The Merit Award of the Law School of the Catholic University of Portugal scholarship grants full or partial fee exemption to students enrolled in their first year of studies in a Law Course of this institution.
To be selected for this scholarship program, the candidates will have to be enrolled in their first year and meet one of these requirements: to those who have an average of 180 credits (out of 200 possible credits) full fee exemption is granted; to those with an average of 175 credits (out of 200 possible ones) 75% fee exemption is granted; to those with an average of 170 credits 50% fee exemption is granted; to those with an average of 165 credits 25% fee exemption is granted.
This program will be awarded the subsequent course years to the students who achieve the following credits in their average evaluation the year before: 17 marks or above (out of 20), full fee exemption; 16 to 16.9 marks, 75% fee exemption; 15.5 to 15.9 marks, 50% fee exemption; and 15 to 15.4 marks, 25% fee exemption.
This merit-based grant program is financed by several law firms and other entities and associations.