Exchange Programmes for Lawyers
Follows is a list of institutions with which the Law Department currently has exchange agreements.
For more specific details, please read carefully the information underlying each entry. Should you have any queries, contact Thanasis Mourikis in Academic Service.
Submit your application by:
- Departmental deadline: 23 November 2022
Application process:
Researchers should submit their application to the LAW Department by the deadline.
The application should include:
- Letter of support from the faculty supervisor
- Curriculum Vitae
- Up to 3000-word essay, including any footnotes, stating: the nature of the candidate’s research, the relevance of the exchange for the research, the suitability of the selected university in this respect (specifying all relevant aspects of this institution, such as the persons s/he would like to work with, the resources available, the courses or conferences s/he would like to attend, etc.) and explaining how the envisaged stay fits into the timing of the research
The Department will review all applications in its December departmental meeting and approved applications will then be sent to the Academic Service.
Applications will then be reviewed by the Entrance Board in January. Reseachers will be informed of the institute's decision in early February.
Europe
Programme:
Erasmus+ / CIVICA
Funding:
Exempt from the payment of Tuition/fees - An Erasmus study grant
Programme:
Bilateral agreement
Funding:
An Erasmus+ Traineeship grant
Programme:
Erasmus+ Traineeship or Study
Funding:
An Erasmus+ Traineeship or Study grant
Programme:
Bilateral agreement
Funding:
Monthly grant equivalent to the monthly EUI 4th year grant amount.
Programme: European Law School Network (ELSN)
The European University Institute is a member of the European Law School Network formed by the Humboldt University (Berlin), King’s College (London), University Paris 2- Panthéon Assas (Paris), Sapienza University (Rome), and the University of Amsterdam (Amsterdam).
The EUI researchers from the Law department in their second or third year are eligible to participate in the exchange with one of the above-mentioned universities, in agreement with their Supervisor and approval of their Department and the Entrance Board.
Please note that for acceptance, the receiving institution will apply its own selection criteria.
Duration is normally for one term.
Funding:
Exempt from the payment of Tuition/fees
Programme: Bilateral agreement
Up to two Law researchers can undertake a traineeship at the Fundamental Rights Agency in Vienna (Austria) for one term per annum.
EUI researchers in the second or third year of the doctoral programme are eligible to participate, subject to the support of their faculty supervisor and departmental recommendation.
Funding:
Unfunded
Programme:
Erasmus+ / CIVICA
Funding:
Exempt from the payment of Tuition/fees - An Erasmus study grant
Programme:
Erasmus+
Funding:
Exempt from the payment of Tuition/fees - An Erasmus study grant
Programme:
Erasmus+
Up to two Law researchers may attend the London School of Economics and Political Science for one term per annum.
EUI researchers in the second or third year of the doctoral programme are eligible to participate in the exchange, subject to the support of their faculty supervisor and departmental recommendation.
Funding:
Exempt from the payment of Tuition/fees
IMPORTANT: FOLLOWING THE BREXIT, THE ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME WILL NO LONGER FUND EXCHANGES WITH UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED-KINGDOM. THE EXCHANGE AS SUCH WILL HOWEVER TAKE PLACE UNDER THE ERAMSUS+ AGREEMENT AND THE RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.
Programme:
Erasmus+ / CIVICA
Funding:
Exempt from the payment of Tuition/fees - An Erasmus study grant
Programme:
Bilateral agreement
Funding:
Exempt from the payment of Tuition
Programme:
SWISS EUROPEAN MOBILITY PROGRAMME
Up to two Law researchers may attend the University of Fribourg, Faculty of Law for one term per annum.
EUI researchers in the second or third year of the doctoral programme are eligible to participate in the exchange, subject to the support of their faculty supervisor and departmental recommendation.
Funding:
Exempt from the payment of Tuition/fees
A Swiss European Mobility grant.
USA
Programme: Bilateral exchange agreement between EUI, Law Department and Columbia Law School
Up to two LAW researchers per academic year.
EUI researchers in the second or third year of the doctoral programme are eligible to participate in the exchange, subject to the support of their faculty supervisor and departmental recommendation.
Duration is normally 4 months
Funding:
Exempt from the payment of Tuition/fees to Columbia University,
One place is funded by the EUI Law Department, a €4000 lump sum towards defraying living costs
Application Procedure:
The application procedure for the exchange programmes is divided into two separate and distinct phases.
Phase 1 - Application to the Law Department and the EUI
Researchers should submit their application to the Law Department by 24 November 2021
The application should include:
- Letter of support from the faculty supervisor
- Curriculum Vitae
- A 3000-word essay, including any footnotes, stating: the nature of the candidate’s research, the relevance of the exchange for the research, the suitability of the selected university in this respect (specifying all relevant aspects of this institution, such as the persons s/he would like to work with, the resources available, the courses or conferences s/he would like to attend, etc.) and explaining how the envisaged stay fits into the timing of the research
The Department will review all applications in its December departmental meeting and approved applications will then be sent to the Academic Service by the Institutional deadline of 12 January 2022.
All applications from all departments will then be reviewed by the Entrance Board at the end of January. Reseachers will be informed of the institute's decision during the following week.
Phase 2 - Application to Columbia Law School
Successful applicants then have to apply to Columbia Law School. Relevant information and forms will be provided on due time by the International Mobility Officer.
CLS has two submission deadlines:
- For the Fall semester: 1 April
- For the Spring semester: 1 October
The host faculty will normally decide on the admission of EUI candidates for the:
and for the:
For further information contact Thanasis Mourikis, Academic Service (ext. 2216)
Programme: Bilateral exchange agreement between EUI, Law Department and Fordham University School of Law
Up to two LAW researchers per academic year.
EUI researchers in the second or third year of the doctoral programme are eligible to participate in the exchange, subject to the support of their faculty supervisor and departmental recommendation.
Duration is normally 4 months
Funding:
Exempt from the payment of Tuition/fees to Fordham University School of Law
Programme: EUI / US Exchange Programme
Either one or two EUI law researchers (decided on a year to year basis) may attend New York University (NYU) School of Law per academic year. Researchers benefit from a non-degree visiting student status.
EUI researchers in the second or third year of the doctoral programme are eligible to participate in the exchange, subject to the support of their faculty supervisor and departmental recommendation.
Duration is normally 4 months (Sept. to Dec. - Fall; or mid-Jan. to mid-May - Spring; or end-May to mid-August, Summer).
Funding:
Exempt from the payment of Tuition/fees to NYU
€4000 (lump sum) contributed by EUI towards defraying living costs
Programme: Bilateral exchange agreement between EUI, Law Department and the University of Michigan Law School
Up to two LAW researchers per academic year.
EUI researchers in the second or third year of the doctoral programme are eligible to participate in the exchange, subject to the support of their faculty supervisor and departmental recommendation.
Duration is normally 4 months
Funding:
Exempt from the payment of Tuition/fees to University of Michigan Law School.
One place is funded by the EUI Law Department, a €4000 lump sum towards defraying living costs
Programme: EUI / US Exchange Programme
Up to four EUI researchers (usually one researcher per department) may attend University of Wisconsin at Madison (UWM) per academic year.
Researchers benefit from a non-degree visiting student status.
EUI researchers in the second or third year of the doctoral programme are eligible to participate in the exchange, subject to the support of their faculty supervisor and departmental recommendation.
Duration is normally 4 months:
- Fall: September to December
- Spring: mid-January to mid-May
- Summer: end-May to mid-August
Funding:
Exempt from the payment of Tuition/fees to UWM
€4000 (lump sum) contributed by EUI towards defraying living costs
Page last updated on 24 October 2022