We are pleased to confirm that Queen Mary University of London's Humanities and Social Sciences Student Bursary Scheme Autumn 2024-25 is now open for applications from students in the School of Law (Department of Law and Centre for Commercial Law Studies).
These are now closed for applications
The HSS Student Bursary Scheme is now open for applications from students in the School of Law. Deadline for applications is 11pm, 8 December 2024.
This bursary scheme provides an opportunity to undertake paid research work, to be completed over 15 weeks between 6 January to 18 April 2025 within the School of Law. Research projects will be carried out under the guidance of an academic member of staff within the School. The aim of the scheme is to help students to make appropriate career plans, and to understand the employability assets that they will offer future employers. They will develop generic and transferable skills, such as team‐working and communication, as well as subject‐specific skills in many instances. Students will also be encouraged to reflect on their learning experiences through their research.
Applications will be checked and assessed against the skills and knowledge evidenced in the application. The outcome will be confirmed to students by mid-December.
These opportunities can be open to Year 2 LLB students, Year 3/4 LLB students, Postgraduate Taught students (PGT) and Master by Research students (MRes) in the School of Law. Please refer to the project descriptions below to see which projects are open to which cohorts.
On completion of projects, feedback will be requested from both staff and students, Students will be asked to outline the skills gained or improved, how participation in the project might have improved their employability prospects, and feedback on their experience.
Bursaries are fixed at either £1000 for a time commitment of no more than 76 hours or £500 for a time commitment of no more than 38 hours, which students will be able to commit flexibly over the 15 weeks indicated above. Bursaries will be paid in two instalments:
Lead academic: Professor Debbie De Girolamo
This is open to year 3 and year 4 LLB students and postgraduate law students.
Find out more about the AI and Civil Justice: Judging through Algorithms project.
Lead academic: Dr Hedi Viterbo
This is open to postgraduate law students.
Find out more about the Childhood, human rights, and the law – a research and networking project.
Lead academic: Professor Rachael Mulheron KC
This is open to LLM and LLB law students who have achieved at least a 2:1 in Torts.
Find out more about the Documenting East London Tort Landmarks project (Project 1).
Find out more the Documenting East London Tort Landmarks project (Project 2).
Lead academic: Professor Lizzie Barmes
Find out more about the Exploring the Potential for Civil Society Actors to Shake Up Organizational Responses to Workplace Protections project.
Lead academic: Dr Mohsin Alam Bhat
This is open to Year 2 LLB students, Year 3/4 LLB students, Postgraduate Taught Law students.
Find out more about the Migrant Detention and Everyday Surveillance of Precarious Citizens in India project.
Find out more about the The Relevance of ADR for transnational cultural property disputes project.