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Information for scholarship holders

Your year as a scholarship holder:

Accepting your place (February/March)
  1. If you have been notified via email that you have received a scholarship, you will need to respond directly to the Pegasus Trust (Pegasus@innertemple.org.uk) to confirm your acceptance of your place.
  2. You will then need to complete the acceptance module on the application portal. Please log into the portal and submit the acceptance documents:
    1. Pre-placement survey. This is a short survey regarding your expectations of your placement, as well as an opportunity to provide feedback about your experience with the Trust so far. The questions will directly correlate with the post-placement survey.
    2. Undertaking form. This form outlines your responsibilities as a Pegasus scholar and ambassador for the Trust. It is imperative that it is signed and returned at the point of acceptance.
  3. Letters of confirmation. We will require uploaded letters from either your Head of Chambers and Head Clerk or your employer to confirm that they are aware of your placement and consent to your going on placement and the pause to your work.
  4. CVs in both English and French
  5. Banking details. You will be asked to provide banking details in order to receive your award at a later stage.
Declining your place

If you would like to decline your place, please write to the Trust within 2 weeks of receipt of the offer.

Introductions (March/April)
  1. We will look to make introductions between hosts and scholars in March and April, dependent on the availability of the hosts.
  2. Host descriptions can be found here.
Ahead of placement (April onwards)
  1. Prior to undertaking placement, please check your award(your award letter will confirm the amount for your grant funded by the Trust)
  2. Procuring visas is the responsibility of the scholar. Please reach out to the hosting partners for more information on visa requirements. The Trust will be able to provide support letters to confirm your award, but the hosting partners will be able to advise on further information.
Undertaking Placement (August/ September)
  1. Ahead of your placement you will be paid your grant by the end of August ahead of your stage in Paris
  2. The placement will take place over the month of September culminating in the Mock Trial which will take place on the last Friday of September