Applications are invited for awards from the Criminal Bar Association Bursary.
Major Bursaries of up to £5,000 will be awarded to successful applicants.
The award competition is open to members of the CBA under 7 years’ call. The fund is designed to assist pupils and practising barristers from financially disadvantaged backgrounds.
Please complete the application form and return it, together with a reference from the applicant’s Head of Chambers, to the CBA Administrator, CBA Administrator.
The application form requires details of background and means, together with a reference from the Applicant’s Head of Chambers (or pupil supervisor if a reference from the Head of Chambers is unavailable).
The assessment will be primarily means-tested; performance in exams will therefore not be determinative but will assist the panel in assessing the applicant’s suitability.
A number of applicants will be invited to compete in an advocacy exercise to be held and judged by the Chair of the CBA Social Mobility Committee and members of the same committee.
For further details, please contact the CBA Administrator.
The Bursary Fund is generously supported by leading legal publishers Thomson Reuters (Sweet & Maxwell) and a number of Criminal Chambers.
Please submit your application to the CBA Administrator by 1st November 2024. nb: the Bursary application process is currently under review and we will update this page in the New Year with that outcome – application are still accepted but please note you will not be informed of the competition process until the New Year.
The Bursary Fund is generously supported by leading legal publishers Thomson Reuters (Sweet & Maxwell), Oxford University and a number of Criminal Chambers, including:
| 12CP Barristers | Southampton |
| 187 Fleet Street | London |
| 2 Bedford Row | London |
| 2 Hare Court with special thanks | London |
| 23 Essex Street | London |
| 25 Bedford Row | London |
| 3 Temple Gardens | London |
| 30 Park Place Chambers | Cardiff |
| 5 King’s Bench Walk | London |
| 5 Paper Buildings | London |
| 3 Raymond Building | London |
| Albion Chambers | Bristol |
| Apex Chambers | Cardiff |
| Church Court Chambers | London |
| Cornwall Street Chambers with special thanks | Birmingham |
| Crucible Chambers | London |
| Devon Chambers | Plymouth |
| Doughty Street Chambers | London |
| Drystone Chambers | London |
| Farringdon Chambers | London |
| Foundry Chambers | London |
| Furnival Chambers | London |
| Garden Court Chambers | London |
| Goldsmiths Chambers | London |
| Gough Square Chambers | London |
| Guildhall Chambers | Bristol |
| KCH Garden Square | Nottingham |
| Lincoln House Chambers | Manchester |
| NO5 Chambers | Birmingham |
| QEB Hollis Whiteman | London |
| Red Lion Chambers | London |
| Six Pump Court | London |
| St John’s Building | Manchester |
| St Philip’s Chambers | Birmingham |
| Trinity Chambers | Newcastle |