Joel Joffe LLB Scholarships at the University of Fort Hare
Applicant criteria
- 18 - 60
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
The Joel Joffe LLB Scholarships 2024/2025 are offered in memory of Joel Joffe, who was Nelson Mandela’s lawyer in the 1963/4 Rivonia Trial. He played a crucial role in the struggle for democracy in South Africa. The Trust continues to build on his legacy, inspiring others to do as much as possible to realise human rights and reduce poverty.
Canon Collins Trust invites applications from current 3rd year students (going into their 4th year in 2025) studying for an LLB at the University of the Western Cape or the University of Fort Hare. They will provide funding of R40,000 towards the last year of your LLB studies, an opportunity to enhance your academic and leadership skills through organised events and a paid internship at a public interest law firm for approximately five months after your graduation.
Scholarship of Joffe LLB Scholarships
The Joel Joffe scholarship includes:
- R40,000 towards the last year of your LLB study.
- A paid internship at Equal Education Law Centre or Legal Resources Centre after the completion of LLB study.
- An opportunity to enhance your academic and leadership skills through organised events.
Benefits
- R40,000 towards the last year of your LLB study.
- A paid internship at Equal Education Law Centre or Legal Resources Centre after the completion of LLB study.
- An opportunity to enhance your academic and leadership skills through organised events.
Eligibility criteria
- A national of, and normally resident in, South Africa.
- In possession of a strong academic record and extra-curricular involvement.
- A current undergraduate 3rd year student of Law at the University of the Western Cape or the University of Fort Hare.