Sir Mark Waller Postgraduate Law Scholarships 2014 -15 - Botswana Citizens

Location:	Newcastle
Salary:	£2,500 to £3,000
Hours:	Full Time
Contract:	Contract / Temporary

 

Placed on:	18th August 2014
Closes:	18th October 2014

Details:

Newcastle Law School has up to five scholarships available to international students and up to two scholarships available to home/ EU students intending to pursue studies at Newcastle University in one of the following programmes:

• LLM International Business Law
• LLM Environmental Regulation and Sustainable Development
• LLM International Legal Studies

The scholarships range from £2,500 to £3,000 each and they are payable towards tuition fees.

Eligibility The Sir Mark Waller Postgraduate Law Scholarships are awarded exclusively on academic merit in recognition of academic excellence. This includes:

• recent graduates
• undergraduates completing their course before September 2013
• those currently completing professional legal qualifications
• non-Law graduates in a discipline related to the programme
• International and home / EU students

Person specification Applicants must demonstrate academic excellence which is commensurate with an upper-second-class Honours degree award or equivalent. Applicants whose first language is not English and who have not undertaken any programme of study in which English is the medium of instruction will be required to show adequate language proficiency for postgraduate study in Law. Our requirement is IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.5 in writing.

Closing dateThere is no deadline or closing date for the scholarships. However, interested applicants are strongly advised to apply early.

How to applyFor information on how to apply for a place on one of our programmes, please visit the postgraduate application site - we strongly recommend online applications. All applications will be automatically considered for a scholarship and no separate scholarship application is necessary.

Further informationFor further details please contact: 
Hannah Lynch
E-mail: hannah.lynch@ncl.ac.uk