Amal Clooney Introduces Human Rights Advocate Scholarship Programme
Together with Amal Clooney and the Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ), the University of Law (ULaw) has introduced a new scholarship programme designed to support future human rights attorneys and empower those who are committed to promoting human rights throughout the world and enacting good change.
The winner of the sponsored award, known as The Amal Clooney award for Human Rights Advocates, will get full funding to enrol in a postgraduate programme at the prestigious legal school.
According to ULaw, candidates for the new scholarship must “demonstrate a commitment to supporting and defending human rights.”
Eligible Courses
- Legal Practice Course (LPC)
- LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2)
- Bar Practice Course (BPC)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGDL) – (conversion)
- MA Law (Conversion)
- MA Law (SQE1)
- Our academic Master of Laws (LLM)
Eligibility Criteria
- Have received an offer for one of our eligible postgraduate law degrees.
- Achieve a passing score on the Amal Clooney Scholarship online questionnaire.
- Achieve the highest score on the Written Project Proposal.
- Not yet applied for one of our courses? Browse our postgraduate law courses.
How to Apply
In order to apply for The Amal Clooney Scholarship for Human Rights Advocates, you must successfully complete an online application with an 8 out of 11 score. – Apply Right Away
Note that there is only one chance for each applicant to finish and pass the online exam. You can save and continue the online assessment at any moment, though, as there are no time limits.
You will receive an email regarding the following step, where you must submit and receive the best possible score on the Written Project Proposal, if you are able to pass the previous stage.
Note that each applicant is only allowed to write and submit the project proposal once. Only the first suggestion will be taken into consideration if more than one are submitted.
Applications must be submitted by June 30, 2024.
A panel of human rights specialists will evaluate each scholarship application, and the winner will be revealed on Friday, July 26, 2024.
Commenting on the new scholarship, Clooney said:
“It is an honour to join forces with The University of Law to empower the next generation of lawyers and advocates. I am thrilled that this scholarship will increase access to legal education in human rights and I look forward to seeing the incredible work of future recipients.”
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