Leigh Day LLB Scholarship at University of Fort Hare & the University of the Western Cape 2026 (up to R40,000) – YOA

Deadline: September 2, 2025

Applications are open for the Leigh Day LLB Scholarship at University of Fort Hare & the University of the Western Cape 2026. Law and human rights have lengthy been inside precedence areas for awarding scholarships. By investing in future members of South Africa’s authorized occupation Canon Collins Trust hopes to help a brand new era of leaders to develop authorized techniques that are simply and equitable. This scholarship is generously supported by Leigh Day & Co, a London legislation agency specialising in private damage and human rights legislation.

Canon Collins Trust invites purposes from present 2nd and third yr college students (going into their third and 4th yr in 2026) learning for an LLB at the University of Fort Hare and the University of the Western Cape. They will present funding for max of two years.

Benefits

• Awards shall be R40,000 per educational yr. Funding shall be offered for up to a most of two years. They help each full and part-time study and can think about purposes from those that want to study by distance studying.
• They additionally organise an annual convention for present students and maintain a number of smaller occasions all through the yr. Scholarship holders are anticipated to take part in these actions and to grow to be part of and contribute to their community.

Eligibility

To apply for this scholarship you should be:

• a nationwide of the following international locations: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
• In possession of a robust educational file and further-curricular involvement.
• a 2nd or third yr undergraduate of Law pupil at the University of Fort Hare or the University of the Western Cape, finishing their LLB coursework no later than December 2027

Application

Any application that features content material created or modified with the assist of AI shall be instantly disqualified and rejected with out additional consideration.

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For extra info, go to Leigh Day LLB Scholarship.