Together with Amal Clooney and the Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ), the University of Law (ULaw) has introduced a new scholarship programme designed to support future human rights attorneys and empower those who are committed to promoting human rights throughout the world and enacting good change.

The winner of the sponsored award, known as the Amal Clooney Award for Human Rights Advocates, will get full funding to enrol in a postgraduate programme at the prestigious legal school.

According to ULaw, candidates for the new scholarship must "demonstrate a commitment to supporting and defending human rights."

Eligible Courses

• Legal Practice Course (LPC)
• LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2)
• Bar Practice Course (BPC)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGDL) (conversion)
• MA Law (Conversion)
• MA Law (SQE1)
• Our academic Master of Laws (LLM)

Eligibility Criteria

• Have been offered an offer to pursue one of our postgraduate legal programmes.
• Obtain a passing score on the online application for the Amal Clooney Scholarship.
• Get the best grade possible for your written project proposal.
• Have you not applied to any of our courses yet? Take a look at our graduate law programmes.

How to Apply:

In order to be eligible for the Amal Clooney Scholarship for Human Rights Advocates, you must successfully complete an online application with an 8 out of 11 score. Apply right away.

Note that there is only one chance for each applicant to finish and pass the online exam. You can save and continue the online assessment at any moment, though, as there are no time limits.

You will receive an email regarding the following step, where you must submit and receive the best possible score on the written project proposal if you are able to pass the previous stage.

Note that each applicant is only allowed to write and submit the project proposal once. Only the first suggestion will be taken into consideration if more than one is submitted.

Applications must be submitted by June 30, 2024.

A panel of human rights specialists will evaluate each scholarship application, and the winner will be revealed on Friday, July 26, 2024.

In 2016, Clooney and her actor husband, George Clooney, established the CFJ. It operates in more than 40 nations with the goal of giving victims of human rights abuses free legal assistance.

Regarding the scholarship, Clooney stated:

It is a privilege to collaborate with the University of Law in order to strengthen the legal and advocacy skills of upcoming generations. I am excited that more people will have access to legal education in human rights thanks to this scholarship, and I can't wait to witness the amazing work that the upcoming winners will produce.