ELIGIBILITY:

The Scholarship is offered subject to the candidate having an unconditional offer of admission or being currently enrolled to study full-time in a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Master of Laws (LLM) by Research within the Sydney Law School.

You must:

have an unconditional offer of admission to study full-time in a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Master of Laws (LLM) by Research within the Sydney Law School

be willing to conduct research in common law

hold at least one of the following degrees:

a Bachelor of Laws (Honours First Class) or equivalent, or

 a Master of Laws by Research, or

a Master of Laws by Coursework including a research component equivalent to 25% of one year’s full-time enrolment

a degree in Law together with research and/or professional experience deemed to be equivalent to first class honours.

The scholarship has been established with the aim of attracting top candidates, who have well-developed research projects and who would be competitive at top international institutes of higher learning, to do their research degree at the Sydney Law School. The School may also prioritise candidates whose research aligns with the School’s strategic research priorities.

Preference will be given to commencing candidates, though the Scholarship may exceptionally be awarded to currently enrolled full-time PhD, or LLM by Research students demonstrating progress towards timely thesis completion and exceptional research achievements.

BENEFIT:

This scholarship can be awarded as either a Primary or Supplementary scholarship.

 i. When offered as primary, the Scholarship will provide a primary stipend allowance up to $50,000 per annum as per the below duration:

up to 1.75 years for a successful full-time LLM by Research recipient. No extension is possible.

up to 3 years for a successful full-time PhD recipient with a possible six months extension.

ii. When offered as supplementary (stipend), the Scholarship will provide a supplementary stipend allowance to match a total stipend value (i.e. primary plus supplementary) up to $50,000 per annum as per the below duration:

up to 1.75 years for a successful full-time LLM by Research recipient. No extension is possible.

up to 3 years for a successful full-time PhD recipient with a possible six months extension.

iii. When offered as either primary or supplementary (one-off payment), the Scholarship value will be paid as a one-off payment on receipt of Scholarship Acceptance Form. The value of the scholarship will be mentioned in the offer letter.