HSS Student Research Bursary Scheme

The INTA Foundation’s has pledged a grant of £10,000 to be used as prize monies for the three best LLM Dissertation essays which explore the field of IP and Diversity, Equality and Inclusivity. Specially, the prize monies has been granted In support of INTA’s mission to expand educational and professional development opportunities in intellectual property (IP) for diverse, under-represented populations around the world. To this end, the INTA Foundation seeks multi-jurisdictional research that explores themes such as access to IP and the trademark profession for diverse populations or the impact of IP on diverse populations.

The essays will be judged by CCLS faculty members in conjunction with senior members of the INTA Foundation Board in accordance with the accepted marking criteria for postgraduate work at Queen Mary University of London. The project will be announced in January 2023, and winners will be informed by November 2023. The first prize winner will also gain the opportunity to work with the Director of Queen Mary Intellectual Property Institute to ensure the publication of the essay in a leading US law journal.