AIM: The ILA has established a Scholarship Fund to help graduate & postgraduate students and early career professionals attend ILA Regional or Biennial Conferences.
This is the call for candidates for the ILA 2018 Biennial Conference in Sydney.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
Candidates who satisfy these Eligibility Criteria will be selected having regard to the general Objectives of the
Scholarship Fund and in the light of the following more particular qualities demonstrated by their applications:
(a) their aptitude for international law in the form of academic excellence, intellectual rigour, imaginative
thinking, sound reasoning, careful presentation;
(b) their potential for developing a greater understanding of and involvement with international law;
(c) their potential for contributing to the promotion of international law and/or to the enhancement of
participation in it, in particular (though not exclusively) in regions where the ILA is under-represented or where
the particular ILA conference is taking place.
The candidate must:
• be enrolled in a graduate or post-graduate course doing research in international law or be an early
career professional in international law (first five years);
• show a strong interest in international law (which can be demonstrated by, for example, a law school
major, classes, papers and extra-curricular activities);
• show how conference participation would benefit his/her research or career in international law;
• make a case that they do not have access to other sources of funding, for instance from their home
institutions;
• not have received an ILA scholarship in the past;
• comply with the Eligibility Criteria.
Applications are particularly welcomed from younger persons in regions of the world that are generally underrepresented
in the ILA’s work.AWARD: Full Scholarships are intended to contribute towards (but not necessarily fully cover) the Conference registration fees; travel costs; accommodation; and subsistence. The Selection Committee may also decide to
award only a Partial Scholarship.
APPLICATIONS: Applications for scholarships for the ILA2018 Biennial Conference in Sydney, 19-24 August
2018, must be received by 09 March 2018 (5:00 pm – London time). Applicants should download and complete
the application form. This should be sent with all accompanying documents, as mentioned on the application
form, to: info@ila-hq.org The Selection Committee will announce their decisions by 27 April 2018 and successful applicants will be informed immediately.
Download the APPLICATION FORM here.
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