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Please read the following Terms and Conditions carefully and apply here.

Definitions

“BPP” means BPP University Limited, a registered company in England and Wales (company number 02609100) whose registered address is BPP House, 142-144 Uxbridge Road, London, W12 8AA.

“CGI” means CGI IT UK Limited, whose registered address is 20 Fenchurch Street, 14th Floor, London, United Kingdom, EC3M 3BY

“Charity” means Legal Social Mobility Fund; a charity registered in England and Wales under charity commission number 1177969, whose registered office is at 9 Park Lane Business Centre, Park Lane, Langham, Colchester Essex CO4 5WR.

“Grant” means the sum of up to £10,000 to be paid by CGI to the Charity, which the Charity will from time to time draw down on for the benefit of the Scholar pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Scholarship.

“Programme” means the following SQE programme delivered by BPP University starting in September 2026: LLM SQE1&2.

“Scholar” means the selected recipient of the Scholarship, as determined by BPP, the Charity and CGI.

“Scholarship” means together: 1) the Programme; 2) the Grant; and 3) Aspiring Solicitors coaching support, awarded to the Scholar.

“Reserve Scholar” means, in the event that the Scholar is unable to start the Programme in September 2026, a reserve scholar nominated by the Charity, BPP and CGI.

BPP Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the Programme, the Scholar (or Reserve Scholar) must meet all of the following criteria. The Scholar must:

apply for both a place on the Programme and the Scholarship to the Charity by no later than 23:59 on 31 July 2026;

have achieved a minimum of a 2:1 undergraduate degree or equivalent (or 2:2 with evidence of mitigating circumstances to be determined by the Charity at its discretion);

not already hold a full fee scholarship from BPP or full fee sponsorship from any organisation (including without limitation BPP, a law firm or other employer);

not at the time of their application, already be studying or enrolled onto a programme at BPP;

be in receipt of an offer of a place on the Programme by 23.59 on 7 August 2026;

accept the Scholarship and their offer of a place on the Programme within two (2) working days of being offered the Scholarship; and

commence the Programme in September 2026. No deferral of the Relevant SQE Programme will be permitted.

Recipients of Master’s funding (e.g. from Student Finance England) are eligible to apply for the Scholarship and receive the Programme.

• Applicants who require a student visa to study with BPP are responsible for obtaining their own visa and meeting any necessary visa requirements and for ensuring that their attendance is satisfactory to meet those visa requirements. BPP will not admit any person to a Programme unless that person has the legal right to study the relevant programme in the United Kingdom. Where a Scholar is unable to demonstrate such right, the Programme may be offered to a Reserve Scholar and BPP will have no liability to the original Scholar in relation to the Programme.

BPP’s General Terms and Conditions

1. Provision of the Programme by BPP to the Scholar (or the Reserve Scholar) is subject to the following terms and conditions:
3. The Programme shall at all times be subject to BPP’s general terms and conditions which apply to all BPP programmes (including the Programme) as available on its website here as updated or amended by BPP from time to time (“General Terms and Conditions”).
5. The Scholar must complete all formalities and provide evidence of eligibility to the Charity on request. If the Scholar does not meet the eligibility criteria at the date of application, or has provided inaccurate or incomplete information identified at a later date, the Charity must notify BPP in writing as soon as possible. BPP may recommend the Charity rescind the award of the Programme to the Scholar on occurrence of the foregoing, and BPP may write to the Charity of its preference or recommendation to award the Programme to the Reserve Scholar.
7. BPP may on its reasonable request, require the Scholar to attend BPP events as a BPP student ambassador, up to a maximum of three (3) such events.
9. The Scholar agrees and acknowledges that the Programme is only redeemable by enrolling in September 2026. If the Scholar defers the start date of the Programme, the offer of the Programme will automatically be withdrawn by BPP and may be rewarded to a Reserve Scholar.
11. The Programme is not transferable by the Scholar to any another student or third party or to any other programme run by BPP.
13. The Scholar shall not be offered any cash alternative to the Programme in any circumstances.
15. If the Scholar has been awarded any other scholarship(s) from BPP in respect of the Programme, such other scholarship(s) will lapse and the Scholarship will take precedent. No cash sum or alternative award will be made in respect of any such lapsed scholarships(s).
17. The Programme will not include the cost of any SQE assessments, travel, accommodation, food, living costs, relocation costs, or any other financial support of any kind, additional study or any costs associated with exemptions.

Grant Terms and Conditions

The Scholar’s eligibility to receive a maintenance grant of up to £10,000 (the Grant) shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

1. £4,000 of the Grant shall strictly be applied to the Scholar’s first examination fee for SQE1 (c.£2,006) and, if necessary, one examination re-sit fee (c.£2,006). Any unused portion of the £4,000 may be applied towards the Scholar’s examination fee for SQE2 (£3,086).
3. The Scholar may request additional Grant funding outside of the allocated £4,000 up to an additional £6,000 (for example to cover key life and/or maintenance essentials), provided that any such request is submitted in writing by the Scholar to the Charity, at least two weeks’ in advance, with full reasons substantiating how the Scholar intends to use/apply such additional funding. The Charity retains complete discretion to approve or reject any such additional funding requests.
5. The Scholar will receive monthly grocery vouchers, worth £250 each, to support the Scholar’s maintenance during the Term.

Aspiring Solicitors Coaching

The Scholar will be eligible to receive coaching from Aspiring Solicitors; such coaching package to be determined and agreed once the Scholarship has commenced.

Apply

Apply for both a place on BPP’s Programme and submit their application to the Charity by no later than 23:59 on 31 July 2026.

You can apply for one of the following grants:

• Clothing for a legal profession event / placement scheme / mentoring scheme
• Laptop (please note this will be a Windows laptop). We have also recently received a limited number of laptops kindly donated by Norton Rose Fulbright, which you can directly apply for.
• Study resources (e.g. textbooks or online subscription)
• Travel warrant (for travel to a legal profession event / placement)
• SQE support (further details provided below)

Please note we only accept one grant item request per application.

To qualify for financial support from the Legal Social Mobility Fund, you must:

• Be resident in the United Kingdom;
• Be planning a career as a solicitor in the United Kingdom;
• Be 18 years + on the day of your application;
• Be currently on, have a place confirmed at, or completed a part time or full time undergraduate or postgraduate course;
• Be able to demonstrate a firm commitment to pursuing a career as a solicitor; and
• Successfully provide an academic or professional reference, as further detailed below in the ‘References’ section.

The following criteria will also be considered:

• Educational background and attainment
• Family educational and economic background
• Parental occupation at the age of 14 years old
• Previous receipt of scholarship or bursary because of your family income or social mobility status
• Eligibility for free school meals
• Time spent in local authority care (current or past)
• Is / previously has been a refugee or asylum seeker
• Previous paid employment whilst studying/evidence of financial efforts to support study

Additional information:

• If you are currently a student, we expect you to use/provide your University/College email address.
• If you are currently a student, we expect your named reference to be contactable via an University/College email address.
• If you are planning to become a student, we may request evidence that you have been offered a place on a course.
• If your application relates to a law firm event or work experience and they are not reimbursing your expenses, we will request evidence of this. The evidence of this must be an email or letter from the law firm and/or an organisation acting for the law firm.

Sometimes we will request additional information from you in order to process your application. If we request this, the sooner you get back to us, the sooner we’ll be able to let you know whether your application is successful or not.

We are proud to have been selected by the SRA as one of the participating organisations involved in the SQE Access and Reinvestment Fund. If you are looking for funding that will cover the cost of sitting the SQE assessments, please complete this form.

We are proud to offer SQE support at the following institutions:

BPP*, University of Law*, BARBRI, and The College of Legal Practice

• You can be enrolled on to a course at the above institutions, but we are unable to assist you if your course has already begun at the time of your application
• We do not provide financial support for undergraduate tuition fees
• If you are applying for financial support towards an SQE1 or SQE2 course, you are required to have already obtained a minimum 2:1 degree
• We do not provide financials support to pay for SQE exams fees
• The maximum amount available is £5,000 (for University of Law and BPP grants only) and this amount granted to applicants is at the trustee’s discretion. For the College of Legal Practice and BARBRI, a fee discount code is provided, entitling you to around 10-20% off the total tuition fee (depending on the code provided).
• During application stage, you must state to which university/course provider you are applying, and provide any additional information such as course start date, current enrolment status etc. Unfortunately we are unable to provide support for SQE courses at institutions that are not listed above.
• *The University of Law and BPP scholarship fund has now been utilised for this year. We will update the website and application form once the credit has been renewed with these institutions.

You are required to provide one academic or professional reference. Academic references are preferred.

Academic references should be from a tutor or member of staff who is involved in pastoral care. This could be a paid or voluntary position. They cannot be a family member or friend.  A reference will only be accepted from their academic institution email.

A professional reference should be from a Manager or Supervisor from a paid or voluntary position. They cannot be a family member or friend. Where possible a reference should be provided from their professional email. Where this is not possible an explanation should be given.

Full contact details of referees must be provided, including a contact telephone number as we may contact them to clarify details.

Your referee will need to respond to our requests including stating how long they have known you for and confirm that the circumstances on which you are applying are correct.

Your application will not be progressed until we are satisfied with your reference. However, you may receive notification that your application has been unsuccessful prior to use receiving your reference if you do not satisfy other eligibility criteria.

If we do not receive your reference within a reasonable period of time, you will be notified that your application has been withdrawn.

IMPORTANT

You must provide your referees with the information you plan to put into your application.  These details will include evidencing your commitment to a career in law and why you believe you deserve a grant. 

It is your responsibility to ensure your referee send us the required information. We do not chase references on behalf of applicants.

• Living expenses e.g. including but not limited to rent, bills, childcare, travel costs to/from university;
• Costs for things that have already been paid for (e.g. if you have already begun the SQE course and paid your fees);
• Gap year or overseas projects;
• Non-personal expenditure, such as a community project;
• Courses that are not the LPC, GDL or SQE;
• Medical treatment; and
• Any type of business start-up regardless of whether it is associated with the legal profession.