2024 Fully Funded PhD Law Scholarships at The University of Copenhagen

At the Faculty of Law, PhD students receive their scholarships in the form of monthly salary payments for the three year period for which their enrolment and employment lasts. The scholarship cannot be extended except in circumstances outlined in the generally applicable rules.

The Faculty offers the following types of fully funded PhD positions:

• Regular PhD positions offered by the Faculty.
• PhD positions offered by the Centre of Excellence on International Courts (iCourts).
• PhD positions offered in cooperation with the University of Iceland.
• PhD positions offered by the Faculty within the framework of the integrated master’s and PhD programme (3+5 Programme).

Employment during the regular PhD programme will take place according to the agreement between the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations and the Ministry of Finance concerning the salary of PhD Students. The basic monthly salary is approximately DKK 25,000 before taxes. Additionally there is an annual research budget to help cover the cost of conference fees, books, travel etc. The monetary amount of the annual research budget is subject to change depending on the financial resources available to the Faculty. As a PhD student you will be provided with an office/shared office, a computer and office phone as well as general office supplies. For more information see employment as a PhD student.

Eligibility:

• Applicants must have obtained a degree that corresponds to the Danish Master of Laws or equivalent qualifications. Please visit studyindenmark.dk for more information. Applicants must have obtained a minimum overall grade average of 8.2 or above at the Master’s level in accordance with the Danish grading scale.
• Applicants must document an aptitude for research through the meritorious assessment of their final thesis, publications or academic recommendations in order to show that they are capable of undertaking the demanding task of writing a PhD thesis.
• Applicants must have excellent language skills in English and have excellent communications skills. Applicants must be able to teach at an academic level in Danish or English and to follow PhD courses in English.
• Documentation of English level can for instance be documented by an excellent IELTS or TOEFL test. More information is available here

Value of Award: Successful candidates will be employed in accordance with the agreement between the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations and the Ministry of Finance concerning the salary of PhD students. If you are offered a PhD position, you will receive a regular monthly salary in accordance with Danish law and you will be entitled to an annual research budget. The Faculty does not provide accommodation.

Type: PhD

Field of Study: Law

Eligible Countries: International countries

Successful PhD candidates are required to 

• Actively engage in the research environment at the University of Copenhagen; participate in international conferences, courses and meetings relevant to their research project.
• Comply with the formal requirements of the PhD programme
• Contribute to teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses in Danish or English offered by the Faculty of Law.
• Conduct independent and high quality research under the supervision of a senior member of academic staff at the Faculty.

Method of Application: We advise you to have the following documents ready before you begin your online application:

• Research project proposal. This should include the following: (1) objective(s) of the research, (2) major research questions, (3) review of relevant literature, (4) methodology to be applied in the research, and (5) a timetable that plans for all course requirements to have been met within three years. The project description must elaborate on the value of the proposed research project in terms of its relevance to existing and future research in the field (maximum 6 pages excluding bibliography). The document must be in Times New Roman, font size 12, spacing 1.5 and all margins (right, left, top and bottom) of 2 cm.
• Curriculum vitae (maximum 2 pages).
• Diplomas and transcripts. Certified copies of original diploma(s) and transcripts (both Bachelor’s and Master’s degree) in the original language and an authorized English translation if they are issued in other language than English or Danish.
• Grading scale. A certified explanation of grading scale in the original language and an authorized English translation if it is available in other language than English or Danish.
• Supervisor. The name of a member of academic staff whom you wish to have assigned as your supervisor. You do not need to contact the supervisor but simply make a request in your application.
• Letter of motivation. Explaining the choice of the Faculty of Law at the University of Copenhagen as a host institution for the proposed project and outlines how the project fits within the research priorities at the Faculty (maximum 1 page).
• Documentation of English level. Documentation of English level can for instance be documented by an excellent IELTS or TOEFL test.

Submit your application electronically in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian or English.

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Application Deadline: 1st December 2023