Undergraduate Scholarships

Lorcan Shannon Scholarship

The Lorcan Shannon Scholarship supports and empowers an outstanding student entering Year 1 at University of Galway to pursue studies in Law. The scholarship recognises academic ambition and provides financial assistance to students who would benefit from additional support at the beginning of their university journey. The scholarship is worth $20,000 dollars and is funded by University of Galway alumnus Lorcan Shannon and administered through the Galway University Foundation.

Application closing date: 23rd October 2026

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RDJ Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship

As part of RDJ’s commitment to a diverse talent pool in Law the RDJ Scholarship at University of Galway is intended to promote diversity in the School of Law by providing financial support to students who are under-represented in Law. The monetary value of the scholarship will be a total of €5,000.  The scholarship also includes a six-week summer work placement at RDJ’s Galway office. The scholarship is open to students from specified priority areas who are registered in 2nd year on any BCL or 3 year (F/T) / 4 year (P/T) LLB programme at University of Galway and have achieved at least a 2H2 average in their previous year's results in law modules.

Application closing date: 23rd October 2026

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Terence O'Malley DLA Piper Scholarship

The Terence O’Malley DLA Piper Scholarship provides financial support to students experiencing financial difficulty who are studying Law (BCL) at University of Galway School of Law. The Scholarship will support the successful Scholar throughout their degree to a value of €10,000 and also includes the opportunity to take part in a four-week paid internship at DLA Piper’s Dublin office. The Scholarship is open to registered first-year students who applied through the Central Applications Office (CAO) and are studying Law (BCL), Law (BCL) and Business, Law (BCL) and Human Rights, or Law (BCL), Criminology and Criminal Justice. The Scholarship is awarded on the academic merit and personal statement of the successful applicant. Students will be invited to apply for the Scholarship from 1 October 2026.

Application closing date: 23rd October 2026

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THE THOMSON REUTERS – ROUND HALL PRIZE

The Prize consists of Round Hall books currently to the value of €200. The Prize is awarded annually to the student who achieves first place at the First Arts Examination in Law provided the student passes clearly the First Arts Examination in its entirety.

THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS LAW PRIZE

The value of the prize is £150 sterling worth of Oxford University Press Books.  The prize is awarded annually to the student who achieves first place at the first year Bachelor of Civil Law Examination, provided the candidate passes on the first attempt and achieves at least a Second Class Honours, Grade 1 standard.   

THE VAL O'CONNOR MEMORIAL PRIZE IN EQUITY

This Prize was originally made possible by a generous donation from the family of the late Mr. T.V. O'Connor to the University in 1989. The Prize is awarded annually to the candidate who achieves the highest mark in the subject 'Equity' from among the total number of candidates presenting in Equity at the Summer Examination session in any one of the following examinations: Second and Final BCL, Second and Final LLB full-time mode, provided the candidate passes overall in the examination in question, and that the School of Law is satisfied that a satisfactory standard has been reached. The prize is valued at €200.

BYRNE WALLACE SHIELDS LLP HUGH GARVEY MEMORIAL AWARD FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

This Prize was originally made possible in 2016/17 in honour of Hugh Garvey. The Prize is awarded annually to the candidate who achieves the highest mark in the subject 'Industrial and Intellectual Property Law' from among the total number of candidates presenting in Industrial and Intellectual Property Law at the Summer Examination session in any one of the following examinations: Second and Final BCL, Final Law and Business, Second and Final LLB full-time mode, Final, provided the candidate passes overall in the examination in question, and that the School of Law is satisfied that a satisfactory standard has been reached. The prize is valued at €750.

GILBA AWARD,   GERMAN-IRISH LAWYERS & BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

The College of Business, Public Policy and Law is pleased to announce the granting of a student award by the German Irish Lawyers & Business Association to the students who achieve the highest marks in Second Year Legal German and Second Year German on the BComm programme. The successful student will receive a prize to the value of €250 each, plus a certificate in recognition of the student’s achievement and free annual membership of the German-Irish Lawyers and Business Association.

CORRIGAN & CORRIGAN SOLICITORS TORT STUDENT MERIT AWARD

Corrigan & Corrigan Solicitors LLP is delighted to introduce a new Tort Prize for undergraduate students of University of Galway School of Law.

Corrigan & Corrigan is a third generation firm of solicitors founded in 1906. Widely regarded as one of the leading insurance litigation firms in the country, we offer a niche, specialist insurance, advisory and defence litigation service to the insurance industry, private clients and the public sector.

Corrigan & Corrigan believe firmly in the importance of education and lifelong learning, and we are proud to sponsor a new Tort Prize worth €500 for the first year student who achieves the highest mark in the Tort module.

For more details please contact Ursula Connolly at Ursula.connolly@universityofgalway.ie

Conditions:

1. Students must be registered first-year undergraduate students of Tort Law (LW262 or LW3109) at University of Galway.

2. To be eligible for consideration students:

• must have passed the Tort Law module and
• must have passed first year overall and
• the School of Law must be satisfied that an appropriate standard has been reached.

3. The prize will be awarded to the student with the highest result in Tort Law. The result is calculated using the result in the written examination and any continuous assessments.

4. Where more than one student has the same highest result the prize will be evenly shared between those students.