Education

BPTC Scholarships & Awards

Reminder of deadline

Applications (via the online application system) and references must be submitted by the first Friday in November immediately preceding the start of the candidate's BPTC course. (For example those starting the course or starting their second year of the part time course in September 2014 must apply by 1 November 2013). Short-listed candidates will be interviewed in late February / early March.

Details of the awards and benefactorS:

 

The Bedingfield scholarships

 

  • Gray’s Inn’s most prestigious scholarships for the BPTC year.
  • The scholarships are made by the Bedingfield Trust, established under the will of the late Christopher (Kit) Ohl Macredie Bedingfield Q.C. (1935-1995) for the advancement of legal education amongst members and students of Gray’s Inn.
  • The Bedingfield Trustees do not have voting power, but are present at the interviews and offer input regarding the applicants.

 
 

 

The Prince of Wales scholarships

  • Awarded by the Inn in honour of H.R.H. Charles, Prince of Wales.
  • A Royal Bencher of Gray’s Inn since 1975.

 

 

 

 

The BPTC Named Awards

Some of these awards are named as follows:

 

The Birkenhead Award 

  • Endowed in 1931 by Sir Harry Vanderpant, a member of Gray’s, in memory of F.E. Smith, Viscount Birkenhead (1872-1930).
  • Admitted 1894, Called 1899, Treasurer 1916-19; Solicitor General and Attorney General 1915 and Lord Chancellor 1919-1922.

 

 

The Bacon Award

  • Established in 1873 along with The Holt Award to attract more students at a time when Inn membership was in decline.
  • Named after Sir Francis Bacon (the Viscount St Albans and Baron Verulam (1561-1626)), famous statesman and philosopher, Treasurer 1608-17, Lord Chancellor 1618.


Lord Justice Holker Awards (8)

  • Named after Sir John Holker (1828-1882).
  • Admitted 1851, Called 1854, Bencher 1868, Treasurer 1875, Lord Justice of Appeal 1882.
  • He left his estate to his wife with a provision, not binding on her, that when she died she should bequeath what he had left her to Gray’s Inn. Her will specified that the Society should hold the estate upon trust for sale and investment and apply the income of the trust for the purpose of awards to be called The Lord Justice Holker awards.

 

 




The Uthwatt Award

  • Founded in memory of Lord Uthwatt of Lathbury, a Master of the Bench.


The Holt Award

  • Established in 1873 along with The Bacon Award to attract more students at a time when Inn membership was in decline.
  • Named after Sir John Holt, Lord Chief Justice 1689-1719, admitted 1652, Called 1664, Chief Justice of the Court of King’s Bench 1689.

 

The Cynthia Terry Award

  • Founded by Master Oswald Terry, a former Under-Treasurer of the Society, in memory of his wife.
  • Admitted 1945, married Oswald Terry 1948, died 1974.

 

The Gerald Moody Award

  • Founded by the late Dr Gerald T Moody, a member of the Society, admitted 1910, died 1943.


The Steen Award

  • Founded by the late Stephen Nicholas Steen, a member of the Society, Called 1949, died 1988.

 

The Sir Dingle Foot Award

  • Founded by Lady Dingle Foot in memory of her husband, The Right Hon Sir Dingle Foot QC (1905-1978).
  • Labour MP, Solicitor-General 1964-1967.
  • Admitted 1930, Bencher 1952, Treasurer 1968.

 

 

 

 

The William Shaw Award

  • Founded in memory of William Shaw QC (1816-1885) by Mrs Mary Bailey, a close relative.
  • Admitted 1841, Called 1844, Bencher 1880, Treasurer 1884.


The Albion Richardson Award

  • Founded by the will of the late Sir Albion Richardson CBE, KC, Treasurer 1944.


The Goldie Award

  • Founded by the will of the late John H C Goldie (1904-1974), a Master of the Bench in memory of his father Robert Murdoch Goldie.
  • Called 1929, Bencher 1967.


The Wilfred Getz Award

  • Founded by the family of the late Wilfred Getz (died 1988).


The Wilfred Watson Award (2)

  • Founded by the late Master Richard Yorke QC in memory of his uncle.

 

The Edmund-Davies Award

  

  • Founded in memory of the late Master Lord Edmund-Davies (1906-1992) by his family.
  • Admitted 1924, Called 1929, Bencher 1948, Treasurer 1965, Lord of Appeal 1974.

 

 

 

The Shakespeare Memorial Award

 

  • Raised by donations from many members of the Inn to celebrate the 400th anniversary production of "Comedy of Errors" in Gray's Inn Hall.

 

 

 

 

The James Crouch Award

  • Founded under the will of the late James Crouch (died 1947).
  • Admitted 1909, Called 1912.


The Richard Yorke Award

  • Founded under the will of the late Master Richard Yorke QC (1930-1991).
  • Called 1956, Bencher 1981.

 

The Denise Pannick Award

 

  • Founded in memory of his wife by Master Lord David Pannick QC, her family and friends.
    • Barrister of Inner Temple.

 

 

 

 

BPTC Awards
Any additional awards are termed ‘BPTC Awards’

 

BPTC Residential Scholarships
In 2012 Gray’s Inn added to its scholarship and award portfolio a flat located in South Square of the Gray’s Inn estate. The Scholars Flat contains four bedrooms named Coney Court, Chapel Court, Holborn Court and Portpool.  The Inn is a collegiate environment and wishes for its students to live and work within it.  To this end the flat is available to four BPTC scholars each year who have a desire and will commit to participate in the life of the Inn.

If shortlisted for a BPTC Scholarship interview a candidate will have the opportunity to apply for a Residential Scholarship. At the close of the BPTC scholarship interviews (around late February / early March), the interviewing panel agrees its list of candidates to receive awards as well as which particular award will be made to whom and the cash value of each.  From that list of scholars a separate panel draws a short list from those who have also applied for a Residential Scholarship to be interviewed (around early April).

The decision to offer a Residential Scholarship is based on both the candidate’s financial need and commitment to participate in the life of the Inn.

The residential scholars share the flat for a period of 11 months beginning 1 September and ending 31 July.

 

Submitting an application

The BPTC Scholarships and Awards require an application submitted via the online scholarship application system.  Please click here to access the system. New users will be required to create an account.

Next application period opens: Monday 15 September 2014
Deadline: Friday 7 November 2014

If you are using the system in Internet Explorer 9 or above please ensure you disable ‘compatibility view’ before starting an application. Please click here for instructions on how to do this.

 


For full details regarding the application process, references and general conditions for applicants & scholars please visit the Conditions for Applicants & Scholars