The Johnny Agim, SAN Foundation [JASAN Foundation] announces the 3rd edition of its “#Legacy500 Elite Sponsorship/Scholarship Programme and Essay Competition” for final-year Law students of all Law Faculties of Federal and State Universities in Nigeria. Interested 500 Level / Final Year Law Students and prospective Nigerian Law School candidates who graduated within the last 24 months are invited to write an essay and provide a short video recording on the topic:

“From Opportunity to Impact: How Can Sponsorship and Structured Mentorship Develop the Next Generation of Lawyers in Nigeria?”

This topic invites the Student Applicant to look beyond why sponsorship matters and ask how it should work. Applicants should consider how financial support can be joined to structured mentorship, professional exposure, skills development and measurable outcomes; the responsibilities of beneficiaries, mentors and sponsoring institutions; and how such programmes can be made accessible, sustainable and accountable. It is also an opportunity for the applicant to reflect on his/her own educational future and propose practical ideas that could shape the support offered to the next generation of lawyers.

As part of the Programme, applicants stand the chance to win sponsorship/scholarship opportunities to attend the mandatory training at the Nigerian Law School [Bar Part II] to fulfil the requirements to be called to the Nigerian Bar and pursue their legal practice dreams. This scholarship covers the tuition for the one-year programme, relieving the personal financial burden of legal education.

Benefits and Eligibility

1. Benefits

• Tuition fee coverage [i.e. school fees only, as prescribed by the Nigerian Law School] for the one-year Nigerian Law School [Bar Part II] programme.
• Opportunity to study at the prestigious Nigerian Law School at no cost.
• Networking opportunities with top, senior and distinguished legal professionals.
• Mentorship from eminent and elite Legal Practitioners and Judges.
• Opportunity to belong to an elite global network of Legal Practitioners and to benefit from the #Legacy500 Elite Mentorship Programme.

1.  Eligibility Criteria

• The Applicant must currently be a 500 Level / final-year Law Student, or a prospective Nigerian Law School candidate who graduated within the last 24 months, from a recognised Nigerian Federal or State University.
• The Applicant must have a minimum of Second-Class Lower [2.2] grade point, with evidence of current CGPA at the time of application.
• The Applicant must demonstrate exceptional academic, leadership achievement and potential.
• The Applicant must show verifiable proof of financial need.

1. Application Requirements

• The competition is open only to Nigerian 500 Level / final-year law students, and prospective Nigerian Law School candidates who graduated within the last 24 months, from a recognised Nigerian Federal or State University.
• A one (1) page Formal Letter of Application addressed to The Nomination and Selection Committee, JASAN Foundation, Abuja, FCT – Nigeria.
• A one (1) page Personal and Eligibility Statement [maximum of 500 words].
• A scanned copy of a valid school and/or Faculty ID Card.
• Verifiable proof of financial need.
• Scanned copies of one (1) page Reference Letters from two (2) Referees, one of whom must be an academic from the Applicant’s university law faculty. These are submitted with the eligibility documents and ID Card as one continuous document titled “References”.
• A written essay of between 1,500 and 2,000 words on the topic: “From Opportunity to Impact: How Can Sponsorship and Structured Mentorship Develop the Next Generation of Lawyers in Nigeria?” Bibliography and references are excluded from the word count.
• The Formal Letter of Application, Personal/Eligibility Statement and Essay must be prepared in Arial (11-point, black), with double line spacing and page numbering, as one (1) continuous document titled “Application for the NLS Bar Part II 2026/2027 Scholarship”.
• In addition to the essay, Applicants shall make a three (3) minute video summarising and demonstrating the essay, using the IRAC rule (Issue, Rule, Application and Conclusion). The video must have an introduction, a premise, an argument and a closing remark. It is to be posted on Instagram, tagging @_jasanfoundation and using the hashtag #Legacy500, with a link to the video provided in the letter of application and in the body of the email.

1. Key Dates and How to Apply

Applications open on Monday, 2 November 2026 and close at midnight on Monday, 30 November 2026.

All applications with the required documentation and details should be submitted to the email addresses above.

Please Note:

This Sponsorship/Scholarship is for tuition fees alone (the school fees prescribed by the Nigerian Law School) and does not include any other extraneous, non-academic or related costs and payments.

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Aedificans Legatum Legitimum
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