The School of Law is pleased to offer a number of scholarships for October 2012 entry to any of its five full-time campus based LLM degree programmes. The scholarships are worth up to £2,000 each and are open to international applicants who can demonstrate academic excellence at undergraduate level.

Law at Leicester

The School of Law is a research-led department committed to producing the highest quality scholarship while recognising the important relationship between excellence in research and in teaching. It is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK law schools:

• Extensive and up to date teaching materials written by over fifty leading academics
• Teaching delivered by experienced tutors with strong professional academic backgrounds
• Small sized seminar classes
• Develop and refine expertise in your selected area of study
• Obtain critical understanding of law in its socio-legal, comparative and interdisciplinary contexts
• Tailor your course to suit your interests

The School of Law offers five LLM programmes:

• LLM General Law
• LLM International Commercial Law
• LLM International Human Rights Law
• LLM Public International Law
• LLM Legal Research

Entry Requirements

The scholarships are for full-time campus based study only and applicants must be able to commence their studies in October 2012.

The scholarships are open to international (i.e., outside the EU) applicants who achieve a final grade at undergraduate level that is higher than our benchmark entry requirement. Benchmark entry requirements vary according to the LLM programme applied for:

LLM General Law, LLM International Human Rights Law, LLM Public International Law, and LLM Legal Research

Applicants achieving a final grade above a high 2:2 (or equivalent) are eligible for a scholarship worth £2,000

LLM International Commercial Law

Applicants achieving a final grade above a high 2:2 (or equivalent) are eligible for a scholarship worth £1,500 - scholarships worth up to £2,000 are available for applicants achieving a first class degree (or equivalent)

Please contact Charlotte Barratt if you have any enquiries regarding our benchmark entry requirements or the equivalency of qualifications/grades:

• charlotte.barratt@le.ac.uk

Apply Now

The closing date for applications for these scholarships is 31 August 2012. By that date applicants must hold a conditional or unconditional offer of entry to one of these five full-time LLM programmes.

Applicants should submit their application for October 2012 entry with the required supporting documents (references, evidence of academic attainment, etc.) as soon as possible using the online application system. You can access the online applications system through the relevant course description:

LLM General Law
LLM International Commercial Law
LLM International Human Rights Law
LLM Public International Law
LLM Legal Research

Alternatively, you can apply by post.

If you are accepted for entry to an LLM programme, the University will write to you confirming this. Only after you have received confirmation of your acceptance can you apply for these scholarships. You can apply using the scholarship application form. The University must receive your scholarship application by 31 August 2012.

IMPORTANT - In the Fees and Financial Support section of the application for entry, you must state that you wish to be considered for a "October 2012 LLM International Scholarship"

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