The Lewis Silkin Prize

The Lewis Silkin Prize is awarded annually to the student from the Masters in Law course at Queen's University Belfast who achieves the highest overall mark in the dissertation module. This compulsory research project forms part of the course assessment and is worth 60 CATS points. The prize provides a monetary award of £1,500 to recognize outstanding academic achievement in legal research and scholarship. Both full-time and part-time students enrolled in the Masters in Law program are eligible for consideration. To qualify for the award, students must achieve a minimum mark of 60 or higher in their dissertation module. The prize is automatically considered for eligible students upon completion of their dissertation assessment.