The Lemn Sissay Law Bursaries are available to Black African, Black Caribbean and Black-mixed heritage students starting one of our undergraduate Law programmes.
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The University of Manchester is proud to offer the Lemn Sissay Law Bursaries, formerly the Black Lawyers Matter initiative, which helps address financial challenges when starting university. Founded in 2017 and named after our former chancellor, the bursaries aim to address the low numbers of Black and Black-mixed heritage people in legal and criminal justice professions. They are particularly focused on supporting those from socio-economically underrepresented backgrounds, particularly in the Greater Manchester area.
Essential criteria are criteria you must meet to be considered for this scheme. Students who do not meet this criteria will not be considered for this award. The essential criteria for this scheme are as follows:
To be eligible for this bursary, you must meet the following:
Priority criteria are additional criteria we use based on the information you have provided us to make our final selection decisions. The priority criteria for this scheme are as follows:
Priority will be given to those who:
The University will automatically assess all eligible applicant.
Breaks in funding
This award is not provided during study years abroad, placement years, or if a student takes a study interruption.
Understanding your fee status
This scheme uses your fee status as part of its eligibility criteria. Find out more about how the University of Manchester assesses tuition fee statuses here: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/tuition-fee-status/
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