Rodolfo Velasco Award in International Law and Development PGTR1006
Key
Scholarship Details
Stage
Third year and above, Postgraduate students
Opens
23/06/2015
Closing Date
31/07/2015
Value
$2,500
1 Scholarship(s) available
For One Off Payment
Residency
Aus Citizen/Aus Permanent Resident
Outline
The Rodolfo Velasco Award in International Law and Development was established to promote and further the study of international law and development, and to develop expertise in this field in Australia.
The Award will be granted to a student to enable him/her to undertake either:
- an internship with an organisation/entity located in Asia which has a specialty in, or a meaningful connection with, international law and developement; or
- a specialised course of study at an institution located in Asia focused on international law and development.
Eligibility
- full time students enrolled in any year of a postgraduate law or Juris Doctor Degree
- full time students entering the third year or higher of an undergraduate dual law degree; and
- (if enrolled in an undergraduate dual Law degree or a Juris Doctor degree) be eligible to enrol in the course LAWS3308/JURD7308 (UNSW Law Internship); or
- (if enrolled in a postgraduate Law degree) be eligible to enrol in the course LAWS8173 (UNSW Postgraduate Law Internship).
An applicant who has previously completed the above courses is not eligible to enrol again in that course, and is therefore not eligible for the Award.
Selection
- Academic merit
- Financial need and/or social and economic circumstances that may otherwise hinder successful transition to/continued study at UNSW
- Interest in or commitment to international law and development
Interviews