Awards for the Pupillage Year

These are available only for those who at the time of application have the firm offer of a pupillage timed to begin during the 12 months following the date of application and who have performed well in the Bar Professional Training Course.

The Inn makes up to 40 pupillage awards each year. Almost all are for modest amounts not exceeding £500. They are named as follows:

1. 1 or more Sunley Scholarships established in 1972 by the Bernard Sunley Foundation.
2. 1 or more Wolfson Scholarships established in 1977 by Sir Isaac Wolfson from the Edith and Isaac Wolfson Charitable Trust.
3. The Hubert Greenland Scholarship established in 1953 by the bequest of Dora Greenland.
4. The Eastham Scholarship established in 1965 by the bequest of Sir Tom Eastham QC.
5. The Megarry Scholarship established in 1970 by the Rt Hon Sir Robert Megarry. Where there is equal merit, preference is given in the award of this pupillage scholarship to those educated at Lancing College or Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
6. The Levitt Scholarship established in 1985 by the bequest of Dr Levitt.
7. The Shelford Scholarship established in 1986 by the bequest of T M Shelford QC.
8. The Cholmeley Studentships from funds derived from the bequest to the Inn in 1565 by Sir Roger Cholmeley (Chief Justice of the King’s Bench) of a house in Newgate Street.

Awards to Young Barristers

The Sir Jean-Pierre Warner Award
A single award of £3,500 to enable the recipient after qualification as a barrister to spend 3 months under supervision at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.

The Peter Duffy Human Rights Award
A single award of £3,500 to enable the recipient after qualification as a barrister to spend 3 months under supervision at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

International Criminal Court, The Hague Award
A single award of £3,500 to enable the recipient after qualification as a barrister to spend 3 months under supervision at the International Criminal Court in the Hague.

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