Life Financial support

A&O Shearman Scholarship

Who can apply?

For Bachelor students or Master (incoming exchange student).

When?

Deadlines in July 2025

Number of recipients

2

  • 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.

  • Level

    • Bachelor (outgoing exchange student)
    • Bachelor (incoming exchange student)
    • Master (incoming exchange student)
  • Field of study

    Law

  • 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
  • Number of recipients

    2

  • Duration

    Variable

  • Amount

    €5,000 per student

  • 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)

  • 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.