The LL.M. in Comparative, European and International Law of the European University Institute (EUI) is a one-year programme. It is predominantly research-based, and focusses on the acquisition and practice of research skills and on the preparation of a dissertation.It addresses candidates who wish to advance their legal knowledge and their ability to develop and express scholarly analyses, in a stimulating international and interdisciplinary environment.
The programme is taught by eminent academics, including professors of the EUI, as well as world-renowned guest professors and experts. The programme is attended by an international body of researchers, selected with highly competitive admission criteria.CurriculumLL.M. researchers, under the supervision of a Professor in the Department of Law, must obtain a series of necessary credits through term seminars, intensive courses, workshops, and summer schools.Half of these credits will be obtained by submitting a term paper and a dissertation, which will become the basis for the conferment of the LL.M. degree.
Programme Requirements
Each researcher, with the advice of his or her supervisor, must prepare an individual study programme, choosing among the various term seminars, short seminars, intensive courses, workshops, and summer schools offered by the Department.Researchers must take at least two regular term seminars in European, International and/or Comparative law, one in the first and one in the second term, and attend a seminar in legal research.Researchers are required to submit a term paper in preparation for the dissertation (by the end of February), and a completed dissertation (by 1 October of the year following arrival), on the basis of which the LL.M. will be granted.
How to Apply
Candidates for the LL.M. programme must present a short research statement (max. 1,000 words), in English or French, within the research areas areas covered by the Department.The research statement must specify the research question addressed, the approach adopted and the motivations of the potential researcher.Candidates will be selected for interview on the basis of their curriculum vitae and research statement.Candidates are admitted on the basis of their academic qualifications, aptitude for research in the international and interdisciplinary environment of the EUI, and the quality of the research statement.Capacity to supervise the candidate proposed, taking into account the profile of the Department, is also a determining consideration.For more information contact the Academic Service at
applyres@eui.eu
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or go to How to Apply.Fees The tuition fee for the LL.M. programme is € 12,000.Candidates from EU Member States or Associate Member States are exempted from tuition fees, as are Latin American candidates funded by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and candidates funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
See Grant Information.
Fee waivers may also be obtained by successful applicants from developing countries on an individual basis.GrantsFive grants of €5,000 each are offered by EUI, on a competitive basis. These grants are open to all candidates who do not receive a grant from another source.
See How to Apply.
Some grants are available though the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Candidates are encouraged to seek other grants from private or public institutions.For further information on grants and tuition fees, contact
applyres@eui.eu
Transfer to the Ph.D. Programme
The programme is taught by eminent academics, including professors of the EUI, as well as world-renowned guest professors and experts. The programme is attended by an international body of researchers, selected with highly competitive admission criteria.CurriculumLL.M. researchers, under the supervision of a Professor in the Department of Law, must obtain a series of necessary credits through term seminars, intensive courses, workshops, and summer schools.Half of these credits will be obtained by submitting a term paper and a dissertation, which will become the basis for the conferment of the LL.M. degree.
Programme Requirements
Each researcher, with the advice of his or her supervisor, must prepare an individual study programme, choosing among the various term seminars, short seminars, intensive courses, workshops, and summer schools offered by the Department.Researchers must take at least two regular term seminars in European, International and/or Comparative law, one in the first and one in the second term, and attend a seminar in legal research.Researchers are required to submit a term paper in preparation for the dissertation (by the end of February), and a completed dissertation (by 1 October of the year following arrival), on the basis of which the LL.M. will be granted.
How to Apply
Candidates for the LL.M. programme must present a short research statement (max. 1,000 words), in English or French, within the research areas areas covered by the Department.The research statement must specify the research question addressed, the approach adopted and the motivations of the potential researcher.Candidates will be selected for interview on the basis of their curriculum vitae and research statement.Candidates are admitted on the basis of their academic qualifications, aptitude for research in the international and interdisciplinary environment of the EUI, and the quality of the research statement.Capacity to supervise the candidate proposed, taking into account the profile of the Department, is also a determining consideration.For more information contact the Academic Service at
applyres@eui.eu
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or go to How to Apply.Fees The tuition fee for the LL.M. programme is € 12,000.Candidates from EU Member States or Associate Member States are exempted from tuition fees, as are Latin American candidates funded by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and candidates funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
See Grant Information.
Fee waivers may also be obtained by successful applicants from developing countries on an individual basis.GrantsFive grants of €5,000 each are offered by EUI, on a competitive basis. These grants are open to all candidates who do not receive a grant from another source.
See How to Apply.
Some grants are available though the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Candidates are encouraged to seek other grants from private or public institutions.For further information on grants and tuition fees, contact
applyres@eui.eu
Transfer to the Ph.D. Programme
LL.M. researchers may apply to transfer to the four-year Doctoral Programme in Law by seeking admission directly to the second year.The application must be presented by January and will be considered by the Department on a case by case basis, taking into account the excellence of the candidate as well as the prospects of developing the LL.M. this work into a Ph.D. thesis.In order to be admitted to the Ph.D. programme an LL.M. researcher must submit a Ph.D. proposal, which will be defended in an interview and will be subject to competitive assessment together with other Ph.D. proposals submitted to the Department. The results of the preselection should be known by mid-April.LL.M. researchers who are admitted to the Ph.D. programme are entitled to receive a grant under the same conditions as doctoral researchers.
Application Deadline: 31 January, 2010
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Application Deadline: 31 January, 2010
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
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