Scholarships provide students with an opportunity to be educated. Keeping this in mind, the University of Sydney is presenting the Judge Ralph J Perdriau International Scholarships in Common Law for worldwide brilliant students.

This scholarship will provide a stipend allowance equivalent to the University of Sydney’s Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend rate (indexed on 1 January each year).

Academic course fees and the Student Services Amenities fee (SSAF) are also provided.

The scholarship will also cover the cost of a standard Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for a successful international applicant (single cover only) for the normal full-time duration of their higher degree studies at the time of award.

Stipend allowance duration:

• Up to 1.75 years for a successful full-time LLM by Research recipient. No extension is possible.
• Up to 3 years for a successful full-time PhD recipient, with a possible extension of 6 months.

Academic course fees and SSAF duration:

• Up to 7 research periods for a successful full-time LLM by Research recipient. No extension is possible
• Up to 12 research periods for a successful full-time PhD recipient, with a possible extension of 2 research periods.
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You must:

• be an international student
• have an unconditional offer of admission to study full-time in a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Master of Laws (LLM) by Research within the Sydney Law School
• be willing to conduct research in common law
• hold at least one of the following degrees:
• a Bachelor of Laws (Honours First Class) or equivalent, or
•  a Master of Laws by Research, or
• a Master of Laws by Coursework including a research component equivalent to 25% of one year’s full-time enrolment.
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