.
Applicants should submit a letter which outlines how they are best qualified for this award and how the proposed research would contribute to theory in practice in the specified area.
Letters of application should be emailed to v.pavelkova@qub.ac.uk by Friday, 17th July 2026, at 4pm.
Further information and criteria are available here
Other Awards
The School of Law has a number of further prizes and awards available to postgraduate students. These are automatically awarded and include the following:
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Name of Prize/Award |
Award details |
Approximate prize/award value |
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The Lewis Silkin prize |
The Lewis Silkin Prize will be awarded to the MLaw student who achieves the highest overall mark in the research dissertation. The student must have achieved a mark of 60 or higher in order to be eligible for this award. Full-time and part-time students will be considered for this award. |
£1500 |
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Gateley Legal NI Prize |
Gateley Legal NI Prize will be awarded to the LLM student who achieves the highest overall mark in the research dissertation/dissertation in practice module. The student must have achieved a mark of 60 or higher in their dissertation/dissertation in practice in order to be eligible for this award. Full-time and part-time students will be considered for this award. |
£1500 |
All successful applicants to our Postgraduate Programmes will be contacted about the awards for which they are eligible.