Eileen Drummond and Sheila Anderson Law Bursary

First-year undergraduate students studying single honours Law from low-income backgrounds can apply for living cost bursaries.

This award is for Home UK undergraduate applicants intending to study single honours Law, at the University of Bristol Law School.

As of 2024/25, the Eileen Drummond and Sheila Anderson Bursary is part of the Futures scholarship programme and has the same award structure.

Up to 25 awards of £3,500 are available in 2024/25.

The award provides:

£2,000 in the first year.
£750 in the second and third years.

We also offer up to £1,000 of funding support for employability opportunities such as internships, placements, or summer research programmes.

For information about the payment schedule for previous years, contact the Futures Scholarship Co-ordinator.

Read about law alumna Sheila Anderson, who funded these awards through a legacy donation.

Eligibility

You can apply if you:

are an undergraduate student with an offer (or awaiting a decision) to study single honours Law at the University of Bristol Law School
have not been enrolled on an undergraduate degree programme previously
are a Home/UK student
are eligible for financial support from your regional funding provider (i.e. Student Finance England, Student Finance Wales, Student Finance Northern Ireland, or Student Awards Agency for Scotland)
have an assessed household income of under £42,875.

Household income details will be checked with the Student Loans Company (SLC). You must apply for means-tested support from the SLC, and give your consent (along with parents/sponsors) to share this information.

Priority will be given to those students who meet a number of widening participation criteria.