Ewen Cameron Scholarship in Comparative Private Law

One partial scholarship to be allocated to any applicant on the LLM in Comparative Private Law starting in September 2025. This award has been made possible thanks to the generous legacy of Edinburgh Law School alumnus Ewen Cameron.

The scholarship will offer £5,000 to the successful candidate to be redeemed against tuition fees.

Any applicant who is accepted for admission to the full-time LLM in Comparative Private Law starting in the 2025-26 academic year.

Please note that you must already have applied to study the LLM in Comparative Private Law before applying for this scholarship.

The award will be made on the basis of academic merit and the strength of a personal statement. Within your personal statement please include:

• the specific elements of the LLM or MSc programme that attracted you to the University of Edinburgh and why these are meaningful to you; and
• explain how successful completion of this programme will benefit your career, personal development and / or enable you to contribute to your community/region or country?

Priority will be given to those who have not had the opportunity to study at masters level previously.

Applicants should already have been offered a place at the University of Edinburgh and should have firmly accepted that offer or be intending to do so.

Any applicant who is accepted for admission to the full-time LLM in Comparative Private Law starting in the 2025-26 academic year.Please note that you must already have applied to study the LLM in Comparative Private Law before applying for this scholarship.

Apply online to the relevant programme. 

Once you have applied, complete the Law School Scholarship Application Form and send the completed form to pg.law.enquiries@ed.ac.uk

Download scholarship application form [Word doc]

After you have applied you will receive an email notification of your scholarship application. You will not receive any further communications until the deadline for the scholarship has passed and all the applications have been assessed.

Applicants will be notified of the outcome by the end of June 2025 at the latest.

Personal Statement

• Within your personal statement please include:
  • The specific elements of the LLM or MSc programme that attracted you to the University of Edinburgh and whey these are meaningful to you.
  • Explain how successful completion of this programme will benefit your career, personal development and / or enable you to contribute to your community/region or country?
• Your personal statement should be no longer than 250 words.

Please ensure that you reference on your application that you are applying for the relevant scholarship.

Documents Required

• Application
• Degree Certificates
• Academic Transcripts
• One Reference
• Personal Statement
• English Language Proficiency