The School of Law invites applications for the following postgraduate research scholarships available from October 2011. These scholarships are for the equivalent of full HEU fees and maintenance, providing a total of around £17,000* per annum (* estimate including Home/EU fees of £3,732). Each scholarship is available for a period of one year initially, with the expectation of renewal for a further two years, subject to satisfactory performance in degree studies.

The School of Law at the University of Nottingham is consistently ranked amongst the leading law schools in the UK and is a world-ranked centre for legal research and teaching. The School of Law has been rated as excellent in both teaching and research and has achieved an excellent outcome in the 2008 RAE, being ranked 4th equal among UK law schools. The School returned 100% of its lecturers, associate professors and professors in the RAE. They are internationally recognised in their fields and active scholars and teachers.

Applications are considered for all scholarships (you do not need to make separate ones) and are awarded, in addition to any other criteria listed, below, on the grounds of academic merit. These scholarships are available in most areas of law in which the School is able to offer supervision and also interdisciplinary projects that have a legal aspect.

School of Law Open Scholarships
These scholarships are open to all students.

Nottingham LLM graduate Scholarship
This scholarship is open only to graduates of the LLM programme at the University of Nottingham, or those who will graduate from the LLM programme at the University of Nottingham in December 2011.

AHRC BGP Doctoral Award
Due to funding restrictions, this scholarship is open to UK and EU students who have resided in the UK for the past three years. Please check whether you are eligible to apply by reviewing the AHRC Eligibility Guidelines:

If you are interested in these scholarships and have not yet applied to the School of Law, please see:  and the “How to Apply” section

No applications for scholarship funding will be considered after the closing date.

Application Deadline: 31 January 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application