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Scholarships Available in 2025/26

Notes for Applicants 

The following Scholarship is available for the upcoming academic year:

  • The Durham Inspired Hefin Rees KC provides up to £3,000, per Scholar, for the first year of the undergraduate LLB programme. Typically, two new Scholars are selected from each first-year intake. This scholarship is funded by Hefin Rees KC, an alumnus of Durham Law School.

Click here to see our Hefin Rees KC Scholarship Notes to Applicants

Click here to see the Hefin Rees KC Scholarship Terms and Conditions

How can I use the Scholarship?

The scholarship is intended to help you get the best out of your time at Durham University and Durham Law School.  The funding awarded to you is yours and does not need to be repaid.  You can use the money to pay for the things that would help you most.  Typically, students find it helpful to use such awards to purchase their own learning resources such as textbooks, laptops and related devices; membership and other costs relating to clubs, societies, sports and activities that interest them and help build skills which may transfer into the workplace; and/or to enable participation in activities that support personal development and employability – perhaps volunteering or attending employer insight days. You can also put it towards fees or costs of accommodation.

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Overview

Year of Entry

Applicants for programmes commencing in 2025/26
Number of awards available Two awards available
Level of study Undergraduate
Mode of study Full Time
Programmes LLB M101
Value of scholarship £3,000 for the first year of study 
Duration 1 year
Deadline for applications 31 March 2025

Eligibility

You are eligible for this Scholarship if:

  1. you are commencing your studies at Durham Law School in October 2025; and
  2. your official fee status is a Home student; and
  3. your household income has been assessed by Student Finance England (SFE) (or equivalent) as below £47,200 at the start of the 2025/26 academic year; and
  4. you have been educated at a state-maintained UK school, college or other education provider for the whole of your education; (or, in the case of Asylum seekers and refugees the whole of your education since arrival in the UK)

Please note that receipt of the funds will be dependent on receiving an offer to study at Durham University, meeting entry conditions, and taking up a place with us.

Not sure if you're eligible? Contact us for advice.

How to Apply for The Hefin Rees KC Law Scholarship

  1. Apply for Hefin Rees KC Scholarship

    Submit an academic application to Durham University via UCAS, prior to the scholarship deadline

     

    Apply now here 

  2. Complete a scholarship application

    Complete the application form:

    Application Form HR KC Scholarships 2025 Application Form (DOCX)

    Application Form HR KC Scholarships 2025 Application Form (PDF)

    Your Application must include a personal statement describing how the scholarship would help you:

      • with any financial difficulties you have;
      • to actively participate in your studies;
      • enhance your experience as a student at Durham Law School;
      • to make the most of the opportunities that Law and Durham can offer you;
      • explore your personal development and employability during your time at Durham
      • achieve your career aspirations

     

  3. Submit your application

    You should submit your completed application to law.communications@durham.ac.uk by 31 March 2025.

     

     

    More about this Scholarship 

    We give thanks for the generous donation that makes this scholarship available.

    Scholarship applications will be considered on the basis of their ability to meet the eligibility criteria and academic potential.

    In addition to the information supplied on the scholarship application form, the University will gather contextual information to support the assessment of scholarship applications.

    Durham University makes every effort to ensure that the information published or contained on its website is accurate. However, the University cannot guarantee the information may not subsequently be altered owing to circumstances beyond the University's reasonable control. Such circumstances include (but are not limited to) changes in Government policy or change of law. Whilst any changes will be incorporated into the University's website any person wishing to clarify the details of The Hefin Rees KC Law Scholarship should contact Durham Law School at law.communications@durham.ac.uk. 

    Submit your application now 

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Get in touch

If you have any questions about whether you are eligible for a scholarship or the application process, get in touch with our Scholarships and Student Funding Office:

Scholarships and Student Funding Office

Durham University

Palatine Centre

Stockton Road

DH1 3LE, UK

 

Telephone: +44 (0)191 334 6395