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Lady Justice Lieven invites chambers primarily engaged in legal aid work to apply for the next round of COIC pupillage matched funding
The COIC Pupillage Matched Funding Scheme (PMF) helps to provide additional pupillages in chambers, and other approved training organisations, predominantly engaged in legally aided work. Encouragingly, a growing number of chambers are applying for COIC match-funded grants.
It is a prerequisite of the scheme that chambers understand that match-funded pupillages are in addition to those they would have offered in any event. COIC matches pupillage funding already provided by chambers with a total grant of £12,400 for 2027-28 London pupillages and £11,350 for 2027-28 out-of-London pupillages and £13,500 for 2028-29 London pupillages and £12,350 for 2028-29 out-of-London pupillages, to fund the first six months of an additional pupillage. Chambers are responsible for ensuring that the total pupillage award meets the Bar Standards Board’s minimum award for the year in question.
Applications to match fund 2027-28 and 2028-29 pupillages are invited between 1 September and 16 October 2026. Decisions will be communicated during the week commencing 2 November 2026. Online applications can be made at www.coic.org.uk/pupillage-matched-funding.
To find out more please email Hayley Dawes at COIC: hdawes@coic.org.uk.
Lady Justice Lieven is Chair of the COIC Pupillage Matched Funding Grants Committee.
The COIC Pupillage Matched Funding Scheme (PMF) helps to provide additional pupillages in chambers, and other approved training organisations, predominantly engaged in legally aided work. Encouragingly, a growing number of chambers are applying for COIC match-funded grants.
It is a prerequisite of the scheme that chambers understand that match-funded pupillages are in addition to those they would have offered in any event. COIC matches pupillage funding already provided by chambers with a total grant of £12,400 for 2027-28 London pupillages and £11,350 for 2027-28 out-of-London pupillages and £13,500 for 2028-29 London pupillages and £12,350 for 2028-29 out-of-London pupillages, to fund the first six months of an additional pupillage. Chambers are responsible for ensuring that the total pupillage award meets the Bar Standards Board’s minimum award for the year in question.
Applications to match fund 2027-28 and 2028-29 pupillages are invited between 1 September and 16 October 2026. Decisions will be communicated during the week commencing 2 November 2026. Online applications can be made at www.coic.org.uk/pupillage-matched-funding.
To find out more please email Hayley Dawes at COIC: hdawes@coic.org.uk.
Lady Justice Lieven invites chambers primarily engaged in legal aid work to apply for the next round of COIC pupillage matched funding
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