PhD Scholarships x 4 (2 specifically for Black British applicants)

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

• Funding is available for UK, EU and international students studying full-time or part-time
• Full-time students will receive a maintenance grant currently £19,668 per annum that will rise in line with UKRI stipends. Tuition fees are also paid.
• In addition to resources within the Schools, project/consumable costs of £1,500 are provided.

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:

• EU law covers competition, constitutional and administrative law, migration, citizenship, trade and investment, health, human rights, media and intellectual property
• Commercial law covers maritime, corporate, investment, arbitration, data protection and privacy, intellectual property, competition law, and commercial aspects of law in society, eg in medical law.

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:

• An annual bursary (currently £19668, subject to change in line with Research Councils UK’s recommendation on the national minimum stipend)
• Full tuition fee waiver.
• Research expenses (up to £1000 over three years) to support research needs such as specialist training, equipment or conference attendance.

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

Full-time: https://evision.city.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login?process=siw_ipp_app&code1=00001632&code2=0021

Part-time: https://evision.city.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login?process=siw_ipp_app&code1=00001633&code2=0021

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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