Next Generation Law Scholarship

Overview

Description

Kent Law School (KLS) is one of the UK’s leading law schools. It was the 2nd ranked UK Law School in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), with a scholarly environment judged as supporting world-leading research. Law at Kent is ranked in the Top 20 in The Guardian University Guide 2022 and in The Times Good University Guide 2022, and in the Top 10 for research intensity in The Complete University Guide 2022. Their work draws upon doctrinal and interdisciplinary methodologies, diverse critical, contextual and socio-legal approaches, and a range of theoretical perspectives from the humanities and social sciences in order to contribute to a broad range of legal sub-disciplines.

Applicants to the Law PhD programme are required to discuss their proposed doctoral project with potential supervisors before submitting a formal application. Applications must specify at least one potential supervisor who has agreed, in principle, to supervise the doctoral project. Applicants are encouraged to contact prospective supervisors by email well before the deadline for applications. The email should include their CV, a draft proposal, and an explanation of their motivations for PhD study and reasons for approaching the particular member of staff.

Applicable programmes

Benefits

The scholarship covers course fees (at either the Home or EU/International rate) and will provide an annual stipend at the UK research council rate (£17,668 for 2022/23). The stipend is for 3 years, subject to satisfactory annual progress. 

The students awarded the scholarship are expected to start their PhD in September 2023. Registration must be full-time. The scholarship is offered as a Graduate Teaching Assistantship. As a GTA, students will have the opportunity to develop their teaching experience and skills through teaching on an undergraduate law module, at the direction of the Head of School.