Channel 4 - Journalism Trainee Scheme Bursary

Channel 4 in conjunction with City University London are offering a great opportunity for budding journalists.

They are looking for enthusiastic graduates with a passion for news and current affairs... They're also looking to better reflect Britain’s multi-cultural society, so are particularly encouraging people with knowledge of the Pakistani, Bangladeshi or African-Caribbean communities to apply.

If you think you might fit the bill you can find out more and apply via City University London's website. But hurry, the deadline is 11th June!

Study in Japan or the USA

If you want to study in the USA or Japan in 2011 there are some deadlines approaching for awards and bursaries.

Fulbright Postgraduate Student Awards are for UK citizens looking to undertake postgraduate or doctoral study in a US university. Deadline is 31 May 2010, more info can be found here.

The deadline for Japanese Government (MEXT) Postgraduate Scholarships is 9 June 2010. These are for up to 24 months' study in Japan and no prior knowledge of the Japanese language is necessary. Apply via the Embassy of Japan.

Available for short term study in Japan is the JSPS Award for pre and post doctoral researchers. For fellowships to start between November 2010 and March 2011 the deadline is 1 June 2010 and more details can be found here.

Law Society Bursary and Diversity Award Scheme

The Law Society's Bursary and Diversity Access awards for 2010-11 have now been announced. Both schemes offer assistance with fees for the Legal Practice Course (LPC) to exceptional aspiring entrants to the solicitors’ profession. Further information on applying is available on the Junior Lawyers Division website under "funding and financial assistance".

Both schemes will open on 1st March 2010 and close on 31st March 2010.

See http://www.juniorlawyers.lawsociety.org/

UKRC Technical Training Grant

The UKRC Training Grant is a new scheme to help women progress in Science, Engineering and Technology. Grants of up to £500 are available to help fund professional and technical study and training in a wide variety of courses. More information on the scheme and eligibility can be found online.

Lincoln's Inn Scholarships

Lincoln's Inn is offering a variety of scholarships, bursaries, awards and prizes to candidates of merit to assist them throughout their CPE, BPTC or pupillage years. For 2010-2011 the total value of awards has been increased to £1,342,000. The deadline for BPTC course awards is 6th November 2009, see the Lincoln's Inn website for a full list of scholarships, their closing dates and eligibilities.

Study in New Zealand

Commonwealth Scholarships for Postgraduate study are available for UK citizens wishing to study a Masters or PhD in New Zealand. The awards are for eight universities and are for courses starting in February 2010. The closing date is 12th May 2009. Please see the CSCUK website for more information and details on how to apply.

HRLA Bursary Award

The Human Rights Lawyers Association will provide around 5 awards from a maximum annual bursary fund of £5,000. This is to assist law students and recent graduates in undertaking internships, work placements and other unpaid or poorly paid work in human rights law. The deadline to apply is 1st April 2009 and more information on the bursaries can be found online.