Postgraduate Scholarships at Birmingham Law School
Explore our postgraduate course offerings and funding opportunities
With over 100 years of history as a leader and innovator of professional legal education in the UK, Birmingham Law School offers the opportunity to specialise and consolidate your legal knowledge through the Birmingham LLM.
Funding opportunities
"The funding had helped reduce the stress of collecting resources and had enabled me to focus on my education."
Scholarships for Law students
Amogha, LLM General
Find out more about the funding opportunities available to support your studies at Birmingham Law School.
Harding International Legal Scholarship
Harding International Legal Scholarship
For 2024 entry Birmingham Law School are offering £5,000 scholarships to international/EU students on the LLM programme.
Recipients of the Harding International Legal Scholarship are offered a tailored package to support professional and personal development:
- £5,000 financial scholarship as a fee waiver
- An introductory meeting with Birmingham Law School Staff
- Professional profile on the Birmingham Law School webpages
- Membership of the Birmingham Law Society
Find out more about the Harding International Legal Scholarship
College of Arts and Law Masters Scholarships
College of Arts and Law Masters Scholarships
The College of Arts and Law is pleased to offer a number of Home fees-only scholarships for candidates wishing to study full- and part-time masters-level courses from September 2024.
International students are eligible to apply, and will receive a reduction in tuition fees equivalent to the Home rate if successful.
Applications for funding can only be considered alongside an application to study.
Find out more about the College of Arts and Law Masters Scholarships
GREAT Scholarships 2024 - Nigeria
GREAT Scholarships 2024 - Nigeria
In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, University of Birmingham is offering one scholarship to a student in Nigeria applying for a postgraduate course at Birmingham Law School.
The scholarship programme offers financial support of £10,000 to students pursuing one-year postgraduate study in the UK. Students can apply for any of the LLM Programmes at the University of Birmingham Law School for September 2024 entry.
Deadline to apply: Friday 5 April 2024.
Global Masters Scholarships
Global Masters Scholarships
We are offering a generous Masters scholarship for international students joining Birmingham from eligible countries around the world, to ensure that concerns about finance do not present a barrier to those considering study at the University.
With a value of £2,000 per scholarship, this award is available to all international students from a selection of countries who are seeking to study a taught Masters degree at Birmingham in the 2024/25 academic year. Eligible scholars who successfully meet the criteria will have this amount deducted from their total tuition fees owed.
Kanak, LLM General
"The College of Arts and Law Masters Scholarship has immensely reduced my financial burden in pursuing my Masters. The scholarship is a generous amount that is awarded based on merit. I am honoured to have received the award amongst an exceptionally talented cohort."
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Chiamaka, LLM Law, Data and Technology
"The GREAT scholarship for justice and law contributed to the payment of my tuition fees for a Masters programme at the University of Birmingham. The scholarship award of £10,000 was a huge relief of the financial burden of my postgraduate studies. I am honoured to have received the scholarship as I can concentrate on my studies without worrying about my tuition. I must say that the GREAT scholarship inspired me and gave me a platform to achieve my career goals."
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Why Study Law at Birmingham?
- Learn directly from world leading experts - As a Top 10 UK Law School* we're home to world leading experts conducting research of local, national and international importance. Our diverse academic team share this work though the high quality of our teaching and related opportunities.
- Global community and academic outlook - Join an academic community of staff and students from around the world, where each individual brings a different lived experience into the academic discourse through shared discussion and debate.
- Unique opportunities for professional development - Explore postgraduate focused employability opportunities through our leading Centre for Employability, Professional Legal Education and Research (CEPLER) including research internships, pro bono activities and work experience.
*Birmingham Law School is 9th in the UK in the Research Excellence Framework exercise 2021 based on research rated 4*
Our Law courses
The Birmingham LLM allows students to follow one of our specialist programme pathways, providing the opportunity to develop expertise in new, emerging and integral areas of law or have complete flexibility with our General Law programme.
Our Law postgraduate programmes
MSc Law, Regulation and AI Ethics
Artificial Intelligence and data-driven approaches to decision-making are transforming almost every industry and policy sector. These technologies have already generated extraordinary benefits. However, they bring with them new challenges and new threats, and raise new questions about the limits of their responsible and ethical use.
MSc Law, Regulation and AI Ethics
Our MSc will equip law graduates and current practising legal professionals with the skills needed to identify these issues and respond thoughtfully to the regulatory challenges they raise.
A Global University
By choosing to study at Birmingham, you can be part of an outstanding university, renowned for changing lives and transforming society. Be part of our international community, with over 10,000 students from approximately 150 countries.
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