The Geneva Academy offers partial and full scholarships for its LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Scholarships and Master of Advanced Studies in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law. Partial scholarships cover tuition fees. Full scholarships cover tuition fees and living expenses in Geneva for 10 months.
The Geneva Academy is a leading education and research institution in international humanitarian law (IHL), human rights (HR) and transitional justice. As an HR and humanitarian hub, Geneva is home to the main humanitarian and HR actors and to all the United Nations (UN) HR mechanisms. The Geneva Academy has developed close collaborations with these institutions, and thus hosts distinguished guest speakers at lectures, seminars and events.
The school’s objective is to produce graduates who will be leaders in the humanitarian, HR and transitional justice fields. They may work as legal advisers, researchers, professors, diplomats, advocates or field officers with international organizations, international courts and tribunals, NGOs, academic institutions, development agencies or governments.
Host Institution(s):Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland
Level/Field(s) of study:• LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights• Master of Advanced Studies in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law
Target group:International students – citizens from non-Western Countries. Applicants from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United States and Western Europe can only be considered for partial scholarships and only for the LLM program.
Number of Scholarships:The number of annual scholarships depends on the availability of funds.
Eligibility Humanitarian Law And Human Rights Scholarships:
Partial and full scholarships are allocated through a highly competitive process based on academic merit, extra-curricular achievements and the candidate’s financial needs.
Application instructions:Scholarship requests must be submitted with the candidate’s application. When applying, candidates must choose between two tracks: application with scholarship (partial or full) or application without scholarship. If candidates apply to both tracks, their application will be considered under the non-scholarship track. Successful applicants who choose only the non-scholarship track cannot subsequently be considered for a scholarship.
Deadline for applications is 28 January 2022.It is important to visit the official website to access the application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.