FACULTY OF LAW
Sources of Funding for Prospective Graduate Research
Students Applying for Admission from 2009/10
The most comprehensive information about fees and sources of funding for
prospective graduate students can be found on the Board of Graduate
Studies’ website http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/gradstud/funding/aid/
and should be read in conjunction with this document. Applicants who
complete Section B of the Graduate Admission and Scholarships Application
Form (GRADSAF) and who tick the appropriate box on the front page of the
form will automatically be considered for awards offered by the Cambridge
Trusts (comprising the Gates Cambridge Trust, the Cambridge
Commonwealth Trust, the Cambridge Overseas Trust, the Cambridge
European Trust and associated trusts) provided they apply for admission by
the relevant deadline.
AWARDS ADMINISTERED BY THE UNIVERSITY
• Gates Scholarships and other awards administered by
the Gates Cambridge Trusts 2009-10
Details on the application procedure for Gates Scholarships and other awards
administered by the Gates Cambridge Trusts are published on the following
websites:
http://www.gates.scholarships.cam.ac.uk/
http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/gsprospectus/funding/overseas/countries/
The value of the awards that are offered vary from full-cost Scholarships to
small bursaries.
• Cambridge International Scholarships (overseas only)
Cambridge International Scholarships have been established to replace the
Studentships previously available through the Overseas Research
Studentships Scheme. The ORS studentships have now been withdrawn due
to the withdrawal of HEFCE funding for the studentships.
Details about the application procedure for Cambridge International
Scholarships may be found on the Board of Graduate Studies’ website at
http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/gradstud/funding/aid/overseas.html
The maximum value of a Cambridge International Scholarship is full University
and College fees plus a maintenance stipend.
• Domestic Research Studentships (DRS) (home and EU
only)
The Domestic Research Studentship (DRS) Scheme is funded by the
University of Cambridge, The Newton Trust and the Board of Graduate
Studies. Each year the DRS is able to offer a limited number of studentships
to the best Home and EU candidates who are eligible for, but have been
unable to secure funding from, the Research Councils (eg. the Arts and
Humanities Research Council). For further details and information about the
application procedure, please see
http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/gradstud/funding/aid/drs/.
AWARDS ADMINISTERED BY THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
RESEARCH COUNCIL
Note: Applicants who wish to be considered for AHRC funding MUST
tick the box on the top of the front page of the Graduate Admission and
Scholarship Application Form (GRADSAF).
• AHRC Doctoral Awards
From 2009, the AHRC is changing the way in which it offers funding to
postgraduate students in the arts and humanities, who are studying at
organisations in the UK. The previous Open Competition will no longer take
place; instead, funding will be available through two routes:
Block Grant Partnership Studentships – Block Grant Partnerships (BGPs)
are awards held by certain research organisations for a period of 5 years,
starting with students commencing their studies in October 2009. Each BGP
will include a number of studentship awards and these will be advertised by
the individual research organisations. The closing date for organsiations to
submit their BGP bid is 2 September 2008, and the applications will be under
assessment until the end of March 2009. A list of organisations holding BGPs,
along with the subject areas in which they can offer studentships will be
available on the AHRC’s website (http://www.ahrc.ac.uk) at the end of March
2009
AHRC Studentship Competition – From 2009, research organisations that
do not hold a BGP award will be eligible to enter postgraduate students into
the Studentship Competition, which will operate in a similar way to the
previous AHRC Open Competition. The Studentship Competition will be
capped in terms of the numbers of applications an organisation can submit.
The competition will be announced on the AHRC’s website
(http://www.ahrc.ac.uk) in December 2008, with a closing date of
approximately 7 May 2009.
Information on how to apply for an AHRC Studentship via either scheme
(depending on whether Cambridge is successful), please see
http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/gradstud/funding/aid/ahrc/index.htm
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COLLEGE FUNDING
The following contains information about substantial scholarships, exclusively
for students who intend to register as research students in Law, that are
offered by some of the Cambridge Colleges.
• Gonville and Caius College - Tapp Studentships in Law
The value of a Studentship will be of sufficient value to cover approved
University and College Fees together with an allowance for maintenance. For
further details and information about the application procedure, please visit
http://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/admissions/scholarships
andbursaries/tappstudentship.php
• Murray Edwards College (fomerly known as New Hall) - The
Stephan Körner Graduate Scholarship
The Scholarship is available for a graduate student in Law to assist in funding
a 3-year PhD course. It is only available to students who list Murray Edwards
as College of first choice on the Graduate Application Form. For further
details and information about the application procedure, please visit
http://newhall.cam.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/finance. The value of the
Scholarship is in the region of £1000 per year.
• Pembroke College - The Ziegler Graduate Scholarship in Law
A studentship is of sufficient value to cover approved University and College
fees. Preference in awarding studentships is given to candidates who intend
to register for a PhD degree at Pembroke. For further details and information
about the application procedure please visit
http://www.pem.cam.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/pgaward
• Sidney Sussex College - Evan Lewis Thomas Law Bursaries and
Studentships
A number of Evan Lewis Thomas Law Bursaries and Studentships are
offered for research and advanced courses in Law. For further details and
information about the application procedure, please visit
http://www.sid.cam.ac.uk/life/scholarship/040108a.html The value of the
bursaries and Studentships are tenable for one year in the first instance but
may be renewed annually up to a maximum of three years. The maximum
value of any award will include fees (at the ‘Home’ rate) and a maintenance
grant.
• St Catharine’s College - The A Jacobsen Scholarship in
International Law
The Scholarship is open to individuals who propose to register as graduate
students in the University of Cambridge and to read for a doctoral degree in
the Law Faculty in the fields of public or private international law. The value of
the award is expected to be in the region of £9,000. First consideration will be
given to candidates who nominate St Catharine’s College as their College of
first preference in their application to the Board of Graduate Studies. For
further details and information about the application procedure, please visit
http://www.caths.cam.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/JacobsenFund.
• St John’s College - The J C Hall Scholarship
The Scholarship is open to graduate students intending to pursue the PhD
degree in Law. The maximum value of the Scholarship will include approved
University and College fees, a maintenance award of at least £12,100
(expected to be reviewed annually) and the following additional payments;
(a) a contribution towards expenses of travel and reasonable removal
expenses from the Scholar's home and (b) an annual contribution towards the
cost of a return journey home. For further details and information about the
application procedure, please see
http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/admissions/graduate_admissions/finances/scholars
hips/
• Trinity Hall – Environmental Services Association Education Trust
Studentships in Law and the Sciences
Trinity Hall invites applications for the Environmental Services Association
Education Trust (ESAET) Studentship. Established in 2008, the ESAET will
provide two Studentships with funding to cover University composition fees at
the home/EU rate and maintenance for a three year period.
It is open to qualified graduates, of any university and nationality, to conduct
or continue research leading to the PhD at Cambridge in Law or the Sciences
whose area of research reflects in some way the mission and vision of the
Environmental Services Association (www.esauk.org).
Applicants must apply through the usual Cambridge admission procedure,
and have been accepted for graduate study leading to the PhD at the
University of Cambridge. They must be members of Trinity Hall while holding
the ESA Studentship. Applicants will be of outstanding academic ability.
Successful candidates will be expected to come into residence in October
2009.
The Studentships are renewable annually for up to a maximum of three years
(subject to satisfactory progress), and the successful holders are expected to
present a paper to a special ESA conference to be held at Trinity Hall in 2012.
Application forms are available from:
The Graduate Officer, Trinity Hall, Cambridge CB2 1TJ
Tel: +44 (0)1223 332517. Fax: +44 (0)1223 332537. Email:
jp219@cam.ac.uk
For further information on the Studentship and Trinity Hall, visit:
www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/admissions/graduate and
www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/gsprospectus/funding/colleges/trinityhall.html
The closing date is 28 February 2009 for entry in October 2009.
AWARDS ADMINISTERED BY THE FACULTY OF LAW
• Arnold McNair Scholarships in International Law
The Registrary gives notice that an election to one or more Arnold McNair
Scholarships in International Law will be made in July 2009.
A Scholarship is open to any member of the University who has kept at least
eight terms and who is a candidate for, or has been classed in, either Part IB
or Part II of the Law Tripos in the year of his or her application.
A Scholarship will be tenable for one year from 1 October 2009, and will not
be renewable. It will be the duty of a Scholar to carry out study or research in
International Law. A Scholar may not, during the tenure of the Scholarship,
follow any such business or profession or engage in any such educational or
other work as in the opinion of the Electors would interfere with his or her
study.
Candidates must send their names to the Registrary (addressed to the
Awards Clerk), The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TN so as to reach him
not later than the day before the first day for General Admission to
degrees (26 June 2009), together with a statement of the nature of the further
study or research that they propose to undertake and a statement of financial
circumstances. The value of the Scholarship is determined in each case by
the Electors, the present value being at least £5,000.
• Frederic William Maitland Memorial Fund
The Managers of the Frederic William Maitland Memorial Fund give notice
that they are prepared to make grants from the Fund in order to promote
research and instruction in the history of law or of legal language or
institutions. Consideration will normally be restricted to applications submitted
by persons who are members of the University of Cambridge or whose work is
connected with the University. Other applications will be entertained only in
cases of exceptional need or merit. Moreover, grants made from this Fund will
normally take the form of grants in respect of specific research expenses and
will not extend to ordinary living expenses.
Applications may be sent to the Secretary of the Frederic William Maitland
Memorial Fund, c/o Faculty of Law, 10 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DZ.
There is no closing date.
• Wright Rogers Law Scholarships
The Electors to the Wright Rogers Scholarships give notice that there will be
an election to two Wright Rogers Law Scholarships in September 2009.
Candidates for the Scholarships must have successfully completed a course
of study qualifying them for a degree in any university or similar institution in
the United Kingdom and have spent at least one year in the study of law. If
elected, a Scholar will be required to carry out study or research relating to the
Laws of England under the direction of the Electors. The tenure of a
Scholarship will be for one year from 1 October 2009 in the first instance, but
a Scholar will be eligible for re-election for a further two years. A Scholar
must already be or must become a member of the University.
The annual value of each Scholarship will be at least £3,000 and will be
determined by the Electors of the Wright Rogers Scholarship Fund after taking
into account any other financial resources that may be available to the
Scholar.
Applications for a Scholarship, accompanied by an outline of the candidate's
career and proposed course of study at Cambridge, should be submitted to
the Secretary of the Faculty Board of Law, Faculty of Law, 10 West Road,
Cambridge, CB3 9DZ, by not later than 1 August 2009. Candidates must
also arrange for two persons each to send a written reference to the Secretary
of the Faculty Board of Law so as to arrive by the same date.
OTHER POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES
• Modern Law Review Scholarships
The Modern Law Review has signalled its intention of making available an
annual amount of up to £50,000 in financial support for outstanding research
students engaged in doctoral research at a university in the United Kingdom
on any subject broadly within the publishing interests of the Review. These
scholarships are awarded by annual competition based on nominations to be
submitted by the head of department of the University in which the applicant
is, or will be, registered as a research student. While the amount of the
award will be at the discretion of the Review, it is envisaged that awards will
be in the region of £5,000 to £10,000. The amount of any award to be made
is at the discretion of the Review, though it is not envisaged that an award will
normally exceed £5,000. Awards will be made annually, though provision may
be made for renewal. A University may submit either one or two nominations
in any year. There is no application form, however, students who wish to be
considered for nomination by the Faculty of Law should submit the following
information to Mrs Alison Hirst, Secretary to the Degree Committee, University
of Cambridge, Faculty of Law, 10 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DZ, by no
later than Wednesday 1 April 2009.
• Your full name, Curriculum Vitae, and proposed registration period at
Cambridge;
• An academic reference from your supervisor, or intended supervisor;
• A detailed statement of the subject of the proposed research, including
the thesis title if this has been agreed;
• Details of any other forms of financial support which you have secured
or, where a decision on an application is outstanding, has applied for.
Further details about the Modern Law Review may be found on its website at
http://www.modernlawreview.co.uk/scholarship
• The Stair Society
The Stair Society has established a scholarship to promote postgraduate
research in the history of Scots law, leading to the degree of PhD of DPhil. It
is likely that another award will be made for the start of the 2009/2010
academic year. Please visit http://www.stairsociety.org/scholarship.htm for
further details.
Queries relating to the above announcements may be addressed to
phdadmissions@law.cam.ac.uk.
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