Fees and Funding
ICCA Bar Course Fees
As a not-for-profit organisation, the ICCA sets its fees at the lowest sustainable level commensurate with ensuring education and skills training for our students of the highest standards.
On this page you can find details of fees for the intakes from September 2024, as well as information to help you fund your Bar training.
Fees for September 2025/January 2026 and September 2024/January 2025
Fees for Students enrolling on Part One to commence in September 2025/January 2026
The total ICCA Bar Course fees for those enrolling on Part One to commence in September 2025/January 2026 are £16,081 inclusive of all BSB fees, textbooks and legal research resources. This is the cost for both Parts One and Two. Below you will find a breakdown for Part One and Part Two:
Total Part One fee: £4,020 (inc. BSB levy)*
Total Part Two fee: £12,061 (inc. BSB levy)
*From September 2025, the Part One fee covers a 12-month registration period (excluding an interruption of studies on medical/health grounds) from commencement of your Part One studies. There are three opportunities each year to sit the BSB assessments: April, August and December. If you have not passed all your BSB centrally set assessments taken in that 12-month period, you may then re-register for additional 4-month periods at a cost of an additional £500 each time. The ICCA permits a maximum of 2 resits for centrally set assessments (excluding sittings discounted due to mitigating circumstances) and students are normally required to complete the ICCA Bar Course (both Parts One and Two) within three years of commencement.
- Payment for each part of the course is made only upon enrolment for that part.
- Students who do not enrol on Part Two are not liable for any Part Two fees.
- We offer flexible payment options for Part Two.
- No deposit is required and there are no hidden administration fees.
International Students
ICCA Bar Course fees for international students are charged at the same rate as for domestic students.
Fees for Students enrolling on Part One to commence in September 2024/January 2025
The total ICCA Bar Course fees for those enrolling on Part One to commence in September 2024/January 2025 are £15,735 inclusive of all BSB fees, textbooks and legal research resources. This is the cost for both Part One and Two. Below you will find a breakdown for Part One and Part Two:
Total Part One fee: £3,934 (inc. BSB levy)
Total Part Two fee: £11,801 (inc. BSB levy)
Fees for Students enrolling on Part Two to commence in September 2024
The total ICCA Bar Course fees for those enrolling on Part Two to commence in September 2024 are £14,830 inclusive of all BSB fees, textbooks and legal research resources. This is the cost for both Part One and Two. Below you will find a breakdown for Part One and Part Two:
Total Part One fee: £2,669 (inc. BSB levy)
Total Part Two fee: £12,161 (inc. BSB levy)
Funding your Bar training
Paying for Bar training is an important issue for many students. Below we have included a number of typical sources of funding that many students have relied upon to enable them to train for the Bar.
Scholarships and Bursaries
Inns’ Scholarships
A source of funding open to everyone are Inns’ scholarships. The Inns generously provide over £5m each year in scholarships and these are available to students irrespective of where they choose to do their Bar training.
Applications are made directly to the Inns; and this is where you can read more about their scholarships and application deadlines:
- Gray’s Inn Scholarships
- Lincoln’s Inn Scholarships
- Inner Temple Scholarships
- Middle Temple Scholarships
See also the Bar Council Guide to Funding and Scholarships.
Typically, the scholarship application deadline for Bar training course scholarships is early November in the year preceding course commencement. As such, if you are planning on starting a Bar training course in September 2024 you should apply for your scholarship by early November 2023.
Inns scholarships can assist in a variety of circumstances and can include residential scholarships which are of considerable assistance when taking into account your general living expenses.
ICCA Bursaries
Applicants to the ICCA Bar course are eligible to apply for a bursary towards their fees under the ICCA’s Bursary Scheme sponsored by The Chancery Bar Association and the Commercial Bar Association.
Loans
Loans are another method by which students can seek to fund their Bar Course fees. Loans are available from banks and other commercial organisations, as well as from the government. Please note that the ICCA does not provide an LLM option for the ICCA Bar Course and, as such, the ICCA Bar Course does not attract government Master’s loan funding.
Employment
Many students continue working during Part One of their Bar training course, if they choose to take a flexible route and not follow the shorter guided pathway.
The ICCA Bar Course provides flexibility on Part One, allowing students to either follow a guided pathway over 12-14 weeks or to take a longer and more flexible approach to allow for work or other responsibilities, such as caring for children.
Part Two is an intensive full-time course in London for 17 weeks (March start) or 19 weeks (September start) for which there is an attendance requirement for timetabled classes. Please bear this in mind when planning your finances and living arrangements.
