A&O Shearman Scholarship
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About
In addition to the grant, the students will have the opportunity to participate in an internship programme at A&O Shearman office in Luxembourg. Moreover, scholarship recipients will benefit from additional mentoring and soft-skills development provided by A&O Shearman, such as CV writing and job market advice, participation in networking events, and invitations to industry conferences and seminars.
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Level
- Bachelor (outgoing exchange student)
- Bachelor (incoming exchange student)
- Master (incoming exchange student)
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Field of study
Law
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Eligibility criteria
- Incoming or Outgoing exchange students at or from the Bachelor en Droit in the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance
- Incoming students must commit to a complete year at the University of Luxembourg (internship is not possible without being enrolled at the University of Luxembourg and participating in courses).
- Committed to undertaking studies in the Bachelor in Law at the University of Luxembourg
- Exchange students at or from the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance
- Residing, or will reside, in Luxembourg or the Greater Region of Luxembourg
- The family income of the applicants may not exceed the threshold communicated in the call for application
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Number of recipients
2
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Duration
Variable
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Amount
€5,000 per student
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Application procedure
Applicants must submit the following documents (in English, French or German) with their application in the listed sequence as one complete PDF file:
- Consent form (provided by email)
- Letter of motivation
- CV
- Copies of diplomas, certificates and any official supplement to these (if in other language than English, French or German, they must not be translated at this point)
- Proof of their income or their parents’/persons’ income with parental authority which must be supported by a copy of their tax return from the previous tax/financial year
- Their civil status
- For outgoing exchange students: proof of residence in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg or in the Greater Region of Luxembourg – For incoming exchange students: letter of acceptance at the University of Luxembourg
- For outgoing exchange students: a certificate of enrolment at the University of Luxembourg – For incoming exchange students: a letter of acceptance at the University of Luxembourg is sufficient at this point (a certificate of enrolment is necessary at a later time)
Applications for the academic year 2025-2026 must be submitted by email to the email address communicated in the call for application.
Deadline:
06/07/2025 (for outgoing students)
23/07/2025 (for incoming students)
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Selection procedure
- academic performance
- general effort and progress of the student in their academic performance
- the ethos of the applicant
Internship opportunity: The Study Programme Director pre-selects and nominates eligible students before they are invited to a hiring interview with A&O Shearman.