Lex:lead is pleased to announce scholarship competition in developing countries. Up to 10 US$500
awards made in February 2017 to the top essays answering this year’s essay
question:
“How do refugee and migration law affect poverty and economic development?
How can it be implemented to reduce poverty and to improve economic
development?”
Applicants must register by 31 October 2016 online at www.lex-lead.org.
Applicants meeting the eligibility criteria will be assigned a registration
number (an Identification Number) which they are to use with no other
identifying information in essays submitted by 31 December 2016.
Eligible Countries: Asia: Afghanistan; Bangladesh; Bhutan; Cambodia;
Kiribati; Laos; Myanmar (Burma); Nepal; Papua New Guinea; Solomon Islands;
Timor-Leste; Tuvalu; Vanuatu; Yemen; Americas: Haiti; Africa: Angola; Benin;
Burkina Faso; Burundi; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; DR Congo;
Djibouti; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea;
Guinea-Bissau; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania;
Mozambique; Niger; Rwanda; São Tomé and Príncipe; Senegal; Sierra Leone;
Somalia; South Sudan; Togo; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe. This list
pertains to both citizenship and educational enrolment.
Essays:
Essays must be in English, typed and single-spaced for a total of not more
than five (5) pages. All work submitted must be the applicant’s own, original
work with clear attribution where other sources are consulted. Essays must be
submitted using the Identification Number assigned at registration and contain
no information that could lead to the independent identification of the
applicant. Essays must be submitted using the email address provided at
registration by the candidate to contact-at-lex-lead.org by 31 December 2016.
Further details are given over page.
Award :
Essays submitted by the deadline will be independently assessed by judges
from a panel of experts and awards announced in February 2017. Note that award
cheques are made out to the applicant’s educational institution for use toward
the student’s tuition and/or books less any applicable bank conversion fees
and/or taxes. The winning essays may be published.
