Duke Law School Scholarships: Duke Law School has established two half-tuition merit scholarships for extremely well-qualified students to attend the LLM program.

Outstanding applicants should submit with their LLM application a letter including the following information:

(1) a statement describing major professional, academic, and other qualifications,

(2) reasons for applying for the scholarship, such as what you can contribute to the Duke Law community, and

(3) names of persons other than those on the LLM application who can be contacted for additional references.

Granting of scholarship requests will be announced concurrently with admission decisions.

The amount granted for the Duke Law School Scholarships is approximately USD $59,000.

Contact: International Studies Office, Box 90365, Durham, North Carolina, 27708-0365. Tel: (919) 613-7033. fax: (919) 681-6550. E-mail: international [at] law.duke.edu

For further details, and application materials, contact: Duke Law School Scholarships USA

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Birmingham Law School LLM Scholarships: The Birmingham Law School will be offering a number of scholarships to applicants for its taught LLM programmes.

These are likely to be available as follows:

• up to £10,000 for international students from the African continent, China, India, Malaysia, and Thailand.
• up to £2,500 for international students from other countries

Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and financial need.

Applicants must already have applied for admission to the LLM degree.

Applicants are required to send a letter of motivation for the scholarship to Mrs Sharon Jones (Law-LLM [at] bham.ac.uk).

Successful applicants will be notified of the outcome of their applications by the end of June.

Scholarships are not payable directly to successful applicants but are set off against the University fee invoice for each current year and will be transferred once successful applicants have paid the balance owed by them to the University.

Contact: Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 (0)121 414 3637. Fax: +44(0)121 414 3585. Email: Law[at]bham.ac.uk

Deadline: 20th June.

For more information see: Birmingham Law School Scholarships

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Equitas International Human Rights Training Program: The International Human Rights Training Program is a three-week participatory training on human rights education conducted around June of every year for human rights educators.

The training is conducted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

The annual three-week training session brings together approximately 120 participants from over 60 countries.

The International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) provides a unique opportunity for human rights workers to deepen their understanding of human rights and of the essential role of human rights education in effecting change.

The International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) is intended for human rights workers and educators from non-governmental organizations, National Human Rights Institutions, government bodies and educational institutions.

The goal of the International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) is to strengthen the capacity of human rights organizations to undertake human rights education efforts aimed at building a global culture of human rights.

The curriculum is based on principles of adult experiential learning in which participants and facilitators engage in a process of mutual teaching and learning.

As recognized by the United Nations: Support includes partial or full costs depending on need basis and available funding.

Submit completed application form, curriculum vitae, letter of recommendation, letter of motivation and copies of certificates and diplomas.

For more information and program application, see: Equitas International Human Rights Training Program, IHRTP Grants Website

More: Human Rights Grants » Training Grants » International Grants

Also see: Law School Scholarships » LLM Scholarships » Law Scholarships

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Equitas International Human Rights Training Program: The International Human Rights Training Program is a three-week participatory training on human rights education conducted around June of every year for human rights educators.

The training is conducted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

The annual three-week training session brings together approximately 120 participants from over 60 countries.

The International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) provides a unique opportunity for human rights workers to deepen their understanding of human rights and of the essential role of human rights education in effecting change.

The International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) is intended for human rights workers and educators from non-governmental organizations, National Human Rights Institutions, government bodies and educational institutions.

The goal of the International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) is to strengthen the capacity of human rights organizations to undertake human rights education efforts aimed at building a global culture of human rights.

The curriculum is based on principles of adult experiential learning in which participants and facilitators engage in a process of mutual teaching and learning.

As recognized by the United Nations: Support includes partial or full costs depending on need basis and available funding.

Submit completed application form, curriculum vitae, letter of recommendation, letter of motivation and copies of certificates and diplomas.

For more information and program application, see: Equitas International Human Rights Training Program, IHRTP Grants Website

More: Human Rights Grants » Training Grants » International Grants

Also see: Law School Scholarships » LLM Scholarships » Law Scholarships

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