Modern Law Review Scholarships

Commencing in 2003, The Modern Law Review has signalled its intention of making available an annual amount of up to £25,000 in financial support for outstanding research students engaged on doctoral research at a university in the United Kingdom on any subject broadly within the publishing interests of the Review. These scholarships are awarded by annual competition based on nominations to be submitted by the head of department of the University in which the applicant is, or will be, registered as a research student.

MLR Scholarships 2006
Renewals
Shona Wilson at The University of Aberdeen.
Arlie Loughnan at The London School of Economics

New awards
Gerard Conway of Queen's University Belfast
Jarem Sawatsky at The University of Hull.
Eleanor Drywood at The University of Liverpool.
Jo Braithwaite at Queen Mary, The University of London Adrien de Hautcloque at The University of Manchester

MLR Scholarships 2005
Shona Wilson (Aberdeen) A Critical Analysis of the Law and Practice of Criminal Retrials in Scotland and England
Geert De Baere (Cambridge) Legal Organisation of Foreign Policy within the Evolving Constitution of the European Union
Emilie Secker (Lancaster) Participatory Human Rights
Arnie Loughnan (renewal) (LSE), Mental Incapacity Defences in Criminal Law

MLR Scholarships 2004
Jonathan Morgan (renewal) (Cambridge )A Critique of Freedom of Contract.
Margaret Young - Cambrige
Ernest Dunning (Keele) The Removal, Retention and Use of Human Tissue for Research and Other Purposes
Arnie Loughnan ( LSE) Mental Incapacity Defences in Criminal Law

MLR Scholarships 2003

Abbe Brown (University of Edinburgh): Intellectual Property Rights, Competition and Human Rights.
Lucinda Miller (University College London): The Europeanisation of Contract Law.
Jonathan Morgan (University of Cambridge): A Critique of Freedom of Contract.

Guidelines for The Modern Law Review Scholarships

The Modern Law Review has decided to make up to £50,000 a year available in financial support for research students engaged in doctoral research on any subject broadly within the publishing interests of the Review. It therefore invites nominations for scholarships to be submitted by the Head of Department of the University in which the nominated students are, or will be, registered as research students in 2008-9. Only UK Universities are eligible to make a nomination and each university may submit either one or two nominations.

While the amount of any award made will be at the discretion of the Review; it is envisaged that awards will generally be within the range from £5,000 to £10,000. Awards will be made annually, though provision may be made for renewal. Nominations for scholarships for 2008-9 must be submitted to the Secretary of the Review no later than 1st May 2008.

  1. Although there is no standard form for submission of nominations, the nomination must include the following information:
    1. The name, full curriculum vitae of the nominee and proposed registration period.
    2. A detailed statement of the subject, or proposed subject of research, including the thesis title if this has been agreed.
    3. An academic reference from the student's supervisor or intended supervisor.
    4. Details of any other forms of financial support which the student has secured or, where a decision on an application for support is outstanding, has applied for.
    5. A statement from the University that, in the event of an Scholarship being awarded, the University agrees to administer that award.
  2. Nominations for a scholarship must be submitted to the Secretary of the Review no later than 1 May preceding the academic year for which the application is made.
  3. It is a condition of the award of a Scholarship that the nominee's University agrees to administer the award and that, by the end of the period of the award, the head of department submits to the Secretary of the Review a statement indicating the Scholar's progress with research during the period of the award.
  4. Applications for renewal of any award made may be submitted by the head of department. Such applications must be submitted by 1 May in the year for which the award is currently held and be accompanied by a statement from the Scholar's supervisor indicating his or her progress with research during the period of the award, and proposed programme of research for the following year. The decision on whether or not to renew the award, and if so whether or not to vary the amount, remains at the discretion of the Review.

Applications should be sent to:
R.C. Simpson,
Secretary,
The Modern Law Review,
Law Department,
London School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street,
London WC2A 2AE.
bob.simpson@lse.ac.uk

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