Joel Joffe LLB Scholarships 2024/2025 at the University of Fort Hare and the University of the Western Cape: (Deadline 16 September, 2024)
Applications are open for the Joel Joffe LLB Scholarships 2024/2025 at the University of Fort Hare and the University of the Western Cape. These scholarships are offered in memory of Joel Joffe, who was Nelson Mandela’s lawyer in the 1963/4 Rivonia Trial. He played a crucial role in the struggle for democracy in South Africa. The Trust continues to build on his legacy, inspiring others to do as much as possible to realise human rights and reduce poverty.
Canon Collins Trust invites applications from current 3rd year students (going into their 4th year in 2025) studying for an LLB at the University of the Western Cape or the University of Fort Hare. They will provide funding of R40,000 towards the last year of your LLB studies, an opportunity to enhance your academic and leadership skills through organised events and a paid internship at a public interest law firm for approximately five months after your graduation.
Scholarship
The Joel Joffe scholarship includes:
- R40,000 towards the last year of your LLB study.
- A paid internship at Equal Education Law Centre or Legal Resources Centre after the completion of LLB study.
- An opportunity to enhance your academic and leadership skills through organised events.
Eligibility
Applicants must be:
- A national of, and normally resident in, South Africa.
- In possession of a strong academic record and extra-curricular involvement.
- A current undergraduate 3rd year student of Law at the University of the Western Cape or the University of Fort Hare.
They support both full and part-time study and will consider applications from those who wish to study by distance learning.
Application
The deadline for applications is September 16, 2024 at 3pm GMT. Late applications will not be considered.
For more information, visit Joel Joffe LLB Scholarships.
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