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LLM Admission Scholarship

Purpose of the Scholarship

To reward outstanding students with law background and admitted to the School of Law’s Master of Laws (LLM) Programme(Chinese and Comparative Law Stream, International Economic Law Stream, Common Law Stream, Maritime and Transportation Law Stream and General Stream).

Number and Value of Award

There are two types of awards.The maximum value of the higher award equals 12-credit tuition fee while that of the other is HK$20,000. The number of scholarships and allocation of scholarships each year are left entirely at the discretion of the School.

Scholarships are not payable directly to successful applicants but are set off against the University tuition fees for 2013-14 in two equal instalments, one in Semester A and the other in Semester B.

Eligibility

All students who apply for the LLM Programme will automatically be considered.

Criteria for Award

The Scholarship shall be based on a consideration of relevant factors, primarily the academic achievements of the applicants. Applicants may be invited to an interview.

To receive the Scholarship, a recipient must:

  1. accept admission offer, enrol in the LLM programme by paying all required fees and commence their studies in Semester A of the given academic year; and
  2. undertake an academic load of 12 credit units in each of the two semesters of his/her study and complete the studies within one academic year.

Application Procedure and Deadline

All LLM programme applicants will enter the application for the scholarship automatically.

Nomination(s)will be released shortly after the admission offers of LLM programme.

 

For enquiries about LLM Admission Scholarship, please email to lwllm@cityu.edu.hk.