{"id":1906,"date":"2025-07-08T16:02:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T15:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/klsemployability\/?page_id=1906"},"modified":"2025-08-08T13:58:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T12:58:55","slug":"interviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/getintolaw\/how-to-2\/becoming-a-barrister\/interviews\/","title":{"rendered":"– Bar Scholarships and Interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"

BPTC Scholarships\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Each of 4 Inns of Court offer scholarships, bursaries and grants for the vocational part of your training to be a barrister (i.e the bar course).\u00a0 \u00a0 Scholarships are awarded on merit and may be topped up based on means.\u00a0 Although each Inn is different they all, essentially, want to make awards to people who both deserve them demonstrate the motivations and skills needed to succeed in the bar course and who stand a good chance of progressing to pupillage.\u00a0 The awards do not have to be paid back.<\/p>\n

Each Inn has many awards on offer but you may apply to only one Inn for consideration.\u00a0 \u00a0You do not need to be a member of an Inn to apply but, if you are already a member of an Inn you will not be able to apply to any other.\u00a0 If you are successfully given an award you will need to join the awarding Inn to receive it.\u00a0 \u00a0You apply by application form which can be found on the Inn’s website.\u00a0 You will need to provide personal information (including income (although this is not the criteria for making an award – but may be the criteria for increasing the award), details of your legal experiences (i.e. work experience, mini-pupillages, mooting etc.) and references.\u00a0 \u00a0If your application is selected you will progress to the next stage – an interview.\u00a0 \u00a0Interviews are short but crucial.<\/p>\n

The closing date for applications is always the first Friday in November.<\/p>\n

To find out more see:<\/strong><\/p>\n