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DOCTORAL AND POST-DOCTORAL
VISITING FELLOWS
Each year the Sciences Po Law School's doctoral program hosts
visiting students and visiting researchers from around the world.
Visitors are generally doctoral students or post-doctoral researchers
in Law at institutions overseas who are eager to pursue their
research within Sciences Po Law School academic community.
They normally are in residence at the Law School for up to one
academic year.
ELIGIBILITY
To qualify as a doctoral visiting fellow, an applicant must be
enrolled in a doctorate degree program (preferably in the field of
law, other PhD students in social sciences will be considered if they
justify that their research would benefit from a research stay at the
law school).
Doctoral students must be at least in the second year of their
studies at the time of their visit. Students entering their first year
are not eligible.
To qualify as a post-doctoral visiting fellow, an applicant must be
enrolled in a university or research institution and have defended
his/her PhD in the last 3 years.
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Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Visiting Fellows must be sponsored by a
faculty member who is willing to act as an advisor to the proposed
research project, and it is their responsibility to contact appropriate
faculty members and arrange for such sponsorship.
All Visiting Fellows must provide their own funding.
DURATION OF STAY
Research stays might be planned from a minimum of 3 months to
one year. Although visits may extend into the summer, visits for the
summer months alone will not be approved.
Any renewal will have to be approved by the Doctoral jury.
BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATION
The Fellowship Program provides visitors access to facilities of the
Law School and of Sciences Po (full library privileges, attendance of
and participation in colloquia and other scholarly presentations at
the Law School...), in order for them to conduct research on an
approved topic while in residence and to consult with faculty
members.
Visiting PhD and post-doctoral researchers are entitled to the
Sciences Po Law School Visiting Doctoral / Post-Doctoral Fellow
title.
CONDITIONS OF FELLOWSHIP
Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Fellows are:
• expected to conduct their proposed research on Sciences Po
premises
• encouraged to participate in the law school’s and Sciences Po’s
scholarly life and events
• encouraged to present their research at a Colloquium organized
by the Doctoral program
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• encouraged to mention in the publications resulting from their
stay in Sciences Po Law School, the following: "This paper has
benefited from a Visiting Fellowship at Sciences Po Law School in
[date]"
Appointment as a Sciences Po Law School Fellow is incompatible
with any concurrent appointment (i.e. teaching, fellowships,
practice etc.).
APPLICATION
Applications are examined by the Committee for Doctoral Studies
in Law. In selecting applicants for visitor status, the Committee
considers the applicant's background and motivation, academic
achievement, and research proposal, as well as the availability of
SPLS faculty for consultation in the proposed research area. The
Committee pays particular attention to the relevance, coherence
and originality of the research proposal.
SHOW MORE
Applications for the Fall semester 2025/2026 or the full 2025/2026
academic year are open until March 1, 2025.
Applications for the Spring semester 2025/2026 will be open later
in the year.
The completed application form, along with a resume, a copy of ID
and one or several letters of recommendation must be sent by
email to Claire Rameau , Administrative Officer of the PhD
program in Law.
Application Form (Word, 40 Ko)
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