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Faculty of Law – The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Master of Laws Scholarship Scheme 2009
 
(1) Introduction
The Faculty of Law of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (”CUHK”) proudly announces the introduction of new scholarship within the ” CUHK Faculty of Law Master of Laws Scholarship Scheme 2009″ (the “Scheme”).

(2) Details of the Scheme
Each year, the Faculty of Law (the “Faculty”) at CUHK will seek to assist students from around the world to join the Faculty’s postgraduate programmes through the award of scholarships. Different countries/regions will be supported on a rotational basis. For the academic year 2009-2010, three scholarships will be offered to non-local applicants from the following areas:
Europe (Italy, Germany, Russian Federation, Sweden and UK)
India and Sri Lanka
Japan and South Korea

Successful candidates will be awarded a scholarship worth HK$176,000, covering the basic tuition fee of HK$96,000 and a maintenance stipend of HK$80,000.

(3) Eligibility and Selection Criteria
Candidates are eligible to apply for the scholarship if they have the nationality of one of the countries located in one of the target areas mentioned under (2) above;
are not residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region;
have applied for admission to one of the CUHK full-time LLM programmes (for information about normal application procedures, please visit: www.cuhk.edu.hk/gss);
have satisfied the prescribed CUHK LLM minimum admission requirements;
have achieved i) a result of Band 7.0 or better in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or ii) a result of 580 (Paper Based Test), or 237 (Computer Based Test), or 92 (Internet Based Test) or better in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) test or iii) have obtained a bachelor’s degree which is taught and assessed in English;
are not in receipt of any other scholarship or award for the academic 2009-2010 (to be confirmed by the candidate in writing).

Scholarships will be awarded to successful candidates based on academic merits. The Faculty’s decision in respect of the award of scholarships will be final and no correspondence will be entered into with unsuccessful candidates regarding the award of scholarships. The results will be announced as soon as all the applications have been considered by the Faculty. The award of the scholarships will be confirmed only upon the successful candidates’ admittance to one of the Faculty’s LLM programmes and commencement of their studies. The Faculty reserves the right to decline to make an award in the event that no candidate is considered deserving of a scholarship.

(4) How to apply
An application form can be obtained on-line at www.cuhk.edu.hk/law Completed application forms together with the required documents mentioned therein shall be received by the Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong on or before 27 February 2009
 
Only complete applications will be considered by the Faculty. The Faculty may decide to invite selected candidates to participate in telephone interviews scheduled to be held in March 2009.

Details: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/law/download/LLM_Scholarship_2009.pdf

Source: www.cuhk.edu