Qualification Type: | PhD |
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Location: | London |
Funding for: | UK Students, EU Students, International Students |
Funding amount: | From £19,668 An annual bursary (current award, per annum) Full tuition fee waiver, & research expenses |
Hours: | Full Time, Part Time |
Placed On: | 23rd March 2023 |
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Closes: | 28th April 2023 |
The City University of London (City Law School) offers six full-time, three-year doctoral scholarships for entry in September 2023
City University of London Centrally Funded Doctoral Studentship
Deadline for applications: Friday 14 April 2023
City, University of London is offering 15 doctoral studentships starting in October 2023 as part of a scheme that will recruit outstanding researchers and eventually support 45 studentships across its six Schools. The studentships comprise a stipend that tracks the UKRI rate (currently £19,668 pa) and tuition fees. Successful applicants will also have access to additional resources provided by their School.
Funding
Research Areas
We are inviting applications for 2 PhD scholarships funded by the City, University of London on EU Law and Commercial Law. We understand these two areas broadly:
The School has expertise in both these areas and we invite prospective applicants to look at our website and even approach our EU and commercial law colleagues.
PhD Scholarships x 4 (2 specifically for Black British applicants)
The City Law School is offering 4 full-time, three-year doctoral scholarships (entry in September 2023).
Applications are invited from exceptional and ambitious graduates wishing to pursue cutting-edge research in any of the School's key research areas. Two of these scholarships are specifically addressed to Black British applicants.
WHO ARE WE
We are a vibrant and dynamic community of scholars and students with considerable strengths in teaching and research. Our research expertise straddles different areas and approaches. We are committed to academic excellence and have an enviable central London location. We are a leader in legal education and seek to ensure that our academic profile reflects our local population and students.
You may find more about us here: https://www.city.ac.uk/law (@CityLawSchool)
WHAT IS OFFERED:
A doctoral scholarship will provide:
WHO IS ELIGIBLE
Applications for 2 scholarships are sought from UK/EU and international graduates and will be awarded on the basis of outstanding academic achievement and the potential to produce cutting edge-research.
The other 2 scholarships are addressed specifically to UK-permanent residents (UK fee-paying students) from the following ethnic group: Black (Black or Black British African, Black or Black British Caribbean, Black or Black British other or Mixed Black or Black British). They will be awarded on the basis of outstanding academic achievement and the potential to produce cutting edge-research.
The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of outstanding academic achievement and the potential to produce cutting edge-research. Applicants should have a track record of high academic achievement, demonstrated by an LLB degree with at least a second class (upper division) or equivalent, and normally a Master's degree (in law or a related discipline) with at least a merit or equivalent. Applicants should demonstrate a suitable aptitude to undertake a course of independent research.
Applicants whose first language is not English must have achieved an overall score of 7.0 in the English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum of 6.5 in the reading and writing subtests.
Applications on any topic are eligible. Applicants wishing to carry out research on EU law and commercial law in particular may apply for the 2 PhD scholarships funded centrally by City, University of London The City Law School Doctoral Studentships and PhD Law Scholarships for Black British Researchers
HOW TO APPLY
Please make an online application for this studentship
We encourage applicants to have a look at our website, so that they consider the research undertaken in our School & identify an area in which they can make a contribution & a supervisor or Research Centre/Group with whom they could work.
Guidance on how to write a research proposal can be found here.
Applicants are welcome to discuss their ideas for research by contacting relevant members of the School of Law.
Selection process
Candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted by the School. If you do not receive communication from the School within six weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
Applications Deadline : 12 noon on Friday 28 April 2023.
Contact us: Law.PhD.Administration@city.ac.uk
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