Canon Collins Trust 2026 Joel Joffe LLB scholarships at the University of Fort Hare and the University of the Western Cape – South Africa

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Application Deadline: 2 September 2025 at 17:00 (South African time).

Applications are actually open for the Canon Collins Trust 2026 Joel Joffe LLB scholarships. These scholarships are provided in reminiscence of Joel Joffe, who was Nelson Mandela’s lawyer in the 1963/4 Rivonia Trial. He performed a vital function in the wrestle for democracy in South Africa. The Trust continues to construct on his legacy, inspiring others to do as a lot as potential to understand human rights and scale back poverty.

Canon Collins Trust invites purposes from present third 12 months college students (going into their 4th 12 months in 2026) learning for an LLB at the University of the Western Cape or the University of Fort Hare. 

The profitable candidate can have the alternative to finish their internship at both the Equal Education Law Centre or the Legal Resources Centre.

Requirements

Applicants should be:

• a nationwide of, and usually resident in, South Africa
• in possession of a robust educational report and extra-curricular involvement
• a present undergraduate third 12 months pupil of Law at the University of the Western Cape or the University of Fort Hare, finishing the LLB coursework no later than December 2026

Benefits

The Joel Joffe scholarship consists of:

• R40,000 in direction of the final 12 months of your LLB study
• a paid internship at Equal Education Law Centre or Legal Resources Centre after the completion of LLB study
• a possibility to boost your educational and management abilities by organised occasions

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Canon Collins Trust Joel Joffe LLB scholarships