LLM Scholarships for UK/EU and International Students in UK, 2014

05 Oct 2013

Scholarship and Fellowship

he School of Law, consisting of the Department of Law and the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), is offering a total of twelve full LLM scholarships and two partial scholarships worth 50 per cent of the overall tuition fee in the areas of Energy and Natural Resources Law and International Shipping Law. UK/EU and international students can apply for these scholarships. Students must have an offer of study before applying for funding. Application should be submitted till 31st January 2014.

Study Subject(s): Scholarships are provided in the field of law at the Queen Mary University of London in UK.
Course Level: The scholarships are available for pursuing master degree level at Queen Mary University of London in UK.
Scholarship Provider: The School of Law of Queen Mary University of London, UK
Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility: To comply with the regulations for either the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) or Department of Law (Dept) Scholarships, students must select three of their four elements from the list of modules marked CCLS (if awarded a CCLS scholarship) or Dept (if awarded a Dept scholarship) as per the module list. One of these elements can be a dissertation in an area related to a taught module as listed. -Modules do not have to be selected and confirmed at this time however, if your application is successful and you are awarded a scholarship you will need to adhere to the regulations as above. For example, if you are awarded a Dept scholarship, you will be required to select three of your four elements from the list of modules marked Dept.
-The decision to award a successful applicant either the CCLS or Dept scholarship will be based on a combination of i) the LLM specialization you have applied for and ii) the area of law and the modules you have expressed a particular interest in, in your personal statement.
-If you are specializing in a particular area of law your module selection availability will be limited. Please see the LLM specialization list for further information on modules available within your specialist area.
-students must have an offer of study before applying for funding.

Scholarship Open for International Students: UK/EU and international students can apply for the scholarships.

Scholarship Description: The School of Law, consisting of the Department of Law and the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), is offering a total of twelve full LLM scholarships and two partial scholarships worth 50 per cent of the overall tuition fee in the areas of Energy and Natural Resources Law and International Shipping Law. Of the twelve full scholarships and two partial 50 per cent scholarships the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) will award three overseas fee scholarships, three home/EU fee scholarships and two partial scholarships worth 50 per cent of the total tuition fee (either International OR Home/EU) and the Department of Law will award three overseas fee scholarships and three home/EU fee scholarships.

Number of award(s): Twelve full scholarships and two partial scholarships are offered.

Duration of award(s): Not Known

What does it cover? Twelve full scholarships and two partial 50 per cent scholarships the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) will award three overseas fee scholarships, three home/EU fee scholarships and two partial scholarships worth 50 per cent of the total tuition fee (either International OR Home/EU) and the Department of Law will award three overseas fee scholarships and three home/EU fee scholarships.

Selection Criteria: The scholarship will be awarded to those who we deem to have successfully demonstrated their reasoning for being awarded a scholarship based on the following criteria;
-Academic merit
-Professional achievements (if any)
-Financial need
The personal statement should include all of the above information and should be in response to the text as detailed on the application form.

Notification: Scholarship decisions will be notified to students at the end of March 2014.

How to Apply: The mode of applying is email. Applicants must have an offer of study in place before you can apply for LLM funding, for more information see closing dates and important notes. Applicants are required to submit the following:
-A completed LLM Scholarship application form [MS Word version] or [PDF version]
-Transcripts of your law degree and any other legal qualifications. Please submit relevant, translated copies only.
-1 x Reference letter (This can be a copy of the reference submitted as part of your LLM application or, if not available to you, you must obtain a reference specifically for this scholarship application). Please do not submit more than one reference letter.
-1000 word (maximum) statement in response to the text as detailed on the application form.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The deadline for submission of the scholarships application is 31st January 2014 – students must have an offer of study before applying for funding.

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application