The Inn provides several scholarships and prizes in addition to our major GDL, Bar Course and Pupillage Scholarships.
- The Hebe Plunkett Scholarships
The Hebe Plunkett Scholarships
The Hebe Plunkett Scholarships are for students or pupils who will incur additional expenditure to complete their course or pupillage because of a disability or a chronic health condition. A Hebe Plunkett Scholarship is made to meet additional costs which are necessary to ensure the student or pupil can perform to the best of their ability.
Applications for the Hebe Plunkett Scholarship open in mid-September
In the application for the scholarship students or pupils are required to clearly outline the nature of the additional expenditure (for example software, equipment, treatment costs), why it is necessary for the completion of the course or pupillage and a detailed explanation of the likely costs to be incurred. Applicants are to provide enough information to allow the panel to make a decision based on need and with a clear explanation of the additional costs. Detailed medical information should not be provided.
Applicants should write a letter of not more than 500 words in length which describes need, the nature of the additional support required and its cost, to the Scholarships Committee (Hebe Plunkett). Letters should be submitted via email to the Scholarships team. A decision will be made within six weeks of the deadline of the scholarship.
- The Gide / Gray's Inn French-English Law Essay Prize
The Gide / Gray’s Inn French-English Law Essay Prize
The 2024 Prize is open for submissions. The deadline is 8 September 2024. See further information and how to apply.
Since 2022 Gray’s Inn has collaborated with Gide on a French-English Law Essay Prize.
This competition is open to individuals in full time legal education for less than six years at the time of submission of the essay. It is not a requirement to be a Member of Gray’s Inn to enter an essay.
The winner will receive a prize of £1,500 plus a two-week paid internship with Gide’s London office. The runner-up will receive a prize of £1,000.
The winning author’s essay will be published in the Inn’s Student Law Journal and on the Gide website.
About Gide
Gide is a leading international law firm and the first to have originated in France. Founded in Paris in 1920, the firm now operates from 11 offices throughout the world. It has 500 lawyers, drawn from 35 different nationalities.
Gide offers some of the most respected specialists in each of the various sectors of national and international business law.
- The Michael Beloff Essay Prize
The Michael Beloff Essay Prize
- Question released: 29 July 2024
- Deadline for submission: 23 September 2024
A prize of up to £1,000 will be awarded for an essay on a selected subject in Administrative Law. The winning entry will be published in the Gray’s Inn Student Law Journal.
Rules
- This competition is open to any member of the Inn who has not received a pupillage offer by the essay submission deadline.
- Previous winners of this essay prize are ineligible.
- Applicants must intend to practice at the Bar of England and Wales.
- Essays must be original compositions between 3,000 to 5,000 words (including footnotes).
- Essays must conform to our style guide.
Application and deadline
- The essay question and application deadline has been released in our July news and on the Inn’s social media
- You must submit a PDF version of your essay using the online form.
- The Lee Essay Prize
The Lee Essay Prize
- Question released: 29 July 2024
- Deadline for submission: 23 September 2024
A first prize of up to £1,500 and a second prize of up to £500 will be awarded for an essay on a selected subject on the Common or Statute Law of England and Wales. The winning entry will be published in the Gray’s Inn Student Law Journal.
Rules
- This competition is open to any member of the Inn who has not received a pupillage offer by the essay submission deadline.
- Previous winners of this essay prize are ineligible.
- Applicants must intend to practice at the Bar of England and Wales.
- Essays must be original compositions between 3,000 to 5,000 words (including footnotes).
- Essays must conform to our style guide.
Application and deadline
- The essay question and application deadline has been released in our July news and on the Inn’s social media
- You must submit a PDF version of your essay using the online form
- Nicholls Prize
Nicholls Prize
Awarded annually to the winner of the Gray’s Inn Moot Competition.
The prize is generously made available by Three Raymond Buildings (3RB) in honour of Clive Nicholls QC a Bencher of the Inn.
- The Norman Tapp Memorial Prizes
- Funding for The South Eastern Circuit, Tim Dutton CBE KC, Advanced International Advocacy Course 2024
Funding for The South Eastern Circuit, Tim Dutton CBE KC, Advanced International Advocacy Course 2024
This is a highly regarded advocacy course, held for practising members over 3 years call. Two courses are held at the same time – crime and civil. We provide scholarships to support our members with costs for the crime course. By doing this, we support our members at the publicly funded Bar, and as such it can be linked to our Ann Goddard Scholarships.
The Inn’s all offer funding for this course. We are the only Inn to also offer specific funding for pupils at the publicly funded Bar (Ann Goddard). We therefore have a great offer for our Members entering this at-risk part of the profession
To apply for a scholarship from Gray’s Inn, you must complete both the application form and the Inns’ scholarships application form before Friday 21 June.
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