Pupillage Matched Funding

Pupillage Matched Funding

2026-27 and 2027-28 pupillages
COIC welcomes applications for matched funding for 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 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 £12,000 for 2026-2027 London pupillages and £11,000 for 2026-2027 out of London pupillages and, £12,400 for 2027-28 London pupillages and £11,350 for 2027-28 out of London pupillages, to fund the first six months of a second pupillage. 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 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 pupillages are invited between 1 September and 17 October 2025. Decisions will be communicated during the week commencing 3 November 2025.

To find out more please email Hayley Dawes: hdawes@coic.org.uk

Application for training grant for the provision of an additional pupillage(s)
This application is made by:*
Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityCounty

Postcode
What percentage of Chambers' turnover is criminally legally aided?*
What percentage of Chambers’ turnover is other criminal publicly funded (such as CPS)?*
What percentage of Chamber's turnover is other legally aided?*
What percentage of Chamber's turnover is other publicly funded?*
Is Chambers an Approved Training Organisation with the Bar Standards Board?*

YesNo
Please confirm that Chambers has implemented the requirements of the equality & diversity rules of the code of conduct (refer to the BSB Handbook for more details).*

YesNo

Total number of tenants in the last three years:
2023*
2024*
2025*
If your Chambers has had less than 15 tenants, please explain how adequate training in pupillage is to be organised:
Number of registered pupillage supervisors in Chambers:*

Number of pupillages in Chambers in each of the last three years
2023*
2024*
2025*
How many of the last three years' pupils were offered tenancy?
2023*
2024*
2025*
Financial level of award for pupillages provided by Chambers in each of the last three years:
2023*
2024*
2025*

Please give details of any complaints upheld by the Bar Standards Board in the last three years, either against Chambers or an individual member of Chambers, regarding the administration of Chambers or pupillage:*
If no complaints have been upheld, please enter "None".
Number of additional pupillages for which training grant is being requested:
For 2026-27 pupillages:*
For 2027-28 pupillages:*
Award/income which will be guaranteed by Chambers to pupil(s) in second six months of pupillage:*
Per pupil

This application is made by:
Name*

First NameLast Name
Position or role in Chambers:*
Chambers website:*
Contact email address*
Contact phone number*

Area CodePhone Number

Declaration
I declare that:
- I am a barrister.
- I am duly authorised to make this application on behalf of chambers.
- I have ensured, to the best of my endeavours, that the information provided here is true.
On behalf of chambers I undertake that in the event of it being awarded a pupillage training grant it will:
- Continue to self-fund the number of pupillages (if any) which it has habitually provided.
- Utilise the grant solely for the purpose of providing a pupillage which is in addition to that number.
- Fulfil the guaranteed award/income made to pupils in the second six months of pupillage.
On behalf of chambers I agree that chambers will repay any funding provided pursuant to this application should any of the information set out, or provided for the purposes of, this application be incorrect or should any undertaking given in, or for the purposes of, this application not be fulfilled.

I understand that if any of these declarations are proved to be false that there may be consequences with regards to professional conduct.
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