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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
£17,600
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The James MacQuitty Law Scholarship was founded in 2002 with funds provided by the MacQuitty Family Trust. It was established in honour of James MacQuitty QC who was a distinguished member of the English and Northern Ireland Bars and was presented with the degree of Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) by Queen’s University Belfast in 1987.
Benefits
The Scholarship, which is tenable for one year, shall provide for course fees and a stipend for the scholarship holder up to a current value of £17,600. The stipend shall be paid in three instalments, one upon enrolment in September of relevant academic year, the second at the beginning of the second semester in February subject to satisfactory progress in the first semester, and the third upon submission of the LLM dissertation in relevant academic year.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Scholarship an applicant must:
- be classified in residency terms for fees at “home student” status
- be ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland
- have been accepted on to one of the Master’s degree programmes in the School of Law
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
25 Jul 2026
The award will be made on the record of academic achievement and a supporting written statement outlining in not more than 750 words:
- what the applicant hopes to achieve through this opportunity and the impact they think this will have on their life;
- what the applicant plans to do with their learning to impact the lives of others.