The International Law Research Program (ILRP) of the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) has announced its Doctoral Scholarship Competition for the 2018-2019 academic year. The ILRP invites Canadian and foreign students who are enrolling or are currently enrolled in SJD or PhD in Law studies at a Canadian university faculty of law to apply for the CIGI ILRP Doctoral Scholarship.
The ILRP Doctoral Scholarship is designed to enhance research opportunities for SJD and PhD in Law students who wish to develop expertise in one or more of the ILRP’s areas of research focus and to develop world-class intellectual strength in the areas of international law that are most important to global innovation, prosperity, sustainability and security.
ILRP is interested in empirical case studies, analysis of the efficacy of international law regimes, and interdisciplinary research that considers the impacts on human security, rights and development (See attached for more details on below areas of research focus):
- International economic law:
- International intellectual property (IIP) law and innovation:
- International environmental law:
- International Indigenous law
Amount: The value of the Doctoral Scholarship is up to $56,000 CAD.
Residence: must spend a four-month period of residency at the CIGI Campus within year 1 of the scholarship.
Deadline: April 27, 2018 (see attached for application requirements)
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