The School of Law at the University of Limerick offers scholarships and prizes to both undergraduate and postgraduate students as an excellent opportunity and motivation to its Law students. Winning any one of these prizes and scholarships will greatly enhance your CV and we are all very grateful to the sponsors of these prizes for their altruism and generosity. Most of these awards and scholarships have been put in place by former Head of School, Sinead Eaton, and if you have any questions about any of them, do not hesitate to contact her; she is also the liaison with sponsors and co-ordinates selection and prize-giving.

Below are details on all the awards and how to apply for them.

Postgraduate Scholarships

PhD Funding Opportunities

Postgraduate Scholarship LLM International Commercial Law 

Eversheds Sutherland Solicitors, an international corporate law firm, offers a very generous scholarship to the student registering for the LLM in International Commercial Law in September with the highest undergraduate Law degree award.

Prize giving: Autumn semester

Funded by: Eversheds, Solicitors

 

Further information on how to fund your postgraduate degree can be found here: https://www.ul.ie/gps/about/funding-your-postgraduate-degree#scholarships

 

Undergraduate Award

                Holmes O’Malley Sexton LLP,

 Holmes O’Malley Sexton LLP has for many years now offered a very generous award to a UL Law student. This scholarship will be awarded to the Law student on the Access programme who is awarded the highest QCA at the end of the autumn exams for academic year 2021/2022 (and who is not in receipt of any other scholarship).

 A prize of approximately €2,000 to €2,500 will be presented to that Access Law student.

Prize giving Spring semester or as decided by Holmes O’Malley Sexton LL

Funded by  Holmes O’Malley Sexton LLP endowment plan plus Holmes O’Malley Sexton LLP cash

Contact Mr. Harry Fehily, Managing Partner or Mr. Donal Creaton, Partner

 

Judge Catherine McGuinness Prize

An alumnus of the School of Law generously offered an annual prize of €300 to students enrolled on the Law Plus degree programme and honoured the former judge by naming the award after her. 

The prize will be awarded to the student who achieves the highest marks based on the two clinical skills modules – Introduction to Lawyering I and II.

Prize giving: Autumn semester

Funded by: The School of Law has taken over the funding of this prize at €100 but hopes other alumni will finance it in the future.

 

Matheson Solicitors 

A premier international firm with headquarters in Dublin, Matheson Solicitors provides a great opportunity for first year law students who can win a monetary amount. There are student prizes for the highest marks over two Contract Law modules; 1^st and 2^nd prizes are awarded.

Prize giving: Autumn semester

Funded by:  Matheson Solicitors

 

Arthur Cox Participation Prizes 

Students are eligible to apply for the prizes on the basis of third year end of Autumn exam results in Law and Accounting, or end of second year exam results (Summer) in Law Plus. 

The eligibility criteria are:

1. QCA 3.3 or higher in Law Plus after the summer second year exams and in Law and Accounting after third year autumn exams AND
2.  evidence of a significant contribution to UL life. The contribution should have some commercial, organisational, or legacy element.

A shortlist will be compiled of students who achieve the required grade and the Law School Office will contact the eligible candidates in early January  for Law and Accounting and in Autumn for Law Plus. The Selection panel will be made up of an Arthur Cox representative and the Head of School of Law, UL.

Prize giving: Autumn and Spring semesters

Funded by:  Arthur Cox Solicitors