2015-2016 King’s Nigerian Law Scholar Fund for Masters Students in UK

 
Applications are ongoing for the 2015-2016 King’s Nigerian Law Scholar Fund for Masters Students in UK. The Kings College London, UK is inviting applications for law scholarship from Nigerian students undertaking the one year LLM Law programme at King’s for 2015 entry.

About the Program

King’s College London is delighted to offer the King’s Nigerian Law Scholars Fund. The award has been established by a friend of the College who would like to support residents of Nigeria who wish to study law at King’s. This fund is intended to give students the opportunity to further their legal careers in an internationally recognised centre of excellence.
The winner will be selected on the basis of a personal statement as well as demonstrable financial hardship. Applicants must have a confirmed place to study the one year LLM Law programme at King’s College London.

Scholarship Value

The scholarship is totally worth £25,000 and will support the winner with the full cost of tuition fees and also provide a living costs allowance whilst studying.
• Full Tuition Fees: £18,400
• Living Cost – £6,600

Eligibility

Applications are invited from students undertaking the one year LLM Law, who are able to provide evidence of financial need. In order to be eligible to apply, you must:

• be undertaking the one year LLM Law programme at King’s, 2015 entry;
• be able to demonstrate a need for financial assistance and provide a written personal statement;
• be ordinarily resident in Nigeria, and liable for international rate tuition fees at King’s;
• be intending to return to Nigeria on completion of your studies, to share the skills gained whilst studying at King’s;
• be willing to provide an end of year report and a letter of thanks to the donor.

Application Procedure

• The application form should be completed, scanned and emailed to funding@kcl.ac.uk . Alternatively it may be posted to Student Funding Office.
• Applicant must submit a word/pdf version of your supporting statement. This should be emailed to funding@kcl.ac.uk .
• Provided your application form has been accurately completed and the appropriate documentary evidence supplied, you will be notified of the decision by the end of May 2015.
• The successful candidate will be selected by panel of senior academic Law School representatives.
• Applicants who have not heard by this time should assume that they have not been selected for the scholarship.

Visit the source website below to access form and more details on how to go about applying for the scholarship.

Application Deadline

The deadline of all applications is scheduled for 31st March 2015.
For more details visit the official 2015-2016 King’s Nigerian Law Scholar Fund for Masters Students in UK Website – http://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/funding/sources/other/NLSF2015.aspx