PhD in Legal Studies
Bocconi University
Call for Applications Bocconi University invites applicants for 8 fully funded PhD positions within the Legal Studies doctoral program. Fellowships amount to € 27,000 gross per year for three years. Students with fellowship are exempt from the payment of tuition fees for the duration of the three-year program. The International and European Law curriculum seeks to foster world-class research on any topic within the two broad subject areas of international law and European law. Potential fields of interest includ...
Call for Applications Bocconi University invites applicants for 8 fully funded PhD positions within the Legal Studies doctoral program. Fellowships amount to € 27,000 gross per year for three years. Students with fellowship are exempt from the payment of tuition fees for the duration of the three-year program. The International and European Law curriculum seeks to foster world-class research on any topic within the two broad subject areas of international law and European law. Potential fields of interest includ...
Opportunity details
Call for Applications Bocconi University invites applicants for 8 fully funded PhD positions within the Legal Studies doctoral program. Fellowships amount to € 27,000 gross per year for three years. Students with fellowship are exempt from the payment of tuition fees for the duration of the three-year program. The International and European Law curriculum seeks to foster world-class research on any topic within the two broad subject areas of international law and European law. Potential fields of interest include, but are not limited to, general public international law, international trade law, international investment law, international cultural heritage law, international criminal law, private international law, European economic law, European trade law, European internal market law, European external relations law, European Citizenship, comparative and European constitutional law, EU governance, EU fundamental rights, and European social law, privacy and media law. Interested students will become part of the Bocconi European Studies Lab (BLEST - https://www.blest.unibocconi.eu/ ), a center for interdisciplinary research in the field of European matters, and might co-operate with the Institute for European Policy Making (IEP, https://iep.unibocconi.eu/). The Business and Social Law curriculum aims to promote excellence in study of business law with an approach combining an interdisciplinary perspective, an international orientation and the analysis of the specific fields of the law covered by the program (e.g. corporation, securities, competition, commercial contracts, bankruptcy, IPRs, labor law, white collar crime). The study of law and economics and social sciences complements the study of business law. Bocconi University is part of CIVICA, the European Univers...
Eligibility
Call for Applications Bocconi University invites applicants for 8 fully funded PhD positions within the Legal Studies doctoral program. Successful applicants will spend the first part of the program at Bocconi following a set of tailored courses on legal and interdisciplinary research methodologies and specialized seminars on selected topics. QUALIFICATIONS: Applications can be submitted by candidates of any citizenship who have completed or are completing their graduate studies and have at least a “proven” B2 (CEFR) level of competence in English. Applicants shall select on the on-line application the curriculum they opt for.
Requirements
Applications can be submitted by candidates of any citizenship who have completed or are completing their graduate studies and have at least a “proven” B2 (CEFR) level of competence in English. For the PhD in Legal Studies, the PhD School offers: a maximum of 8 places with a fellowship (4 for the curriculum in International and European Law, 4 for the curriculum in Business and Social Law); a maximum of 2 places with payment of tuition fees (1 for the curriculum in International and European Law, 1 for the curriculum in Business and Social Law). Tuition fees for students without a fellowship or tuition waiver amount to € 15,000 for year 1 and € 5,000 for year 2 and 3. For more detailed information, please see the full official call published on the webpage here. For more detailed information about our program, please visit the website here. APPLICATION PROCEDURE: To apply for our PhD program our online application procedure must be used. The deadline for applications is 18 January 2027. Applicants shall select on the on-line application the curriculum they opt for. The selection process consists of two stages: an initial evaluation of applicant qualifications, followed by an interview for shortlisted candidates. The first step assessment is based on a candidate’s: Personal curriculum (mandatory): full CV; Research proposal (mandatory): detailed description of research proposal (max 1200 words, references excluded) coherent with one of the curricular disciplinary fields; Reference letters: up to three reference letters uploaded by referees appointed in the online application procedure (not mandatory but highly recommended); Academic records (mandatory): transcript of exams and certification of undergraduate and graduate degrees awarded and final grade (if any); if the...
Funding and benefits
Funding eligibility: UK Students, EU Students, International Students. Funding amount: €27,000 £23,484.49 converted salary* gross per year for three years.
Required documents
CV, references, Research proposal, portfolio
How to apply
Bocconi University invites applicants for 8 fully funded PhD positions within the Legal Studies doctoral program. Fellowships amount to € 27,000 gross per year for three years. Students with fellowship are exempt from the payment of tuition fees for the duration of the three-year program. The International and European Law curriculum seeks to foster world-class research on any topic within the two broad subject areas of international law and European law. Potential fields of interest include, but are not limited to, general public international law, international trade law, international investment law, international cultural heritage law, international criminal law, private international law, European economic law, European trade law, European internal market law, European external relations law, European Citizenship, comparative and European constitutional law, EU governance, EU fundamental rights, and European social law, privacy and media law. Interested students will become part of the Bocconi European Studies Lab (BLEST - https://www.blest.unibocconi.eu/ ), a center for interdisciplinary research in the field of European matters, and might co-operate with the Institute for European Policy Making (IEP, https://iep.unibocconi.eu/). The Business and Social Law curriculum aims to promote excellence in study of business law with an approach combining an interdisciplinary perspective, an international orientation and the analysis of the specific fields of the law covered by the program (e.g. corporation, securities, competition, commercial contracts, bankruptcy, IPRs, labor law, white collar crime). The study of law and economics and social sciences complements the study of business law. Bocconi University is part of CIVICA, the European University of Social Sciences...
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Benefits
Funding eligibility: UK Students, EU Students, International Students. Funding amount: €27,000 £23,484.49 converted salary* gross per year for three years.
Eligibility summary
Call for Applications Bocconi University invites applicants for 8 fully funded PhD positions within the Legal Studies doctoral program. Successful applicants will spend the first part of the program at Bocconi following a set of tailored courses on legal and interdisciplinary research methodologies and specialized seminars on selected topics. QUALIFICATIONS: Applications can be submitted by candidates of any citizenship who have completed or are completing their graduate studies and have at least a “proven” B2 (CEFR) level of competence in English. Applicants shall select on the on-line application the curriculum they opt for.
Requirements
Applications can be submitted by candidates of any citizenship who have completed or are completing their graduate studies and have at least a “proven” B2 (CEFR) level of competence in English. For the PhD in Legal Studies, the PhD School offers: a maximum of 8 places with a fellowship (4 for the curriculum in International and European Law, 4 for the curriculum in Business and Social Law); a maximum of 2 places with payment of tuition fees (1 for the curriculum in International and European Law, 1 for the curriculum in Business and Social Law). Tuition fees for students without a fellowship or tuition waiver amount to € 15,000 for year 1 and € 5,000 for year 2 and 3. For more detailed information, please see the full official call published on the webpage here. For more detailed information about our program, please visit the website here. APPLICATION PROCEDURE: To apply for our PhD program our online application procedure must be used. The deadline for applications is 18 January 2027. Applicants shall select on the on-line application the curriculum they opt for. The selection process consists of two stages: an initial evaluation of applicant qualifications, followed by an interview for shortlisted candidates. The first step assessment is based on a candidate’s: Personal curriculum (mandatory): full CV; Research proposal (mandatory): detailed description of research proposal (max 1200 words, references excluded) coherent with one of the curricular disciplinary fields; Reference letters: up to three reference letters uploaded by referees appointed in the online application procedure (not mandatory but highly recommended); Academic records (mandatory): transcript of exams and certification of undergraduate and graduate degrees awarded and final grade (if any); if the graduate program has not been completed, an enrollment document with the full study plan, the exams taken and the grades achieved; Statement of purpose (mandatory): short description (max 1200 words) of candidate’s motivation for enrollment in a Bocconi PhD program and of his/her professional goals; Other relevant documents (maximum five): e.g. thesis’ abstract, publications, other programs attended, etc.
Documents required
CV, references, Research proposal, portfolio
Language/test requirements
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