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Lincoln’s Inn

updated on 08 April 2026

Lincoln’s Inn offers more than £2 million each year in various scholarships, awards and prizes. Lincoln’s Inn has many awards and bursaries available. In 2025, 127 Bar course students were awarded scholarships. The value of each award is calculated through a means test based on the applicants’ disclosed financial resources and obligations and in 2025 the maximum award was £21,000. Students are recommended to apply for awards in the autumn term of their third year at university or the year prior to starting the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) or Bar course. The Inn also allocates up to £65,000 in pupillage grants and up to £183,500 in GDL scholarships. The majority of the scholarships are now applied for via the Inn’s online portal, but any questions about the process should be sent to the scholarships coordinator ([email protected]). Find out about the other scholarships on offer via the Inn’s website.

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Gray’s Inn scholarship

Inner Temple scholarship

Middle Temple scholarship