The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law is pleased to invite applications for the 2014 Brandon Research Fellowship (Brandon Fellowship), funded by a generous gift in 2009 by Mr Michael Brandon MA, LLB, LLM (Cantab.), MA (Yale) (1923-2012).
The Brandon Fellowship is intended to cover a stay of a minimum of eight weeks at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law and has a maximum value of £3000; any additional travel or other expenses will be the responsibility of the selected Fellow. Two awards may be made if the strength of the field warrants it.
The Brandon Fellow will undertake a project on some aspect of public or private international law or international arbitration while based at the Lauterpacht Centre. Candidates must specify a project in their application. Fellows must produce a report of their work in English at the end of their Fellowship and deposit with the Lauterpacht Centre any publication resulting from the work undertaken during the Fellowship.
Candidates must be fluent in English and at least one of French, German or Spanish. Preference will be given to candidates who are nationals of members of the European Union; members of the Commonwealth; Argentina; Brazil; Chile; China; Japan; Panama; Serbia; Switzerland; and the United States of America.
The Lauterpacht Centre provides a centre for research in Cambridge for legal practitioners and academics from around the world. The Brandon Fellow will be welcomed as part of the community of visiting scholars at the Centre. While in Cambridge, visiting scholars have the opportunity to meet with other researchers in their field and are encouraged to participate fully in the activities of the Centre, including the Friday lectures and work in progress seminars. Visiting scholars have automatic access to the Centre’s Library and access by application to the University Library and the Faculty of Law’s Squire Law Library.
Eligibility:
- Candidates for the Brandon Fellowship must be fluent in English and at least one of French, German or Spanish.
- Candidates must specify a project on some aspect of public or private international law or international arbitration on which they will work while resident at the Lauterpacht Centre.
- The Fellowship is intended to cover a stay of at least eight (8) weeks at the Lauterpacht Centre in the year of the award.
- This is a Post-Graduate research fellowship. Persons currently enrolled in PhD programs (in the UK or elsewhere) are not eligible to apply unless their final thesis has already been submitted by the closing date for applications.
Award: The Fellowship will be to a maximum value of £3,000 (GBP); any additional travel or other expenses incurred will be the responsibility of the Fellow. Payment of the award will be made after arrival in Cambridge. Please see the attached schedule of fees for an indication as to whether you will need to provide additional funds from your own source.
Applications: Applications for the Brandon Fellowship should consist of:
- Completed application form including outline of proposed research (available on the Lauterpacht Centre website: www.lcil.cam.ac.uk);
- Curriculum vitae (maximum four pages);
- Two letters of reference.
All documents should be prepared in English. The Applicant must ensure that his/her application is delivered either by post or email by the application deadline. The Applicant is also responsible for ensuring that the letters of reference are received by the application deadline.
Candidates submitting their application by post must send two copies of their application to:
Brandon Research Fellowship
The Administrator
Lauterpacht Centre for International Law
5 Cranmer Road
Cambridge CB3 9BL
United Kingdom
Applications submitted by email should be sent to the Administrator at the following address: admin@lcil.cam.ac.uk
Deadline for Applications: 23rd September 2013
