Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund (LPFF): Bursaries 2024

The Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund invites qualifying students to apply for the 2024 Bursary Programme.

Bursaries will be awarded for: Undergraduate and Postgraduate Law studies.

Undergraduate students: Will receive funding for the final 2 years of of their LLB studies. Students who are in their 2nd year of study will receive funding for their 3rd and 4th year of study, while students who are in their 3rd year of study will receive funding for their final year of study.

Postgraduate students: Must be practising attorneys or candidate attorneys, who wish to to enhance professional standards.

What the bursary covers:

The bursary coverage amount will be determined by the Fund, to an amount approved annually by the Minister of Justice. The grant will be applied towards the recipients tuition fees.

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying:

Requirements for Undergraduate students:

• You must be a South African citizen or a South African permanent resident
• You must have completed Matric
• You must have 2 or less years left to complete your LLB qualification
• You must be studying at a recognised and accredited University in South Africa
• You must be read and agree to the rules of the bursary (listed on page 8 and 9 of the application form)
• Preference will be given to students in great financial need and students with a strong academic record

Requirements for Postgraduate students:

• You must be a South African citizen OR a South African permanent resident
• You must have completed Matric
• You must have completed a suitable undergraduate qualification (BA (Law), B Comm (Law), B Iuris or B Proc degree or a similar qualification or a revised 4-year LLB curriculum)
• You must be a practising attorney or a candidate attorney
• You must be studying at a recognised and accredited University in South Africa
• You must be read and agree to the rules of the bursary (listed on page 7 and 8 of the application form)