Sam Pegram Scholarship - York Law School, University of York

Sam Pegram Scholarship - York Law School, University of York Skip to content Accessibility statement Menu Close Search Close Study Study with us Undergraduate Clearing Postgraduate taught Postgraduate research International students Online and distance learning Careers and employability Study, work or volunteer abroad More Find a course Undergraduate courses Taught masters degrees Postgraduate research courses Life at York Accommodation Open days and visits Student life Research Research with impact Changing lives for the better through academic excellence and bold, creative thinking. Explore our research Research excellence Departments and research groups Events Innovation and industry Research strategy Research culture More Business Solved with York From empowering local businesses to driving global collaborations, our partnerships create meaningful impact. Work with us Access expertise Apprenticeships CPD Recruit students Support for small businesses Facilities and services More About A university for public good A member of the Russell Group, we're a research-intensive university founded on excellence, equality and opportunity for all. Learn about the University Departments, offices and sections Rankings, awards and achievements Getting here, maps and parking Global York Equality, diversity and inclusion Giving to the University Jobs More Most viewed Accommodation Open days Campus map Zoom Clearing Staff and students Staff home For University staff Student home For current students VLE e:vision Student check-in Timetables Semester dates Library People directory Email Departments News Events Alumni Locations Global York We collaborate worldwide and build partnerships that tackle global challenges. Explore global possibilities University of York Mumbai A new campus in India Europe campus Based in Thessaloniki and Athens, Greece Online Study with York wherever you are Search the website Most viewed Accommodation Open days Campus map Zoom Clearing York Law School Study People Research Legal Clinic Equality, diversity and inclusion About us Contact us Current staff and students Home York Law School Study Funding Sam Pegram Scholarship Sam Pegram Scholarship The Sam Pegram Scholarship provides one international student with full funding to pursue an LLM in International Human Rights Law and Practice offered by the York Law School and the Centre for Applied Human Rights. Funding Full tuition fee waiver, travel and visa costs, accommodation and living costs, and overseas placement. Academic year 2026/27 Open to International (including EU) and International (non-EU) students Qualification level Postgraduate taught Number available 1 Applications for 2026/27 are closed. This is a full scholarship that covers tuition fees, accommodation, travel and visa costs, including an overseas placement to South Africa, and a monthly living stipend for one individual student. The scholarship is generously provided by The Sam Pegram Humanitarian Foundation in memory of Sam Pegram , a caring, kind and talented young man who tragically died in the Ethiopian Airlines' Boeing 737 Max crash, in 2019, en route to Nairobi. After spending two years volunteering and working for humanitarian NGOs in Jordan, Sam came to the University of York to study the LLM in International Human Rights Law and Practice. After graduating, he secured a role as a research policy assistant for the Norwegian Refugee Council in Geneva, where he was working when he died. Sam was a wonderful presence in the classroom. He was committed, thoughtful and reflexive in his fieldwork. He was deeply committed to humanitarianism, the rights of people on the move, and social justice in a broad sense. He remains deeply missed by his friends and family here at York, in Lancashire where he was from, and around the world. Through this scholarship, others will have the opportunity to study on this course and make a positive difference for the rights of people on the move and human rights more…