Prizes

The Law School has a thriving culture of prizes and scholarships which involves collaboration with, and taking inspiration from, influential global partners, donors, and Exeter alumni.

At the University of Exeter, our culture of prizes and scholarships is based upon two core guiding principles: ‘beyond marks’ and ‘beyond money’. The first relates to the criteria upon which the student winners are selected and includes extracurricular activities, community engagement and leadership. The ‘beyond money’ principle encourages the students to take advantage and think in terms of wider developmental opportunities offered by the donors.

The diverse portfolio of prizes on offer at the Law School have been developed in close partnership with our donors, Law School leadership, our academic staff, Exeter alumni, and our students with a view to cultivating long term relationships that will lead to improved careers and professional development opportunities for Exeter Law School graduates.

We have recently introduced two new prizes. Firstly the Alexander Lofgren Pro Bono Memorial Prize was kindly donated by Druces LLP, in memory of Exeter alumnus Alex Lofgren who sadly passed away in 2022.

Our second new prize is sponsored by IPAN, the Intellectual Property Awareness Network, whose prize will be awarded to the third year student with the highest overall average in LAW3028. The winner will receive £100 plus the opportunity to meet the Board of the Intellectual Property Awareness Network (by video link or in-person) to put the IP understanding they have achieved at university into context, and find out more about how IP is developed and commercialised in the creative and digital economies.

Please see below the current list of our prizes and how they align with our culture of prizes and scholarships. For any queries related to prizes at the Law School, or to sponsor a new prize, please contact the Director of Prizes and Scholarships, Louise Loder.

You can see pictures of some of this year's prize winners here.

Name of Prize	Requirements
Constitutional and Administrative Law Prize	Awarded to the LLB student with the highest overall mark in the Constitutional and Administrative Law module (LAW1035)
Contract Law Prize	Awarded to the LLB student with the highest overall mark in the Contract Law module (LAW1004)
Criminal Law Prize	Awarded to the LLB student with the highest overall mark in the Criminal Law module (LAW3003)
Legal Foundations Prize	Awarded to the LLB student with the highest overall mark in the Legal Foundations module (LAW1036)
Year One Achievement Prize	Awarded to the LLB student with the highest overall average in the first year of the LLB degree programme
Year One Graduate LLB Achievement Prize	Awarded to the Graduate LLB student with the highest overall average in the first year of the Graduate LLB degree programme
Edward Elgar Publishing Prize	Awarded for best performance in European Union Law
Hart Publishing Prize	Awarded for best overall performance in the Law of Trusts (undergraduate - LAW2041).
Land Law Prize	Awarded annually to the second-year undergraduate student with the best performance in Land Law (LAW2017)
Peter English Dissertation Prize	Awarded to two LLB students; one student with the highest mark in a doctrinal dissertation and one student with the highest mark in a socio-legal dissertation
School of Law Prize	Awarded yearly to a student in the Law School, on the recommendation of the Head of School
Final Year Graduate LLB Achievement Prize	Awarded to the Graduate LLB student with the highest overall average in the Graduate LLB degree programme
LLM (Commercial Law) Prize	Awarded to the LLM (Commercial Law) student who obtains the highest overall average
LLM Dissertation Prize	Awarded to the LLM student with the highest mark in the LLM Dissertation
LLM (General) Prize	Awarded to the LLM (General) student who obtains the highest overall average
LLM (International Law) Prize	Awarded to the LLM (International Law) student who obtains the highest overall average
DLA European Law Prize	Awarded annually to the first year LLB European student with the highest average mark over the course of their first year of study
Oxford University Press Victoria Williams Memorial Prize	Awarded to the most promising first year female of potential
Edward Elgar Publishing Prize	LLB student with the best performance in EU Law module (LAW2034)
Tozers Prize	Awarded to the undergraduate second year student for exceptional performance in Tort module (LAW2015); minimum achievement of 65% plus extracurricular activities
Oxford University Press Law Prize	Awarded yearly to the best Year 2 LLB student
Baker Prize for Company Law	Awarded to a UG student with the best performance in the Company Law module (LAW3043)
Franco-British Lawyers Society Prize	Awarded to the final year LLB student with the highest overall average in the LLB English Law and French Law/ Master 1 degree programme
Ashurst Prize	Awarded to the best overall LLB student, minimum achievement of 65% combined with excellent extracurricular non-academic achievements
Malcolm Mead Employment Law Prize	Awarded annually to the undergraduate student who achieves the best performance in Employment Law (LAW3026)
IPAN Intellectual Property Award	Awarded annually to the third year LLB student with the highest overall average in LAW3028. Winner receives £100 plus the opportunity for the student to meet the Board of the Intellectual Property Awareness Network (by video link or in-person) to put the IP understanding they have achieved at university into context, and find out more about how IP is developed and commercialised in the creative and digital economies.
Alexander Lofgren Pro Bono Memorial Prize	This prize is sponsored by Druces LLP in memory of Alexander Lofgren, a University of Exeter Law School Alumnus. Open to all Exeter Law School students in any year of the LLB degree (including both LLB and graduate LLB students). Two winners will be selected, one from home/UK, one international, and both will receive £600. A single runner-up will be chosen from home/UK/international, who will receive £300. To apply, please complete the Microsoft form here: https://forms.office.com/e/XCq02PJ6yY by 2 June 2023.