How
do I apply?
Dickson
Poon Undergraduate Law Scholarships 2016
The Dickson Poon
School of Law at King’s College London welcomes applications for the Dickson
Poon Undergraduate Law Scholarship Programme.
What are the
Dickson Poon Scholarships?
Dickson Poon Undergraduate Law Scholarship Programme offers prestigious and
generous scholarships to outstanding new Law students at The Dickson Poon
School of Law, King’s College London.
level of competition for the scholarships is high and Dickson Poon Scholars are
expected to play an active role in the School community during their studies
and in the global community after graduation.
scholarships are made possible by the generous support of Sir Dickson Poon.
many scholarships are there and how much are they worth?
At least 25 scholarships
will be awarded to the 2016-17 cohort of students. Scholars will receive
financial support of £5,000 per year for the duration of the degree programme
to which they are admitted. Scholars will also receive complimentary King’s
accommodation during the first year of their LLB programme.
Am I eligible to
apply?
Dickson Poon Scholarship programme is open to all applicants who apply via UCAS
for a place on an undergraduate Law programme at King’s commencing in September
2016 (2016 entry).
programme is also open to applicants who apply via UCAS for deferred entry to
an undergraduate Law programme at King’s commencing in September 2017 (deferred
entry in 2017).
welcome applications from home, EU and international students.
How do I apply?
The scholarship
application form can be downloaded here and
includes full instructions on how to apply.
Scholarships will be awarded by a Selection Panel appointed by the Dean of The
Dickson Poon School of Law. The Selection Panel will assess and select
successful applicants on the basis of outstanding merit. The Panel will not
take into account an applicant’s financial circumstances.
Application
Deadline
are two application rounds, and applicants may only apply to one round. The
deadline for the first round is 12 noon (GMT) on Saturday 31 October 2015,
and the deadline for the second round is 12 noon (GMT) on Tuesday 15 March
2016. Applications received before the October deadline will be considered
in the first round. Applications received at any time after the October deadline
but before the March deadline will be considered in the second round.
Applications received after the March deadline will not be considered at all.
Terms and
conditions
Scholarships are
awarded subject to the terms and conditions of the Dickson Poon Undergraduate
Law Scholarship Programme 2016 and the arrangements set out in
the programme’s guidance notes. These can be found here.
When will I know
the outcome of my application?
will aim to inform you of the outcome of your application by Tuesday 1 December
2015 (for first round applications) or by Friday 15 April 2016 (for second
round applicants), including whether you have been shortlisted for an
interview, and in any case by no later than Friday 11 December 2015 (for first
round applications) or Friday 22 April 2016 (for second round applicants).
have not been contacted by the Law School by Friday 22 April 2016, please
contact Dickson-Poon-LLB-Scholarships@kcl.ac.uk.
Where can I get
further information?
For further
information, please see the programme’s guidance notes. These
can be found here.
Specific queries regarding the scholarships may also be emailed to Dickson-Poon-LLB-Scholarships@kcl.ac.uk.
Disclaimer
The College has
tried to give students an early opportunity to begin their research of student
funding. Although every effort has been made to ensure that information
provided is both helpful to prospective candidates and accurate at the time of
its publication, it is possible that some information may be outdated or
superseded before the start of the 2016-17 academic year.