Other Awards
Entente Cordiale
Set up in 1995, at the time of Franco-British Summit, the Entente Cordiale Scholarships scheme is designed to promote higher education, to encourage contacts and increase exchanges between France and the United Kingdom.
The aim of the scheme is to challenge preconceived ideas by putting them to the test against the realities of life in France and the United Kingdom, at an age when impressions and friendships are made for life. The Entente Cordiale Scholarships are financed by the private sector and are intended for outstanding students. The Scholarships will provide for an academic year's study across the Channel.
Madame Simone Veil is the President of the Association Entente Cordiale set up in France and Lord Jenkins of Hillhead is the Chairman of the Entente Cordiale Trust in the United Kingdom.
The scheme is administered by the British Council in Paris and the Cultural Department of the French Embassy in London.
Conditions to be met by British applicants:
You are a post-graduate student in the UK destined for a career in the private or public sectors and you wish to proceed further with your studies or research in a French University or 'Grande Ecole'.
The Scholarship is awarded for an academic year and covers registration fees, living expenses (at present in the region of FF4500 monthly in Paris, FF3800 monthly outside). Allowances are also given towards the purchase of books, and towards arrival and departure costs.
Application forms are available on request from your International Relations/Careers Office, or by post from :
Entente Cordiale Scholarships
Service Culturel
Ambassade de France
23 Cromwell Road
London
SW7 2EL
Tel : 0207 838 2055
Fax 0207 838 2088
The Henry Malcolm Hubbard Law Scholarship
Mr. Henry Malcolm Hubbard, a solicitor, died on 23rd December 1946, establishing by his will a fund, The Law Scholarship Fund, part of the income of which was to be applied in granting scholarships to trainee solicitors. By the terms of the will for a person to be eligible for the award of a scholarship he or she must at the time the award is made have passed the Legal Practice Course and be serving under a training contract. However, the Trustees have been granted authority to include within the beneficial class young solicitors admitted for not more than three years. A condition of the award is that the scholar, during the term of the award, shall study in one or more of France, Spain or Canada, the law and legal procedure of that country.
The period of study will normally be for one year and will usually be after admission; it is only exceptionally that such study can be reckoned as good service under a training contract. In accordance with the will the conditions and regulations for the award and tenure of the scholarships are to be settled by the Council of the Law Society, the Trustees of the will having certain overriding powers. But the award of the scholarship is at the absolute discretion of the Trustees.
In 1998 a scholarship or scholarships up to a total value of î15,000 can be awarded. If the Trustees decide to award more than one scholarship the amount awarded would be unlikely to be sufficient to provide in full for the scholars' upkeep for a year. Consequently, candidates should be prepared to obtain some form of paid employment, e.g. with a law firm, or some other form of financial support. Candidates should indicate their position in this respect, and also any other financial considerations that might bear upon their ability to take up a scholarship.
The policy of the Trustees is to pay the award in two equal instalments, the first one when the candidate leaves England and the balance when he/she has submitted a report to the Trustees at the half-way stage in the studies. A further report in greater detail is required on the scholar's return.
Application forms on which to apply for a scholarship are available from:
Colin Beatty
Legal Education Division
The Law Society
Ipsley Court
Redditch
B98 0TD
Tel.: 020 7242 1222