Students given scholarship
TWO UNIVERSITY law students have each been awarded a £1,500 scholarship to help boost their ambitions of joining the legal profession.
Mariam Shahid and Zain Khan are the first ever Leeds Beckett University students to receive the Halifax Law Society Scholarship.
The initiative was set up to support LBU students from Calderdale who have excelled in their entry qualifications but might not have the means to support themselves financially through university.
First-year law student Zain Khan, from Halifax, said: “Being awarded the scholarship from the Halifax Law Society makes me feel proud of my town and where I come from, and the financial support that this scholarship offers encourages me to strive to achieve my potential.”
First-year student Mariam
Shahid, who is also from Halifax, added: “It was really heartening to someone like me that the Halifax Law Society were taking the time and effort to support others. The scholarship will be a massive help to me in my time at Leeds Beckett.”
The scholarship is a new partnership between Leeds Beckett University, the Halifax Law Society and the Community Foundation for Calderdale.
Two scholarships of £1,500 will be offered each academic year, which will benefit 20 Leeds Beckett law students over the next ten years.
Deveral Capps, Dean of the Leeds Law School, said: “This scholarship will support less privileged students studying with us. The Halifax Law Society Scholarship continues our engagement with the wider legal community to improve the educational experience for our students including our Leeds Law School Law Clinic and our student mentoring scheme.”
‘The scholarship will be a massive help to me in my time at Leeds Beckett’
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