Scholarship Description

• Applications
  Deadline: December 14, 2018
• Course
  Level: Scholarships are available to
  pursue PhD programme.
• Study
  Subject: Scholarships are awarded within
  the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen.
• Scholarship Award:
  Successful candidates will be employed in accordance with the agreement
  between the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations and the
  Ministry of Finance concerning the salary of PhD students. If you are
  offered a PhD position, you will receive a regular monthly salary in
  accordance with Danish law and you will be entitled to an annual research
  budget. The Faculty does not provide accommodation.
• Nationality:
  Scholarships are available for
  international students.
• Number
  of Scholarships: Five
  scholarships are available.
• Scholarship can
  be taken in Denmark

Eligibility for
the Scholarship

• Applicants
  must have obtained a degree that corresponds to the Danish Master of Laws
  or equivalent qualifications. Please visit studyindenmark.dk for
  more information. Applicants must have obtained a minimum overall
  grade average of 8.2 or above at the Master’s level in accordance with the
  Danish grading scale
• Applicants
  must document an aptitude for research through the meritorious assessment
  of their final thesis, publications or academic recommendations in order
  to show that they are capable of undertaking the demanding task of writing
  a PhD thesis.
• Applicants
  must have excellent language skills in English and have excellent
  communications skills. Applicants must be able to teach at an academic
  level in Danish or English and to follow PhD courses in English.
• Documentation
  of English level can for instance be documented by an excellent IELTS or
  TOEFL test. More information is available here

• Actively
  engage in the research environment at the University of Copenhagen;
  participate in international conferences, courses and meetings relevant to
  their research project.
• Comply
  with the formal requirements of the PhD programme
• Contribute
  to teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses in Danish or English
  offered by the Faculty of Law.
• Conduct
  independent and high quality research under the supervision of a senior
  member of academic staff at the Faculty.

Application Procedure

• Research
  project proposal. This should include the
  following: (1) objective(s) of the research, (2) major research questions,
  (3) review of relevant literature, (4) methodology to be applied in the
  research, and (5) a timetable that plans for all course requirements to
  have been met within three years. The project description must elaborate
  on the value of the proposed research project in terms of its relevance to
  existing and future research in the field (maximum 6 pages excluding
  bibliography). The document must be in Times New Roman, font size 12,
  spacing 1.5 and all margins (right, left, top and bottom) of 2 cm.
• Curriculum
  vitae (maximum 2 pages).
• Diplomas
  and transcripts. Certified copies of
  original diploma(s) and transcripts (both Bachelor’s and Master’s degree)
  in the original language and an authorized English translation if they are
  issued in other language than English or Danish.
• Grading
  scale. A certified explanation of
  grading scale in the original language and an authorized English
  translation if it is available in other language than English or Danish.
• Supervisor.
  The name of a member of academic staff whom you wish to have assigned as
  your supervisor. You do not need to contact the supervisor but simply make
  a request in your application.
• Letter
  of motivation. Explaining the choice of
  the Faculty of Law at the University of Copenhagen as a host institution
  for the proposed project and outlines how the project fits within the
  research priorities at the Faculty (maximum 1 page).
• Documentation
  of English level. Documentation of English
  level can for instance be documented by an excellent IELTS or TOEFL test.

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