GDL Scholarships
In 2020, Gray’s will award at least £1.3 million in scholarships, including up to 30 GDL scholarships ranging from £2,500 to £13,000.
Applications for 2020/21 scholarships have now closed and shortlisting has taken place. Late applications can no longer be accepted under any circumstances.
2021 Applications
The next application period for 2021 GDL Scholarships:
- opens in March 2021 and
- closes at midnight on Friday 7 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
We offer many scholarships of up to £13,000 for graduates taking the full or part-time GDL conversion course, including the prestigious David Karmel Scholarships.
Also offered are the William Charnley Scholarship and the Dame Joyanne Bracewell Scholarship, with a minimum value of £12,000 and £10,000 respectively.
From 2019, GDL Scholars qualify for automatic interview for the 2020 Bar Course Scholarships – and the minimum Bar Course award for our GDL scholars will increase from £5,000 to £7,500.
Our minimum award for applicants taking the GDL conversion course is £2,500.
2020 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. A list of named GDL scholarships is below:
- David Karmel Scholarships
- William Charnley Scholarship
- Dame Joyanne Bracewell Scholarship
- Anthony Bessemer Clark Scholarship
- Ann Ebsworth Scholarship
- Nina Lowry Scholarship
- Graeme Hamilton Scholarship
- Sheila Mars-Jones Scholarship
- Leonard Caplan Scholarship
- Tatjana Finkelstein Scholarship
- Sir James Hunt Scholarship
- Ellice Aylmer Eadie Scholarship
- Josephine Barnes Scholarship
- Dame Juliet Wheldon Scholarship
- Sir Gilbert Gray Scholarship
- Frances Moran Scholarship
- Edmond James Lawson Scholarship
- Sir Elihu Lauterpacht Scholarship
- Enoch Dumbutshena Scholarship