William Ross Murray Scholarship in Law at SOAS, University of London in UK, 2014

16 Jan 2014

Scholarship and Fellowship

Applications are invited for William Ross Murray Scholarship, a joint initiative with International Students House (ISH) for full-time LLM programme. SOAS will cover the cost of tuition fees at the overseas rate and ISH will provide free accommodation and a small contribution in food vouchers to be spent in the ISH restaurant. Applicant must be domiciled in a developing country to be eligible for this scholarship. Candidates will be assessed on academic merit by a Selection Panel. The application deadline is 20th March 2014.

Study Subject(s): Scholarship is provided in the field of law at SOAS, University of London.
Course Level: Scholarship is available for pursuing full time master degree at SOAS, University of London in UK.
Scholarship Provider: SOAS, University of London and International Students House (ISH)
Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility:
-Must be domiciled in a developing country.
-Possess a good honours degree, preferably first class, from a UK institution or overseas equivalent.
-Have a confirmed, unconditional offer of admission to pursue the full-time LLM at SOAS by the scholarship application deadline.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Students of Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African, Republic Chad, Chile, People’s Republic of China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, India, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint- Vincent and the Grenadines, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe can apply for this William Ross Murray scholarship.

Scholarship Description: The William Ross Murray Scholarship is a joint initiative with International Students House (ISH). SOAS will cover the cost of tuition fees at the Overseas rate and ISH will provide free accommodation and a small contribution in food vouchers to be spent in the ISH restaurant. There is one William Ross Murray Scholarship available.

Number of award(s): There is one William Ross Murray Scholarship available.

Duration of award(s): Not Known

What does it cover? SOAS will cover the cost of tuition fees at the Overseas rate and ISH will provide free accommodation and a small contribution in food vouchers to be spent in the ISH restaurant.

Selection Criteria: Candidates will be assessed on academic merit by a Selection Panel. The assessment of your application will be based on the information provided in your scholarship application and in your on-line admission application for admission. Selectors will be looking at the degree results and also at academic references, statement and other relevant information.

Notification: Successful candidates will be notified by the end of July. If they have not heard by the end of July, they should assume that their application was unsuccessful.

How to Apply: Applicants must follow two steps:
-STEP 1: You must apply for this scholarship via the on-line scholarship application form.
-STEP 2: In addition to the online scholarship application, applicants must also submit a complete on-line application for admission.
A complete application for admission includes transcripts, an explanation of the grading system for any degrees obtained outside of the UK, two references, CV and a personal statement. Please note that complete applications for admission can take up to 4 weeks to be considered by the Department, although this duration can vary depending on the time of the year. You should be prepared to wait up to 6 weeks in busy periods.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 20th March 2014.

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application