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.
For the 2018/2019 academic year, the School of Law is delighted to offer one scholarship, the 'Honourable Mr. Justice John Murray, PhD Scholarship' for doctoral research students, in any area of law. This scholarship entails an EU fee waiver plus a €5000 stipend for one year initially, up to a maximum of 3 years subject to successful academic progress.
Each year funding opportunities are processed by AHSS under the auspices of the Assistant Dean for Research (ADR).
Both AHSS and the School of Law scholarship applications are processed by AHSS and successful applications are then approved by the AHSS Postgraduate Course Board (which consists of the ADR and the Director of Postgraduate Studies from each School/Department within AHSS).
Please note that the School of Law also offers one half-fee waiver scholarship for each of the three LLM programmes (i.e. one for LLM General, one for LLM International Commercial Law, and one for LLM MA Human Rights in Criminal Justice). Full details of these opportunities can be found below.
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 degree award.
Prize giving: Autumn semester
Funded by: Eversheds, Solicitors
Half Scholarship
The School of Law is delighted to announce three half-fee scholarships for our three Masters’ programmes for the academic year 2018/2019. In order to be eligible for the award of the scholarship, students must be accepted (or conditionally accepted) onto a Taught Masters in the School of Law at UL, have attained a very good primary degree (level 8) or equivalent. Deadline for receipt of Half-Fee Scholarship applications: 1st June 2018 at 5pm. Click the following for more details and the application form.
Malley Sexton, Solicitors The Limerick based firm of Holmes O’Malley Sexton has for many years now offered a very generous award to the final year law student who begins their final year with the highest marks. A prize of approximately €2,500 is presented to that final year law student.
Prize giving: Autumn semester or as decided by Holmes O’Malley Sexton
Funded by: HOMS endowment plan plus HOMS cash
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 alumnus funded this for 3 years.
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 but hopes other alumni will finance it for a year.
A premier firm, 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. 1st and 2nd prizes are awarded.
Prize giving: Autumn semester
Funded by: Matheson Solicitors
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:
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
The student who completes modules LA4530 and LA4540 with the highest grades will win €500 from this business law firm.
Prize giving: Summer / Autumn
Funded by: Mason Hayes & Curran, Solicitors
The law student who completes first year with the highest academic grades will win an iPad (or similar tablet PC) – very useful and great fun!
The student (from Law Plus or Law and Acc) who finishes second year law with the top marks in Law subjects will win an amount of €500 from this firm.
Prize giving: Autumn semester
Funded by: A&L Goodbody
Bloomsbury publishing offer a prize of a credit with the publishing company to the student who achieves the highest grade in Labour Law.
Prize giving: Spring semester
Funded by: Bloomsbury Professional
Limerick based firm, Sweeney McGann, offered a prize to the first year LLB Evening students. The student who completes the first year of the LLB Evening programme with the highest grades will receive an O’Mahony’s bookshop token to the value of €250 on foot of the generosity of this firm.
Prize giving: Autumn semester
Funded by: Sweeney McGann, Solicitors
For information regarding all scholarships and awards please contact Sinead Eaton at sinead.eaton@ul.ie
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