COIC welcomes applications for matched funding for 2025-26 and 2026-27 pupillages.
The COIC Pupillage Matched Funded Scheme (PMF) helps 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 matched funded grants.
How the scheme works
It is a prerequisite of the scheme that chambers understand that matched funded pupillages are in addition to those they would have offered in any event. COIC match pupillage funding already provided by chambers with a total grant of £10,900 for 2025-26 London pupillages and £10,000 for 2025-26 out of London pupillages and £12,000 for 2026-27 London pupillages and £11,000 for 2026-27 out of London pupillages, to fund the first six months of an additional pupillage.
COIC welcomes applications for half of the above amounts if that would enable those Chambers who can only contemplate taking on one pupil to do so. Chambers are responsible for ensuring that the total pupillage award meets the BSB’s minimum award for the year in question.
How to apply
Applications to match fund 2025-26 and 2026-27 pupillages are invited between 2 September and 18 October 2024.
Decisions will aim to be communicated during the week commencing 4 November 2024.
To find out more please email Hayley Dawes: hdawes@coic.org.uk