PhD Scholarship for Black British Applicants

The City Law School is offering 1 full-time, three-year doctoral scholarships (entry in September 2025) specifically addressed to Black British applicants.

Applications are invited from exceptional and ambitious graduates wishing to pursue cutting-edge research in any of the school’s key research areas.

Who Are We

We are a vibrant and dynamic community of scholars and students with considerable strengths in teaching and research. Our research expertise straddles different areas and approaches. We are committed to academic excellence and have an enviable central London location.  We are a leader in legal education and seek to ensure that our academic profile reflects our local population and students.

You may find more about us here: https://www.city.ac.uk/law (@CityLawSchool)

What is Offered

A doctoral scholarship will provide:

• An annual bursary (currently £21, 237 subject to change in line with Research Councils UK’s recommendation on the national minimum stipend)
• Full tuition fee waiver.
• Research expenses (up to £1000 over three years) to support research needs such as specialist training, equipment, or conference attendance.

Who is Eligible

Applications are sought from UK-permanent residents (UK fee-paying students) from the following ethnic group: Black (Black or Black British African, Black or Black British Caribbean, Black or Black British other or Mixed Black or Black British).

The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of outstanding academic achievement and the potential to produce cutting edge-research. Applicants should have a track record of high academic achievement, demonstrated by an LLB degree with at least a second class (upper division) or equivalent, and normally a Master's degree (in law or a related discipline) with at least a merit or equivalent. Applicants should demonstrate a suitable aptitude to undertake a course of independent research.

Applications on any topic are eligible.

How to Apply

Please visit the webpage on the scholarships here: PhD Law Scholarships for Black British Researchers • City, University of London

Please make an online application for this studentship, by clicking the 'Apply' button, above.

We encourage applicants to have a look at our website, so that they consider the research undertaken in our School and identify an area in which they can make a contribution and a supervisor or Research Centre/Group with whom they could work.

Guidance on how to write a research proposal can be found here.

Applicants are welcome to discuss their ideas for research by contacting relevant members of the School of Law. Details are found on the website.

Selection process

Candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted by the School. If you do not receive a communication from the School within six weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

Deadline for applications: 12 noon on Monday 6 January 2025

Contact us: Law.PhD.Administration@city.ac.uk

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