How to apply - Inner Temple

Application Process

Key dates

Task/Event	Dates
Application window	Applications open in mid-March and close in mid-May
Reference deadline	1 week after the application submission deadline
Results	31 July 2026 (expected)

Application Form

Applications must be submitted via the online application form which is linked on the Pupillage Awards homepage when the application window is open.

The application form is broken down into the following sections:

Pupillage details
your education
work experience (legal and non-legal)
supporting information (longer form questions)
contextual recruitment
financial circumstances

Candidates submit one application form and are considered for all Pupillage Awards at the same time.

References

After submitting your application, you will be sent a link to provide details of 2 referees (academic or professional). If you are still studying at undergraduate level, at least one should be academic.
Referees will then be contacted directly to upload their reference.
Referees must have known you for at least 6-months and cannot be family members.
References are due 1-week after the application deadline.

Assessment

A selection panel, made of representatives from the Scholarship & Outreach Committee, and the Marshall Hall Trust, review and assess all application forms.

There is no interview for the Inner Temple pupillage awards, but if you are selected for Marshall Hall funding a short interview with the Trustees of the Marshall Hall Trust will be required.