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Sydney Law School

Postgraduate coursework scholarships
We have a range of scholarship options for domestic students studying postgraduate law.

To find a scholarship that works for you, browse the full list of postgraduate coursework scholarships for Sydney Law School students in the table below.

This page includes scholarships for both prospective and current domestic students. 

Scholarship Value Eligibility
CA Coghlan and AN Littlejohn Scholarship for the Juris Doctor $6000
  • Unconditional offer to study a JD
  • High academic achiever
Charles Herbert Currey Memorial Scholarship in Law Up to $40,000 
  • Currently enrolled in final year of a Bachelor of Laws or a Juris Doctor within the University of Sydney Law School
  • Alumni must be a recent graduate from Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor of the University of Sydney Law School.
Charles Herbert Currey Memorial Scholarship for LawWithoutWalls Sprint Program $2,000
  • Domestic and international student
  • Currently enrolled in a full-time or part-time Bachelor of Laws, Juris Doctor, Master of Laws and Master of Business Law within the University of Sydney Law School
  • Willing to attend the LawWithoutWalls (LWOW) Sprint program
Eric Cunstance Shaw Scholarship Up to $7000
  • Regional or remote student
  • Commencing a LLB or Juris Doctor
  • Demonstrate leadership experience, communication skills, personal interests and community engagement
Ivan Roberts Scholarship $50,000
  • About to graduate from Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor at the University of Sydney
  • Have graduated from a Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor from the University of Sydney within the last 5 years
  • Unconditional offer of admission in a postgraduate degree within the Sydney Law School, or equivalent institution.
John O'Brien Memorial Coursework Scholarships Up to $10,000 p.a.
  • Master of Criminology student
  • High academic achiever
Judge J Ralph J Perdriau Practical Legal Training Scholarship for Marrickville Legal Centre $20,000
  • Domestic/international student
  • Currently enrolled in final semester in a LLB or JD
  • Undertake a 75 day PLT program at Marrickville Legal Centre
Judge J Ralph J Perdriau Practical Legal Training Scholarship for Redfern Legal Centre $20,000 
  • Domestic or international student
  • Currently enrolled in final semester in LLB or JD
  • Undertake a 75-day PLT program at the Redfern Legal Centre
Judge Ralph J Perdriau First Nations Scholarship for the Juris Doctor $50,000 p.a. (up to 3 years)
  • First Nations Students
  • Have an unconditional offer of admission to the Juris Doctor at the University of Sydney Law School
  • Must identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
Longworth Scholarship for the Juris Doctor $20,000
  • Australian citizen or permanent resident
  • Offer of admission to study the JD full-time
  • Demonstrate financial hardship
Peter Cameron Sydney Oxford Scholarship Up to $60,000
  • Applied for Bachelors of Civil Law (or equivalent) at the University of Oxford
  • Australian citizen or permanent resident
Pitt Cobbett Scholarship Up to $5,000
  • Demonstrate financial hardship
  • Enrolled in full-time in either the undergraduate Combined Law or the Juris Doctor Program
Ross Waite Parsons Postgraduate Coursework Law Scholarship $10,000
  • Unconditional offer of admission for a master's by coursework program at the Sydney Law School
  • High academic achiever
Sydney Law School Exchange Scholarship $2000
  • High academic achiever experiencing financial hardship
  • Enrolled in final year of LLB or JD
The Alan Neaves Scholarship Up to $3,000
  • Domestic/international student
  • Full-time or part-time student currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor (JD) degree at the University of Sydney Law School
  • have been approved by the University of Sydney Law School to undertake a law program including inter alia international mooting, legal internships, legal placement (for credit or co-curricular), exchange offshore programs, etc.
The Benjafield and McCallum AO Scholarship $5,000 p.a. (up to 1 year)
  • Currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or a Juris Doctor (JD) 
  • Registered with Inclusion and Disability Services (IDS) 
  • Must be eligible and wiling to enrol in the unit of study LAWS3525/5225 Legal Internship
The David Burnett Memorial Scholarship in Social Justice up to $6000
  • Enrolled full-time in LLB or JD
  • Enrolled in the Sydney Law School Social Justice Program
The Justice Peter Hely Scholarship $20,000
  • Australian citizen or permanent resident
  • Completed or about to complete a coursework law degree
  • Unconditional offer to study a postgraduate degree
The Robinson Family Scholarship for Female Indigenous Students (Law) $20,000 p.a. (up to 1.5 years)
  • Domestic student
  • Female Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
  • Enrolled in or have an unconditional offer of admission to an undergraduate or postgraduate degree within the University of Sydney Law School
The University of Sydney Law School Dean's Mobility Scholarship $3,000 
  • Domestic/international student
  • Full-time or part-time student currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor (JD) degree at the University of Sydney Law School
  • have been approved by the University of Sydney Law School to undertake an international moot or School - specific law offshore programs
Wigram Allen Scholarship for Juris Doctor Award $8000
  • Unconditional offer to study a JD
  • High academic achiever
Zoe Hall Memorial Scholarship up to $6000
  • Australian citizen or permanent resident
  • Enrolled in final or penultimate year of LLB or JD