CEL PGR Student Scholarship

The Centre of European Law Postgraduate Research Student Scholarship

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Areas of Study :
European Law
Level :
Research
Scholarship Funded by :
Dickson Poon School of Law
Provided to :
Suitably qualified candidates from all nationalities for pursuing their research programs at The Dickson Poon School of Law

The Centre of European Law of the Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London offers two fully funded PhD Scholarships in the field of European Law for suitably qualified candidates from all nationalities for pursuing their research programs at The Dickson Poon School of Law, King's College London. The Scholarships, which are part of the planned expansion of the Centre. The successful candidates will be expected to take an active part in the scholarly activities of the Centre and will enrol to undertake research leading to the PhD degree and will be part of a vibrant scholarly community.

The Dickson Poon School of Law was ranked first for research quality in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework exercise which is the official system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions.

Scholarship Details

The Centre of European Law is pleased to offer up to two fully funded (fees and fixed maintenance) Law PhD.

The research studentships are tenable for up to a period of three years and the annual level of support may be broken down as follows:

Tuition Fees

Home / EU : £6,800 pa

Overseas : £17,850 pa

Maintenance

Home / EU : £16,650 pa

International : £5,600 pa

Payments will be made on a monthly basis into a UK bank account.

Eligibility Criteria :

Home, EU and overseas candidates are eligible to apply.

Due to commence a full-time research degree program in European Law during current year within The Dickson Poon School of Law.

Note

Existing research degree students are not eligible to apply. These scholarships cannot be held on a part time basis.

How to apply

Applicants must Download an application form through http://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/fees-and-funding/student-funding/postgraduate-research-funding/CEL-PGR-Student-Scholarship.aspx

Complete the form and email to christine.copping@kcl.ac.uk by the by the last date of application

Application form must be supported with academic transcripts and references as required.

The applicants must submit the research proposal along with the application form.

Applicants who are interested in the scholarship can submit the same proposal for both the scholarship and the standard application; there is no expectation that the proposal will be re-written for the scholarship application.

It is essential that applicanrs should discuss their topic with their potential supervisor when they are drafting their research proposal for this application.

The research proposal must include enough information to enable the selection panel to assess your suitability for this award and should address the following:

The theoretical background to the proposed research and its relationship to previous work in the relevant field
The significance of the proposed research
Explicit reference to the transnational outlook of the proposed research
The likely methodological approach and why it is appropriate to the aims of the project
How your proposed research complements your previous experience and anticipates possible future research work
Why you feel your project fits with your proposed supervisor’s research and the strengths of The Dickson Poon School of Law.

Research proposals must NOT exceed 2 sides of A4 (Times New Roman Font size 11) in total. Longer proposals or those that contain extraneous material will not be considered.

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Kings College London , University of London , UK scholarship , PhD scholarship , UK education

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