This scholarship for study abroad in the UK is worth £1,000. It is a merit-based scholarship through the Association of American Study Abroad Programmes in the UK (AASAP-UK) of which Lawrence is a member. Lord Acton was AASAP-UK’s first Honorary President. His professional career included work as a banker, barrister, human rights campaigner, writer, and politician. He sat in the House of Lords as both a life and hereditary peer on the Labour benches. He was a champion of international educational and cultural exchange, and offered invaluable assistance and guidance to AASAP-UK.
Applications for the 2013-14 scholarship are due April 12, 2013. AASAP-UK will make an exception for Lawrence students and not require that they be fully accepted to the program by the AASAP scholarship deadline (in that Lawrence's London Centre application deadline is April 3, 2013, students will have applied but likely not have the program's decision by the Lord Acton Scholarship's application deadline). Any students applying to this scholarship MUST notify the Off-Campus Programs Coordinator that they are applying for this outside scholarship. Application materials are available here: scholarship application and information [pdf] and scholarship reference form [pdf].
