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Scholarship Name
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The Gordon F. Henderson
Human Rights Scholarship
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Scholarship provider
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University of Ottwa
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Scholarship Field
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Law
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Degree
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Masters
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Scholar ships Available
For
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It is available for a
Canadian or international student entering the first of Masters studies in
the Law (L.L.M) at the University of Ottawa and whose area of research is
human rights.
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University location
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550 Cumberland St, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
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Value of award
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$15000
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No of annual awards
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One one-year scholarship,
non-renewable
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Application
Deadline
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Friday, June 13, 2014
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Scholarship Details
The Human Rights
Research and Education Centre (HRREC)
is offering a Masters scholarship of $15,000. This initiative seeks to promote
research in the area of human rights. The scholarship is paid in three equal
installments over a period of one year. It is available for a Canadian or
international student entering the first of Masters studies in the Law (L.L.M)
at the University of Ottawa and whose area of research is human rights.
Candidates must have received
full-time admission to the Master’s program at the Faculty of Social Sciences
of the University of Ottawa. The candidate must demonstrate a significant
interest in human rights which will be evident from her or his personal,
professional and/or academic experience. Candidates are invited to consult the
HRREC website in order to demonstrate in their application how they can
contribute to the research activities of the Centre.
Eligibility Criteria
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Admitted as a full-time student in a Master’s
program at the Faculty of Law
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Starting first year of study
How to Apply
Candidates
must submit:
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A cover letter confirming eligibility and
outlining the candidate’s interest in the area of human rights This letter
should also explain how he/she envisages contributing to the activities of the
HRREC; (5 pages maximum)
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Original transcripts, or copies of
transcripts if originals were already included in the submission for admission
to a Master’s program at the University of Ottawa;
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A summary description of the thesis topic; (2
pages maximum)
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Up-to-date curriculum vitae
Applications must be submitted by email to
Viviana Fernandez, Assistant Director at HRREC, atvfernand@uOttawa.ca . Please indicate “Gordon F. Henderson Human Rights Scholarship
2014”
in the subject line of the email.