International Arbitration Scholarship for Young ICCA Member

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The University of Miami School of Law and Young ICCA are pleased to announce that a competition is now open for a full-tuition scholarship available to be awarded to a top Young ICCA member to attend the University of Miami's one-year postgraduate LLM program in international arbitration.

Process

For this competition, candidates must submit an online application* with $50 application fee for the LL.M. program. They must also submit the following documents to intl-llm@law.miami.edu by Wednesday, May 1, 2013:

• TOEFL score (minimum of 92)
• personal statement*
• 2 letters of recommendation
• official transcripts
• copy of diploma
• resume
• a written essay of no more than 6000 words. The essay should also include an executive summary of no more than 500 words. Topics include:
• Is the rise of third party funding a positive or negative development for international arbitration?
• How should the customary international standard of necessity relate to the notion of necessity as invoked in investment arbitration disputes?
• Is admitting mass claims reconcilable with the nationality requirement of BITs?
• May tribunals disregard preconditions to arbitration?
• Is investor-state arbitration an appropriate way to deal with alleged interference by state courts with the enforcement of commercial arbitration awards?

For a full description of the required documents listed above, excluding the essay, please visit our Apply Now webpage.

* Candidates must indicate in their personal statements that they are applying to the UM/Young ICCA scholarship and should include "UM/Young ICCA scholarship" in the subject line of any e-mails to int-llm@law.miami.edu.