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UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN CB DAVIDSON FUND

Application Deadline: Available until further notice, but note that the closing dates are 31 March and 30 September each year.

LOCATION: Scotland

The CB Davidson fund provides limited financial support for postgraduate students within the School of Law. This scholarship is only available for Aberdeen campus students, and it is a fund that provides limited financial support for postgraduate students (taught and research) within the Law School.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must satisfy one of the four criteria below in order to be eligible.

PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE TWO ROLLING DEADLINES FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP EVERY YEAR: MARCH 31 AND SEPTEMBER 30.

You must have applied to study or currently study Law at either the research level (PhD/LLM by Research) or the taught level (LLM) at the University of Aberdeen—Form 1.

You must be a current student of the University of Aberdeen studying Law at either research (PhD/LLM by Research) or taught level (LLM) and propose to study abroad—Form 2.

You must be a member of staff from a non-UK higher education institution proposing to lecture at the University of Aberdeen—Form 3.

You must be a member of the staff of the University of Aberdeen wishing to study foreign law or legal practice and who has exhausted the possibility of funding from (a) external bodies and (b) Departmental funds.—Form 4

Please note that online programmes are excluded from the remit of the Trust.

Applicants must submit the relevant completed forms and supply all necessary documents by the applicable deadline.

There are 4 (four) forms available. Applicants must submit the form corresponding to their eligibility.

Applications will not be considered unless submitted with a Curriculum Vitae (CV), two references, and an academic transcript. Students already registered at Aberdeen must include at least one reference from academic staff at the University of Aberdeen. Please make sure that you submit the relevant application form together with all necessary documents before the deadline.

For further information, please see the information sheet below.

Please ensure that you read the information document before applying.

Completed application forms and documents should be returned to: PGT Support Team, School of Law, Taylor Building, D49B, Aberdeen, AB24 3B UB or by email to law-pg-enquiries@abdn.ac.uk

Information Sheet

There are 4 (four) forms available. Applicants must submit the form corresponding to their eligibility (see above).

Please ensure the correct form is completed.

CB-Davidson – Non-UK students

CB Davidson – University of Aberdeen students studying abroad

CB Davidson – Non-UK staff

CB Davidson – University of Aberdeen staff

BENEFIT:

£2,500

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MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY ROAD TO RESEARCH MASTER OF RESEARCH (MRES) SCHOLARSHIP

Application Deadline:  30 April 2026 at 11pm

LOCATION: Australia

The Road to Research Scholarship is for onshore applicants who are eligible to commence the Macquarie Master of Research (MRes) in Sydney, Australia, in Session 2 2026.

This scholarship supports students undertaking short research projects for the Master of Research (MRes).

ELIGIBILITY:

Student type: Domestic, International

Area of study: All

Awards will only be available to applicants who, at the time of application:

Are onshore in Australia at the time of application

Intend to reside in Sydney, Australia during their candidature

Plan to undertake a Master of Research in July 2026 (S2 2026)

Are enrolling as full-time students

Meet the English language requirements for Macquarie graduate research degrees

Meet the admission criteria for the Master of Research (refer to schedule 2.3)

Have confirmation of supervision from an eligible Macquarie University researcher (compulsory for FMHHS and desirable for the other faculties)

International applicants will need a valid student visa in order to commence their program. If they do not have a valid student visa, they may commence their study on an alternative Australian visa type that permits full-time study until the end of 2027.

BENEFIT:

The scholarship comprises:

A tuition fee offset for a maximum of one year

A living allowance stipend of $39,700 for one year.

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