Law | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 13

Riga Graduate School of Law Co-sponsored doctoral studentships positions at the Department of Law

The Riga Graduate School of Law announces Scholarships for an LL.M degree in Public International Law and Human Rights funded by the Open Society Institute (OSI). Eligible students currently are invited to apply for the Riga Graduate School of Law (RGSL) Public International Law and Human Rights Programme. The programme provides expertise in Public International Law and Human Rights and also offers courses in European Law. The programme is competitive and very prestigious. The Programme is based at the RGSL located in Riga, Latvia. It is available to individuals with bachelor’s or master’s degree in law or related fields (or will be awarded a degree prior to admission to the programme), obtained in at least four years long studies, if basic knowledge in law and corresponding work experience is acquired; second level professional higher education, professional bachelor’s or master’s degree in law or other related fields, if basic knowledge in law and corresponding work experience is acquired. The 2011/2012 Programme starts in September 2011. The purpose of these scholarships is to support students who have demonstrated academic excellence in law or a comparable field of study and have a demonstrated commitment to work in the field of public law, human rights, or public service.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 15 March 2011

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Global South Scholar-In-Residence Programme, Switzerland: International affairs, development studies, international economics, international relations, international law, international history and politics

The Institute is pleased to welcome academics from Africa, Asia and Latin America for a period of one semester.
Candidates are invited to apply to the programme. Successful applicants will be able to take advantage of their period in residence to update their teaching curricula, participate in teaching courses, further their research projects and contribute to enriching the intellectual life of the Institute.
Priority will be given to university teachers – with a preference for women and junior academics – who will seek to apply the benefits of their stay at the Institute upon returning to their own institutions.
Thanks to the generous support of a Swiss foundation that wishes to remain anonymous, the Institute will welcome three participants each semester who will spend between three and five months at the Institute.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 March 2011 for the autumn semester; 1 October 2011 for the spring semester

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Nottingham Law School Masters Scholarships 2011-2012 for UK/EU Students, UK

These scholarships will be awarded to the candidates who most closely meet the criteria for the award which are provided below.The Scholarship decision will be made by an awarding committee and all decisions are final. If you are awarded a Scholarship your fee will be adjusted before enrolment. If you are a part time student your fee will be adjusted proportionally at the start of each year.

Applications must consist of a fully completed scholarship application form, together with an additional statement of a maximum of 750 words which directly addresses the criteria below. You must also submit evidence to prove that you have achieved a 2.1 or above (or EU equivalent) in your undergraduate degree. Please see Application Form for further details. The selection panel reserve the right to exclude from consideration any applications that include written statements which exceed the stated word limit.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Friday 19 August 2011

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