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Ireland UCD Sutherland School of Law Doctoral Scholarships

  • University College Dublin
  • PhD
  • Law
  • International Students
  • Ireland

Ireland UCD Sutherland School of Law Doctoral Scholarships

Description

Ireland UCD Sutherland School of Law Doctoral Scholarships is open for International Students . The scholarship allows PhD level program(s) in the field of Law taught at University College Dublin . The deadline of the scholarship is .

Scholarship Description: The Sutherland School of Law is pleased to offer up to three new doctoral scholarships in law for the academic year 2018-2019. The scholarships are open to Irish, other EU and international applicants.




About University: UCD Sutherland School of Law is the leading centre for legal education and research in Ireland, combining engaging undergraduate and graduate level courses, internationally-recognised research, and world-class educational facilities.

Degree Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing doctoral programme.

Available Subject: Scholarships are awarded in the field of law.

Scholarship benefit: The scholarships will provide tuition fees at up to the non-EU rate and a yearly stipend of €16,000.

Number of Scholarships: There are three scholarships available.

Eligible Nationalities: The scholarships are open to Irish, other EU and international applicants.

Entrance Requirements: Applications are invited from graduates with a degree (normally of a first class or very high 2.1 standard or equivalent). The degree should either (a)  in law or (b) in aninterdisciplinaryy degree in which law was a major component.  Holding a masters degree  in law will normally enhance considerably an applicant’s chances of acceptance on one of our PhD programmes.


Language Requirements: English Language Requirements for the PhD in Law Programme




  • Applicants whose first language is not English must submit satisfactory evidence of competence in written and spoken English, i.e. overall IELTS 6.5 (including a minimum of 6.5 in the reading and writing parts and no part below 6.0) or 90 in the TOEFL iBT (with a minimum of 22 (reading) and 24 (writing) and no part below 20.) The test results must be less than 2 years old.

  • International applicants should visit the UCD International Office website (www.ucd.ie/international) for information regarding our campus, location of UCD, visa information, registration and orientation.


Application Procedure: This letter should be no more than 2 sides of A4 single-spaced and can be sent either as an email attachment or in hard copy to Ms. Niamh McCabe, Graduate Programme Manager, Sutherland School of Law, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.




  • In addition to the cover letter you must submit the following documents:

  • A research proposal which includes:

  • A statement of the research question the candidate proposes to examine;

  • An outline of the proposed methodology (in other words, an outline of how the applicant proposes to go about their research); and

  • A brief literature review. (The idea of this is to place the research within the current state of knowledge in the field in question. It should include a short, indicative, bibliography of works in the field). There is no maximum length for a research proposal. Normally, it would be at least three or four pages long.

  • Two academic references: Please note that it is your responsibility to contact your referees to ensure that references are received before the closing date/time for this scholarship.

  • Applicants whose first language is not English must submit satisfactory evidence of competence in written and spoken English, i.e. overall IELTS 6.5 (including a minimum of 6.5 in the reading and writing parts and no part below 6.0) or 90 in the TOEFL iBT (with a minimum of 22 (reading) and 24 (writing) and no part below 20.) The test results must be less than 2 years old.

  • All academic transcripts.


Please complete an on-line University Postgraduate application by the deadline. Please also send a covering letter explaining why you wish to undertake a PhD, and in particular, why you wish to undertake a PhD at UCD School of Law.



Online Application


Scholarship Link


Deadline:  January 31, 2018

Degree Level

Ireland UCD Sutherland School of Law Doctoral Scholarships is available to undertake PhD level programs at University College Dublin.

Available Subjects

Following subjects are available to study under this scholarship program.

  • Law

Published on: 22 Dec 2017

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