Access To Law: SQE Exam Fund Scholarship

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is using the SQE Access and Reinvestment Fund to support schemes that help aspiring solicitors who face significant personal barriers to qualify. Following a successful application process, Law Training Centre has been selected to receive a share of the fund to be used to pay the SQE1 or SQE2 assessment fees for up to 10 selected candidates.

To utilise this allocation of assessment funding we have introduced a new Access to Law: SQE Exam Fund Scholarship which enables learners on Law Training Centre’s SQE preparation courses to apply for SQE1 or SQE2 assessment funding.

This new scholarship is open to learners who have previously been granted an Access to Law: SQE Prep Scholarship or Open To All Scholarship for their SQE preparation course as well as learners who have not applied for or being granted a scholarship by Law Training Centre before.  Successful applicants will have their SQE1 or SQE2 exam fees paid for by the assessment funding allocated by the SRA.

To apply you must meet the eligibility criteria and submit an application form within the timescales set. 

If you’re not sure if you would qualify, please get in touch and our team will be able to talk through the eligibility and process with you.

Scholarship details

The SQE Exam Fund Scholarship is available for learners studying our SQE preparation courses, including: SQE1 Prep: Flexi-Learn, SQE1 Prep: Exam-Track, SQE2 Full Prep, SQE1+2 Complete Prep for Law Graduates and SQE1+2 Complete Prep for LPC Graduates.

Applications for our Access To Law: SQE Exam Fund Scholarship are now open.

Successful applicants will have their SQE1 or SQE2 exam fees paid for by the assessment funding allocated by the SRA subject to terms and conditions.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible to apply you must meet all of the following criteria:

• You are self-funding the SQE assessment
• You have no/limited access to other means of paying for the SQE assessment (including access to familial loans or financial gifts, access to savings, access to loans)
• You are enrolled on an SQE Preparation course with Law Training Centre
• You are on track to successfully complete the SQE preparation course in advance of the assessment
• You are committed to booking the assessment and completing the assessment in the designated assessment window identified on your application.
• You have exceptional personal circumstances leading to the necessity for financial support
• You are not already qualified as a lawyer in another jurisdiction.

Please note that if your application is shortlisted you will be asked to provide documentation to support your declared circumstances (as applicable).  Please see terms and conditions for more information.

How to apply

If you would like to apply for the Access to Law: SQE Exam Fund Scholarship, please fill out the form below to download our application form and full terms and conditions.

Once you have completed your application form, please return it to [email protected].

We are currently accepting applications for those who plan to take the SQE1 or SQE2 assessment in January 2026. We cannot guarantee that funding will be available for subsequent SQE1 or SQE2 assessment sittings.

We encourage applications to submit their applications to be considered in advance of the SQE assessment booking windows opening.  Applications submitted to us within 10 working days of the relevant assessment window closing will not be accepted.  (Please note that we will publish further dates following the publication of the booking opening and closing dates by the SRA).

The choice to delay a SQE assessment booking or payment to await the outcome of an application is at the applicant’s own risk.  Law Training Centre does not accept any liability for any unavailability of assessment dates or locations.

How are scholarship applications assessed?

All applications are reviewed and considered by the Law Training Centre Scholarships Team to initially confirm eligibility.

Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria, will have their application reviewed and assessed by our Scholarships Team based on a range of criteria, including:

• Academic achievement evidenced through education to date
• Passion and commitment to qualifying as a Solicitor with the SQE evidenced through personal statement.
• Demonstration of ability to pass the SQE evidenced through progress and achievements on a Law Training Centre SQE Preparation course.

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