University of London LLM Scholarships

This scholarship is to study for the Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and/or the Master of Laws (LLM) by distance learning at the University of London. Applicants can start at any level, and do not need to complete the whole programme. For example, applicants can start at Postgraduate Certificate level and work their way through to the LLM, or can stop after completing the PG Certificate. Applicants who have completed an LLB degree may start at LLM level, skipping the PG Certificate and Diploma.

Are you eligible?

In order to be eligible for a scholarship, applicants must be in possession of the necessary qualifications required for admission to the programme. Please see here information on the admission requirements of the university. Note that you do not need to be admitted to the programme before applying for the scholarship, but you will need to apply separately for admission if you are selected for a scholarship.

Canon Collin’s Trust requires applicants for this scholarship to be:

• a national of, or have refugee status in, one of the following countries: Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
• normally resident in one of these countries
• in possession of the necessary qualifications required for admission to the programme
• currently employed in full or part-time work;
• able to commit a minimum of 10 hours to study per week.

Please download and read the guidelines carefully before applying.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Prohibited

All application materials must be entirely the applicant’s original work.

Using artificial intelligence tools (including but not limited to ChatGPT, Bard, or similar software) to generate, edit, or assist with any part of the application is strictly prohibited.

Any application that includes content created or modified with the help of AI will be immediately disqualified and rejected without further consideration.

Please apply only if you are eligible.

What we offer

These scholarships are made possible by the generosity of University of London International Programmes which shall waive full tuition and examination entry fees for four scholarship recipients. Scholarship recipients have between 1 to 5 years to complete the qualification, however recipients are required to complete at least two modules per year. Continued registration on the course is dependent upon satisfactory progress and academic reports. For more information on the course please view the prospectus.

The University of London and Canon Collins Trust will jointly select the recipients of this award.

How to apply

We are now  open for applications. The deadline for applications 1s 16:00 (GMT) / 17:00 (SAST) on 2 September 2025.

We strongly recommend that you start and submit your application well before the deadline. The portal often experiences high traffic as the deadline approaches, which can lead to technical issues or failed submissions. Please don’t leave it to the last minute.

Late applications will not be considered.

Please do not email to ask about the outcome of your application. All notifications will be by email, provided you have given us an accurate email address.  We will let you know the outcome of your application by October 2025.