APPLICATIONS FOR THE SCHOOL OF LAW AND CRIMINOLOGY DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIP ARE NOW OPEN
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS – MONDAY 2 JUNE, 2025
Students undertaking or wishing to undertake a PhD or PhD-track programme in the School of Law and Criminology are eligible to apply for scholarship support from the School of Law and Criminology.
One new Scholarship will be available this calendar year (starting October 2025).
This Scholarship commences no earlier than October 2025 and lasts up to 4 years (shorter than 4 years if the student has already commenced PhD Studies).
This Scholarship application is open both to new entrants and to existing students already registered to and in good standing on the MU Law and Criminology PhD programme.
Candidates should ordinarily hold a master’s degree in Law or Criminology, or a cognate discipline, with a 2.1 honours or higher (or the equivalent). In exceptional cases, candidates with a 1st class undergraduate degree in Law or Criminology, or a cognate discipline, will be considered.
Students who at the time of the application have already been awarded a scholarship for the academic year 2025-26 of equivalent or greater value are not eligible to apply.
Value of the Scholarship
The Scholarship will entail:
- A fixed maintenance award of €18,500 per annum (the amount is determined by the University rather than the School);
- Annual tuition fees support.
Duration
This full-time Scholarship will be awarded for up to four years of full-time study, subject to satisfactory annual review of progress in research. If a student has already commenced PhD studies, the Scholarship applies only until the student completes the fourth year since first registration on a PhD programme, subject to satisfactory annual review of progress in research.
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