Annual £2,000 award for women from immigrant or refugee background who intend to practice or teach law
Applications are now open for the Inderpal Rahal Memorial Trust's annual award for 2021.
The Trust makes one or two annual awards of £2,000 to women who are from an immigrant or refugee background and who intend to practice or teach law in the UK. The awards are made in memory of the young barrister Inderpal Rahal.
Details of how to apply for this year's award are below. You should submit your application by Friday, 23 April 2021
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INDERPAL RAHAL MEMORIAL TRUST Following the tragic death of young barrister Inderpal Rahal a charitable trust has been established in her memory, to enable women experiencing financial hardship to further their legal education. The trust applies to women who are from an immigrant or refugee background and who intend to practice or teach law in the UK. Each summer The Trust makes one, or occasionally two, awards of £2,000 towards undertaking or pursuing Bar or solicitors' exams, pupillage, solicitors' training, or other legal placement or research in the UK or abroad. Please note that no awards will be made towards the taking of a first degree in law. If you feel that you might be eligible for consideration for an award, please email irmt@gclaw.co.uk to obtain an application form * Annual timetable for 2021: Application forms circulated in March. Closing date late April. Shortlisting/interviewing in May/June The closing date for applications for the 2021 Award is Friday 23 April 2021 |