Outgoing Scholarships

Number of placements available: 1

Duration: 6 weeks

Dates: Autumn

Area of law: Commercial

Funding: The Pegasus Scholarship Trust will cover the cost of return flights and provide a stipend of £500/week for the duration of the placement.

About the placement: Placements are arranged by the Victoria Commercial Bar Association, who will place scholars, depending on their areas of interest int various commercial settings in Melbourne, Australia

Number of placements available: 1

Duration: 6 weeks

Dates: Flexible (Spring/Summer)

Area of law: Commercial

Funding: The Pegasus Scholarship Trust will cover the cost of return flights; and the hosts will provide a stipend (amount TBC) and cover the cost of accommodation.

About the placement: The time spent on placement in Bermuda will be with Carey Olsen. The host law firm can often assist with finding accommodation and will cover the costs of this.

Click the links below to read reports from previous scholars who undertook the Bermuda placement.

- Reanne MacKenzie - 2019 Scholar

- Emma Loizou - 2023 Scholar

Number of placements available: 1

Duration: 8-12 weeks

Dates: Flexible (usually September-December)

Area of law: Commercial

Funding: The Pegasus Scholarship Trust will cover the cost of return flights; and provide a stipend (of £500/week) for the duration of the placement

About the placement: The time spent on the placement is split between a commercial law firm and the DIFC courts. Assistance is provided in finding accommodation.

Click the links below to read reports from previous scholars who undertook the Dubai placement.

Hazel Hobbs - 2019 Pegasus Scholar

Unfortunately, the ECHR placement is not available for 2025.

Click here to read a report from the 2019 Pegasus Scholar who undertook the ECHR placement.

Number of placements available: 2

Duration: 8 weeks

Dates: Flexible

Area of law: Criminal/ Human Rights/ Public Interest

Funding: The Pegasus Scholarship Trust will cover the cost of return flights and the hosts will provide a stipend of INR 17,000/week (approx. £185/week)

About the placement: The placement will be arranged by the Kapila & Nirmal Hingorani Foundation around your legal interests, ideally in the fields of criminal, human rights or other areas of public interest law. It is envisaged that the placement may entail time with both law firms and NGOs engaged in areas of public interest law.

Click here to read a report from the 2019 Pegasus Scholar who undertook the India placement.

Number of placements available: 1

Duration: 6 weeks

Dates: Flexible

Area of law: Flexible

Funding: The Pegasus Scholarship Trust will cover the cost of return flights and provide a stipend of £500/week for the duration of the placement.

About the placement: Placements are arranged by MITAA (Malaysian Inner Temple Alumni Association), who will place scholars, depending on their areas of interest. The placement will include travel to various parts of Malaysia to observe different court settings.

Number of placements available: 3

Duration: 3 months Dates: Flexible

Area of law: Civil/ Crime/ Family/ Commercial

Funding: The Pegasus Scholarship Trust will cover the cost of return flights and the hosts will provide a stipend (amount tbc).

About the placement: Placements are arranged by Crown Office Law, who will place scholars with firms, depending on their interests.

Click here to read a report from one of the 2019 Pegasus Scholars who undertook the New Zealand placement.

Unfortunately, the Singapore placement is not available for 2025.

Click here to read a report from the 2019 Pegasus Scholar who undertook the Singapore placement.

Number of placements available: 1

Duration: 3 months

Dates: Flexible

Area of law: Flexible

Funding: The Pegasus Scholarship Trust will cover the cost of return flights and provide a stipend of £500/week for the duration of the placement.

About the placement: The Pegasus Scholar would be based in the High Court and Supreme Court in Kampala for three months. You would be under the management of the Chief Justice of Uganda, Justice Bart Magunda Katureebe and supervised by Andrew Khaukha, Technical Advisor to the Judiciary.

Please follow the links below to read reports from Pegasus Scholars who previously undertook the Uganda placement.

Matthew Crowe - 2019 Scholar

Tom Phillips - 2021 Scholar

Number of placements available: 2

Duration: 5 weeks

Dates: October – November 2024

Area of law: Flexible

Funding: The Pegasus Scholarship Trust will cover the cost of return flights and provide a stipend of £500/week for the duration of the placement.

About the placement: The American Inns of Court Foundation arrange the placement in the United States of America. These scholarships are available to barristers who practise in any kind of law. Successful candidates have the chance to visit the Supreme Court. The host law firms can often assist with finding accommodation.

Please follow the links below to read reports from Pegasus Scholars who previously undertook the Washington DC placement.

Lily Walker-Parr - 2020 Scholar

Spencer Turner - 2020 Scholar

William Sneddon - 2021 Scholar

Jamil Mohammed - 2021 Scholar

Number of placements available: 1

Duration: 4 weeks

Dates: October – November 2025

Area of law: Commercial

Funding: The Pegasus Scholarship Trust will cover the cost of return flights and provide a stipend of £500/week for the duration of the placement.

About the placement: The American Inns of Court Foundation arrange the placement in the United States of America. The NYC placement will be with MoloLamken LLP and will be for barristers who practice commercial law. The scholar will spend time with the host firm, MoloLamken LLP and with New York federal judges. The host law firms can often assist with finding accommodation.

Please follow the links below to read reports from Pegasus Scholars who previously undertook the NYC placement.

Daniel Webb - 2020 Scholar

Tiernan Fitzgibbon - 2021 Scholar

The Trust also has some funding available each year to assist those who have arranged a placement independently. If you are considering this option, please contact the Pegasus Trust Co-ordinator, Shahzadi Hussain, pegasus@innertemple.org.uk to discuss your proposed placement, before applying.

You can read reports from our 2019 Pegasus Scholars, who undertook self-arranged placements, by clicking the links below:

Malawi 2019

India 2019

Australia 2022

The Pegasus Scholarship Trust is a pan-Inn organisation, and as such members of any of the four Inns of Court can apply.

Applicants must be:

- Practicing at the Bar of England and Wales, either as a Tenant in Chambers or as part of the Employed Bar.

- Within their first 7 years of practice (not including pupillage). (This is defined by applicants not superseding 7 years' experience by December 31 of the year of application. Applicants with a break in practice during this time, due to illness, life or career change, Maternity or Paternity leave; any other circumstances beyond their control may write to the Pegasus Scholarship Trust to receive a dispensation.)

- Able to obtain written permission to undertake any placement offered from either their Employer or Head of Chambers and Head Clerk

- Confirm that they intend to return and remain in practice at the Bar of England and Wales after completing their placement for a duration of at least 3 years. (This is to be confirmed when signing their Undertaking form if offered a placement).

For 2025 placements

Applications open: 1pm on Tuesday 1 October 2024

Application submission deadline: 1pm on Friday 29 November 2024

Reference deadline: 5pm on Friday 6 December 2024

Your application and interview will be assessed against the following criteria:

- Professional Achievement & Academic Performance - Evidenced by professional and personal acheivement to date, and academic performance at university and the Bar Course

- Motivation - (i) Committment to the Bar of England and Wales (employed or self-employed); (ii) Commitment to learning about the common law system outside of England and Wales; (iii) Ability to act as an ambassador for the Pegasus Scholarship Trust, Inns of Court, and the Bar of England and Wales, both during the scholarship placement and by using the experience on return; (iv) Resilience

- Interpersonal Skills - (i) Ability to build and sustain productive working relationships, treat people with courtesy and respect regardless of their background or circumstances; (ii) Demonstrate awareness of socio-political and cultural differences and ability to adapt to working practices within different workplaces and cultures; (iii) Being adaptable and flexible by being self-aware and self-directed; (iv) Good communication skills

- Advocacy Skills - (i) i. Deploys precise and well- reasoned arguments, with clarity and fluency; (ii) Can demonstrate persuasiveness and conviction; (iii) Can tailor style to suit audience

To apply for a placement organised by the Trust, or a self-arranged placement, you must complete an online application form. The form will be linked above on this page when applications are open.

The application form is divided into the following section: personal details, education, work experience, supporting information, placement information, further information, and equal opportunities monitoring (not compulsory).

Applicants are required to arrange for two references to be included in support of an application. All referees should have known the applicant for at least 6 months, and references should be as detailed as possible. Please note that family members cannot provide references.

As part of the application form, applicants will be required to provide the names and contact details for their referees. An automatic email will then be sent to the referees, asking them to upload their reference directly to us.

In 2025, interviews will be held online (via Zoom) on the evening of Wednesday 29 January 2025, between 5-9pm).If you intend to submit an application, we would encourage you to put this date in your diary, the timings of your interview will be sent to you in mid-December.

The Trust offers interviews to all eligible candidates who apply. All interviews are held online (via Zoom) on one evening in January. The interview will be conducted by a panel consisting of Trustees and former Pegasus scholars, and will last approximately 20 minutes.

Results are usually distributed, via email, within 2 weeks of the interviews.

- Scholars Code of Conduct

- Reasonable Adjustments Policy

- Complaints

- Travel Booking

-Deferrals

-Appeals

The Pegasus Scholarship Trust team will be holding a webinar and Q&A regarding the 2025 applications followed by a Q&A session, this session is open to anyone interested in applying for a Pegasus Scholarship Trust placement or self-arranged placement.

The webinar and Q&A will be held from: 

6.00-7.00pm, Tuesday 23 September 2025 via Zoom

5.30-6.30pm, Tuesday 5 November 2025 via Zoom.

Links to follow