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Postgraduate funding opportunities

Our University of London postgraduate degrees and PhD programme are recognised for funding, and it may be possible for you to apply for one of the following.

School of Law Postgraduate Fee Awards for Master's students

About this studentship

  • In 2011 two awards will be available.
  • Please note if you are successful in your application for a fee award and are on the MRes Law or the LLM/MA Human Rights programme you will receive a named fee award.  For the MRes this will be the Jason Schone award, in memory of Dr Jason Schone, one of our first PhD students and a great friend to the School of Law.  For the LLM/MA Human Rights programme this will be the David Kato award, in memory of Mr David Kato, the gay Ugandan activist, who was tragically killed earlier this year.

Eligible courses

Eligibility criteria

  • Law Postgraduate Fee Awards may be awarded by the College on the recommendation of the School’s Research Committee to  candidates with an outstanding academic record who shows high potential for strong performance on one of the School’s Master's programmes.
  • Awards may be made for full-time or part-time study and to Home, EU students or International students. Where an award is made to an international student the student will be liable for the balance of their fees for the duration of their programme of study.
  • Candidates will be expected to fulfil similar academic criteria to those demanded by external funding bodies. They will normally possess at least an upper second class honours degree or equivalent.
  • The competition is open to new students only.

What do these studentships offer?

  • The awards will cover the cost of fees only at the home/EU rate. Where an award is made to an international student, the student will be liable for the balance of their fees for the duration of their programme of study.
  • There is no maintenance award.

How to apply

Deadline for applications

  • Applications for 2011/12 are now closed
  • Terms and conditions
  • Awards are made for a maximum of one year for full-time students and two years for part-time students.
  • The College may discontinue the award if the student’s progress is not confirmed or their attendance is not satisfactory.

Ronnie Warrington Studentships for MPhil/PhD Students

About this studentship

  • In 2011, we are offering two research studentships for our MPhil/PhD programme. One of the studentships is named to commemorate the contribution of Dr Ronnie Warrington to legal scholarship and education and to the establishment of this Law School.

Eligible research areas

  • The School welcomes applications for the studentships in all core areas of the curriculum. A strong interest in legal theory, socio-legal approaches and to interdisciplinary research would be an advantage.
  • Read about the research areas which our staff are able to supervise.

Eligibility criteria

  • The Ronnie Warrington Studentship may be awarded by the College on the recommendation of the School’s Research Committee to a candidate with an outstanding academic record who shows high research potential. The award will be made for MPhil/PhD research study only.
  • Awards may be made for full-time or part-time study and to Home, EU students or international students.
  • Candidates will be expected to fulfil similar academic criteria to those demanded by external funding bodies. They will normally possess at least an upper second class honours degree or equivalent, and will preferably possess a Masters degree.
  • Preference will be given to new students.

What does it offer?

  • In 2011 the Ronnie Warrington award will cover the cost of fees plus a maintenance award: £9,000 for a full-time student; pro-rated at 50% for part-time students to £4,500 per year.
  • The second award will cover the cost of fees for a full-time or part-time study at the Home, EU rate.  Where an award is made to an international student, the student will be liable for the balance of their fees for the duration of their programme of study.

How to apply

Deadline for application

  • Applications for 2011/12 are now closed.
  • Terms and conditions
  • Awards are made for one year in the first instance but may be renewed on an annual basis for a further year, dependent upon satisfactory progress reports from the School. These awards may be held for a maximum of three years for full-time students and five years for part-time students.
  • The College may discontinue the award if the student’s progress is not confirmed or their attendance is not satisfactory.
  • Successful candidates will be expected to apply, where eligible, for external awards (including AHRC funding) for their second year of study onwards.
  • Award-holders are expected to complete their research degree normally within four years in the case of a full-time student, and within seven years in the case of a part-time student.
  • The School, the supervisor and the student should be fully aware of their responsibilities under Birkbeck’s Code of Practice for postgraduate training and supervision.
  • International students should be aware that these studentships will only contribute to part of the overseas fees and will not cover the high costs of living in London.

Other funding

Arts and Humanities Research Council studentships

  • AHRC applications for Law may include doctrinal, theoretical, empirical, comparative or other studies of law and legal phenomena. The AHRC has a particular responsibility for studies where the focus is on the content or procedures of the law. It shares responsibility for studies in law with the ESRC, which has particular responsibility for work in socio-legal studies and on the socio-economic impact of the law. Find out more about:
  • AHRC Block Grant Partnership Awards for postgraduate students
  • AHRC Block Grant Partnership Awards for PhD students
  • The deadline for 2012/13 applications is 6th February 2012.

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