TRACE
Anti-Corruption and Transparency Scholarship Application Instructions

For a third year
year, the UW School of Law’s Sustainable International Development Law program
is pleased to partner with TRACE International, a leading nonprofit business
association focused on an
ti-bribery compliance, to offer a new LL.M.
scholarship aimed at developing exceptional young leaders in the field of
anti-corruption who are committed to advancing commercial transparency.

2015-16
TRACE International Scholars:

Orest Stasyuk and Amos Kiprop Mokoross

Guidelines
and Application Process

The TRACE Scholar
Program will fully fund (with tuition, lodging and travel) an international
lawyer from a developing country to pursue studies related to strategies and
tools for increasing transparency and reducing corruption. The UW Law TRACE
Scholar will spend an academic year at the University of Washington followed by
a paid summer internship at TRACE headquarters in Annapolis, Maryland. The person selected as a
TRACE Scholar must be ready to commence his/her studies in late August 2016 for
a period of one year.

The TRACE Scholar
will have a demonstrated interest in anti-corruption efforts and will write
their LL.M. thesis on a subject related to anticorruption: international
instruments, compliance or enforcement. They will enroll in relevant courses
focused on business ethics, rule of law, governance and/or economic
development. The TRACE Scholar Program will provide emerging leaders and
professionals with an interest in anti-corruption and bribery prevention with
an intensive course of study followed by a practical and “hands-on” internship.

The deadline for
receipt of applications is February
15, 2016.

Student
Qualifications / Criteria for Applying:

1. A first
   degree in law or equivalent
2. Is a
   national from either a low or lower-middle income developing country (as
   defined by the World Bank) OR,
   for 2016-17 only, is a national from an Eurasian/CIS
   (Commonwealth of Independent States) country. Applicants from these
   countries will be considered for a scholarship sponsored by TeliaSonera
3. Will
   make a commitment to return to applicant’s home country to work for a
   period of 2-3 years
4. Strong
   English skills. The following minimum score is required, (test scores must
   be less than two years old):
• 580
  TOEFL
• 92
  TOEFLiBT
• 7.0
  IELTS

5. Evidence
   of leadership skills
6. Willingness
   to participate in interviews via Skype
7. Ready
   to commence studies in late August 2016 for a period of one year

Application Materials/Instructions

Candidates should
submit the following materials. The applicant should submit all of her
materials, if possible, in one email or mailing. Please send documents in
MS-Word, pdf or text file format. Do not send jpeg, gif or other photo scans.

1. Cover sheet
2. At
   least two
   letters of recommendation from legal professionals in the
   home country. References may be submitted via email to traceuw@uw.edu
3. Official
   transcripts and degree
   statements.
4. Resume
   or CV;
   and
5. A personal statement
   of 2-3 pages which describes the applicant’s interest and experience in
   dealing with anti-corruption and a description of how such a scholarship
   will further his or her work to combat corruption in the applicant’s home
   country

Please submit your
application via email to traceuw@uw.edu by
February 15, 2016 at 5 p.m. Pacific Time. You may also mail
your application to:

UW TRACE Fellowship
c/o Sustainable International Development Graduate Program
University of Washington School of Law
Box 353020
Seattle, WA 98195
USA