The Faculty of Law is happy to invite outstanding students to the University of Copenhagen. Applications are now open to qualified candidates with a fully-funded PhD positions – in International Law & Military Operations (InterMil).
The PhD scholarship is fully funded and salaried and scholarship program provides high excellence opportunity to research contemporary legal issues in an intellectually stimulating environment and courts supervision by highly qualified academics. The main objective is to educate a new generation of scholars to produce high-quality independent research, to equip student with the analytical and problem-solving skills required for a successful career in both the public and private sectors and to prepare them for a continuing career in teaching and research.
Scholarship Sponsor(s): University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Name of Institution(s): University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Scholarship Worth: Full Funding
Number of Scholarship: Several
Study Level: PhD
Nationality: Domestic & International Students
Eligibility Criteria
To become eligible for this program, applicants must meet the following requirements:
- The scholarship is available for both domestic and international students.
- Must have obtained a degree that corresponds to the Danish Master of Laws degree which is a second cycle 120 ECTS degree (two years of full-time studies), that builds on a 180 ECTS bachelor’s degree (three years of full-time studies) or equivalent qualifications. Applicants with a non-Danish Master’s degree will have their degree assessed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science in order to establish, if the Master’s degree is equivalent to a Danish Master’s degree.
- Applicants must have obtained a minimum overall grade average of 8.2 or above at the Master’s level in accordance with the Danish grading scale.
- Candidates may submit their application before they have completed their Master’s Degree. The Master’s degree must be obtained before the start date.
- Applicants must document an aptitude for research through the meritorious assessment of their final thesis, publications or academic recommendations in order to show that they are capable of undertaking the demanding task of writing a PhD thesis.
- Applicants must have excellent language skills in English and have excellent communications skills. Applicants must be able to teach at an academic level in Danish or English and to follow PhD courses in English.
Application Procedures
Interested applicants should ensure they’ve research project proposal, curriculum vitae (maximum 2 pages), diplomas and transcripts, grading scale, letter of motivation, documentation of English level and submit your application electronically in English. Afterwards they should proceed to applying through the online application form.
Application Deadline: Not Specified