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.

The award provides £2,000 for the first, second and third years. There is also a further £1,000 available as Career Employability funding.

If you started before 2025/26

Your awards have a value of £3,500 if you started before 2025/26. You receive £2,000 in the first year, with a further £750 in the second and third years. There is also a further £1,000 available as Career Employability Funding.

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 a household income of £50,000 or less as confirmed by the Student Loans Company

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.