Update on Middle Temple Scholarship Application Form
Please note the following:
Due to ongoing implementation of our new ICT system we have not been able to go live with our new online application form as planned. We are hoping that it will be available later in the week.
Below you will find a hard copy of the application form. You can use this form to plan the rest of the application form so that it will be a simple matter of copying the information into the online form.
Please do not submit this form. If you send in this form your application will not be accepted. Please monitor I will be publishing updates on how to apply. Please also follow our twitter page @middletemple which will inform you of when applications are open.
My apologies for this delay and any confusion caused.
If you have any other querries please email
Application Form for Middle Temple Scholarships for the Bar Professional Training Course (2017-18)
Please type in the boxes below using Arial font size 11 pt. Do not complete by hand.
Click anyrelevant check boxes to insert a tick.
Title(e.g. Mr/Mrs/Miss etc)
First Name / Middle Name(s)
Surname
Permanent (Home) Address
Postcode
Phone Number
Current Address
(if different from the address above)
Postcode
Phone Number
If applicable, date you will move out of this address upon graduating (month/year)
Email Address
Mobile Phone Number
The information provided in response to the following four questions is required purely for administrative purposes and has no bearing on the selection process.
Are you already a Student Member of the Middle Temple? / YES ☐NO ☐
If you are, what is your membership number?
Are you applying for the fulltime or parttime BPTC? / FULL TIME ☐PART TIME ☐
Please provide the start and end dates of your BPTC
(e.g. 2017-2018 or 2017-2019 etc.)
School and/ or Sixth-Form College (Please name institute and city/ town and dates*)
GCSE or ‘O’ and ‘A’ level results or equivalent, dates, subjects and grades
Date* / Qualification / Subject / Grade
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Study (excluding GDL or CPE)
If you have not yet completed your degree, please provide details below and write ‘N/A’ under Grade
University / Date* / Degree
(e.g. LLB Hons) / Subject / Grade
Please include details of all modules/examinations to date for your Undergraduate Degree
e.g. Land Law: 72%
Trusts and Equity: 52% etc.
First year / Second year / Third year
If applicable, CPE/GDL Details
University / Date* / Result (if known)
Please include details of all modules/examinations to date for your CPE/GDL
e.g. Land Law: 72%
Trusts and Equity: 52% etc.
Achievements, Interests and Activities (Max 250 words)
Any Other Occupation, Employment or Training Experience, with dates*(Max 250 words)
Mini-Pupillages, Court Visits, Mooting/ Debating etc. (Max 250 words)
*We use this information to assess applicants’ progress through academic development.
You are not under any obligation to supply dates.
The following questions are designed to assist those interviewing you in identifying areas upon which they may focus.
What onequestion would you most like the panel to ask you?
Give an example of when you have demonstrated integrity or faced an ethical dilemma.
(Max 200 words)
Give an example of a situation when you had to overcome adversity or disadvantage.
(Max 200 words)
What do you think your greatest strength is, which will enable you to succeed at the Bar?
(Max 200 words)
What is a weakness you would need to overcome in order to become a good barrister?
(Max 200 words)
If, having completed this form, you consider that there is something about your existing or anticipated financial position that has been missed, please provide that information below.
Is there any other information you would like to provide in support of your application not covered elsewhere on this form?(Max 200 words)
Certain conditions are attached to some of our awards. To assist us with allocating those, please select YES or NO to the questions below by clicking on the corresponding box.
NB: Not meeting these criteria will not preclude you from being awarded a scholarship; it merely precludes you from being awarded certain named awards.
- I am a graduate / undergraduate of Christ Church, Oxford.
- I was born and / or am resident in Jersey.
- I was mainly educated in the State School Sector.
Do you hold a UK or EU passport?
(If NO, please answer the following questions) / YES ☐NO ☐
For applicants who do not hold a UK or EU passport
Do you currently have a visa to live and study in the UK? / YES ☐NO ☐
- When does this visa expire? (Please supply a copy with your application)
Would you have restrictions to work in the UK after completing your studies? / YES ☐NO ☐
If YES, what type of visa application do you intend to make to enable you to practise at the Bar of England and Wales? Please give details below.