GDL Scholarships
In 2019, Gray’s will award at least £1.2 million in scholarships, including up to 30 GDL scholarships ranging from £2,500 to £13,000.
2020 Applications
The next application period for 2020 GDL Scholarships:
- opens in March 2020 (exact date TBC) and
- closes at midnight on 1 May 2020
If shortlisted, you will be interviewed in June (exact interview dates are published on the online application form).
Find out more about how to apply.
GDL Scholarships
The David Karmel Scholarships are the Inn’s most prestigious GDL awards.
2 new scholarships, the William Charnley and the Dame Joyanne Bracewell Scholarship, have been established at a minimum value of £12,000 and £10,000. They will first be awarded in 2019 to the most able GDL scholarship candidates.
From 2019, GDL Scholars will receive an automatic interview for the 2020 BPTC scholarships (all other applicant conditions apply).
GDL scholars who are awarded BPTC scholarships for 2020 will receive an automatic £2,500 top up to the minimum BPTC value, (the £5,000 minimum BPTC value will be topped up to £7,500).
2019 Scholarships
| William Charnley Scholarship | 1 | £12,000 minimum |
| Dame Joyanne Bracewell Scholarship | 1 | £10,000 minimum |
| David Karmel Scholarships | up to 8 | £2,500 - £13,000 |
| Named Scholarships | up to 20 | £2.500 - £13,000 |
Named Scholarships
In 2019, additional named scholarships were established, several of which were named after prominent female members of the Inn to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919.
2019 GDL scholars received the named scholarships below:
- David Karmel Scholarships
- William Charnley Scholarship (new for 2019)
- Dame Joyanne Bracewell Scholarship (new for 2019)
- Anthony Bessemer Clark Scholarship
- Ann Ebsworth Scholarship
- Nina Lowry Scholarship (new for 2019)
- Graeme Hamilton Scholarship (new for 2019)
- Sheila Mars-Jones Scholarship (new for 2019)
- Leonard Caplan Scholarship (new for 2019)
- Tatjana Finkelstein Scholarship (new for 2019)
- Sir James Hunt Scholarship (new for 2019)
- Ellice Aylmer Eadie Scholarship (new for 2019)
- Josephine Barnes Scholarship (new for 2019)
- Dame Juliet Wheldon Scholarship (new for 2019)
- Sir Gilbert Gray Scholarship (new for 2019)
- Frances Moran Scholarship (new for 2019)
- Edmond James Lawson Scholarship (new for 2019)
- Sir Elihu Lauterpacht Scholarship (new for 2019)
- Enoch Dumbutshena Scholarship (new for 2019)