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Postgraduate coursework scholarships
We have a range of scholarship options for domestic students studying postgraduate law.

To find a scholarship that works for you, browse the full list of postgraduate coursework scholarships for Sydney Law School students in the table below.

This page includes scholarships for both prospective and current domestic students. 

Scholarship Value Eligibility Open date Close date
CA Coghlan and AN Littlejohn Scholarship for the Juris Doctor $6000
  • Unconditional offer to study a JD
  • High academic achiever
29 May 2023 31 October 2023
Charles Herbert Currey Memorial Scholarship in Law Up to $40,000 
  • Currently enrolled in final year of a Baclelor of Laws or a Juris Doctor within the University of Sydney Law School
  • Alumni must be a recent graduate from Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor of the University of Sydney Law School.
01 November 2022 15 January 2023
Charles Herbert Currey Memorial Scholarship for LawWithoutWalls Sprint Program $2,000
  • Domestic and international student
  • Currently enrolled in a full-time or part-time Bachelor of Laws, Juris Doctor, Master of Laws and Master of Business Law within the University of Sydney Law School
  • Willing to attend the LawWithoutWalls (LWOW) Sprint program
TBA TBA
Eric Cunstance Shaw Scholarship Up to $7000
  • Regional or remote student
  • Commencing a LLB or Juris Doctor
  • Demonstrate leadership experience, communication skills, personal interests and community engagement
14 December 2022 31 January 2023
Ivan Roberts Scholarship $50,000
  • About to graduate from Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor at the University of Sydney
  • Have graduated from a Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor from the University of Sydney within the last 5 years
  • Unconditional offer of admission in a postgraduate degree within the Sydney Law School, or equivalent institution.
16 May 2023 02 July 2023
John O'Brien Memorial Coursework Scholarships Up to $10,000 p.a.
  • Master of Criminology student
  • High academic achiever
N/A 27 November 2022
Longworth Scholarship for the Juris Doctor $20,000
  • Australian citizen or permanent resident
  • Offer of admission to study the JD full-time
  • Demonstrate financial hardship
30 May  2022

31 December 2022

Peter Cameron Sydney Oxford Scholarship Up to $60,000
  • Applied for Bachelors of Civil Law (or equivalent) at the University of Oxford
  • Australian citizen or permanent resident
10 October 2022

21 January 2023

 

Pitt Cobbett Scholarship Up to $5,000
  • Experiencing financial hardship
  • Enrolled in a combined undergraduate law degree or JD
04 April 2022 05 June 2022
Ross Waite Parsons Postgraduate Coursework Law Scholarship $10,000
  • Unconditional offer of admission for a master's by coursework program at the Sydney Law School
  • High academic achiever
23 January  2023 31 May 2023
Sydney Law School Exchange Scholarship $2000
  • High academic achiever experiencing financial hardship
  • Enrolled in final year of LLB or JD
24 October  2022 13 November 2022
The Justice Peter Hely Scholarship $20,000
  • Australian citizen or permanent resident
  • Completed or about to complete a coursework law degree
  • Unconditional offer to study a postgraduate degree
10 October 2022 21 January 2023
The Robinson Family Scholarship for Female Indigenous Students (Law) $20,000 p.a. (up to 1.5 years)
  • Domestic student
  • Female Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
  • Enrolled in or have an unconditional offer of admission to an undergraduate or postgraduate degree within the University of Sydney Law School
TBC TBC
The University of Sydney Law School Dean's Mobility Scholarship $1,500 
  • Domestic/international student
  • Full-time or part-time student currently enrolled in the Juris Doctor (JD) degree at the University of Sydney Law School
  • have been approved by the University of Sydney Law School to undertake an international moot or School - specific law offshore programs
TBA TBA
Wigram Allen Scholarship for Juris Doctor Award $8000
  • Unconditional offer to study a JD
  • High academic achiever
29 May 2023 31 October 2023
Zoe Hall Memorial Scholarship up to $6000
  • Australian citizen or permanent resident
  • Enrolled in final or penultimate year of LLB or JD
06  March 2023 23 April 2023
 
 
 

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