Applications for the 2025 Career Development Scholarships are now open!

The purpose of the Career Development Scholarships is to assist current Edinburgh Law School students on their path to achieving their career goals, and the scholarships have been supported by alumni for this purpose. LLB, LLM, MSc and PhD students at Edinburgh Law School are eligible to apply. 

The Career Development Scholarships will provide a bursary of up to a maximum amount of £2,000 to each successful applicant in support of the costs of pursuing a career development opportunity such as an internship, work placement, or fellowship within an organisation*.

Application details

Only complete applications will be considered and must contain:

1. A letter of motivation explaining the nature of the internship, placement or fellowship and the organisation in which it will be undertaken; the relationship between the applicant’s career ambitions and the internship, placement or fellowship, and the applicant’s motivation for undertaking it; the extent to which the applicant has undertaken courses and other forms of training relevant to the internship, placement or fellowship.
2. Evidence of acceptance of the applicant for the internship, placement or fellowship, such as a letter or email of acceptance. Where a decision is pending, evidence of the application for the internship can be accepted on the understanding that any award of the Career Development Scholarship will be conditional upon a confirmed acceptance of the applicant by the organisation.
3. A budget setting out estimates of:
   • the income from undertaking the internship, placement or fellowship;
   • the costs of undertaking the internship, placement or fellowship;
   • the expected funding shortfall taking into account any support provided by the organisation at which the placement takes place; and
   • any personal access to other resources to make up for such shortfall. Please note that having the ability to make up the shortfall does not preclude the applicant from obtaining a Career Development Scholarship, but is one of the factors that will be taken into account.
4. Academic transcripts for all courses undertaken so far at Edinburgh.
5. One letter of reference from an academic staff member at Edinburgh Law School.

If you are interested in applying it is your responsibility to apply for and obtain the internship, placement or fellowship. The internship, placement or fellowship must take place in the calendar year of your application. Career Development Scholarships will not be awarded retrospectively.

The deadline for applications is Friday 9 May 2025.

Submit applications to Elizabeth.Lilley@ed.ac.uk. 

Read more about Current Student Scholarships

*Internships, placements or fellowships

Any structured activity provided by an organisation that can be linked to your professional or personal development goals will be considered. This may include, for example, an internship at a UK or International Law Firm, conducting voluntary work for an aid organisation or global NGO, or other forms of placements that allow for reflective learning and development.