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Exchange Agreement with University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

Overview:

 

  • One EUI researcher may attend Michigan Law school for a period of one semester per academic year.
  • Programme benefits :
    1. Tuition fees at the university are waived
    2. A subsidy contributed by the Law Department towards defraying living costs.
    3.Registration costs up to a ceiling limit of US$ 1000 including mandatory US “SHIP” (Student Health Insurance Plan) health and accident insurance premium (or an alternative policy that is deemed adequate
    4. Travel costs provided up to a maximum of € 650.

Application procedure:

 

  • Submit to the Law Department by 28th November (see Chapter 10 of “Guide to the Law Department"):
    1. a 3000-word essay stating the nature of one’s research and relevance of the programme to this research
    2. a letter of support from the departmental supervisor, to be transmitted by the supervisor to the Law Department’s selection committee
    3. The Department will determine the final selection and then transmit the files of the recommended candidates to Academic Service in February for approval at Admissions Committee at the beginning of February.
  • Recommended candidates will be requested to present a separate, complete application to the Academic Service by the Institute’s deadline of 20th January. The application will include:
    1. letter of support from the faculty supervisor
    2. Curriculum vitae
    3. Two to Three page statement of intent ("work plan") summarizing proposed activity and  indicating preferred period and length of stay. (This is basically a shorter  version of the long essay that was prepared for the Law dept.)
  • After approval by Admissions Committee in February, Academic Service will  contact the host universities, asking them to forward Exchange Programme  application forms to be filled in by the applicant. These are then forwarded to the  US universities with the candidate’s file. They will then examine the files and  inform the EUI of the result towards mid-April/beginning of May.
  • Further information available from EUI Law Department and from Linda Gilbert ,  Academic Service (ext. 2361)

Page last updated on 28 June 2011