IPAN in association with DAAD announces a scholarship to fund one student’s participation in "The 10th Hessen International Summer University: Intellectual Property & Biotechnology -Linking Business, Law and Science"
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IPAN in association with the German funding agency, DAAD announces a scholarship to fund one student’s participation in the 10th Hessen International Summer University: Intellectual Property & Biotechnology -Linking Business, Law and Science
What is this Summer School?
Jointly organised by the faculties of Law, Economics and Business, Agricultural Sciences and Medicine of the Justus Liebig University Giessen, this summer programme has earned a global reputation for excellence. The interdisciplinary program is designed for postgraduates, undergraduates with some basic knowledge in the area of biotechnology, and young professionals, who want to learn about Europe's way of dealing with the challenges of a new and developing industry such as biotechnology, and who want to gain some first-hand experience with German and European culture
All the courses taught in English, are designed to challenge and inspire our participants in highly popular fields of IPR, technology and law. The course combines high-quality teaching along with field trips: two on-site visits at international biotechnology companies (Merck and Bayer) , a three-day trip to Munich and a three-day trip to Berlin. In addition, students are encouraged to attend German language courses.
For complete details about the Summer School, visit the website
http://fb01-intlaw.recht.uni-giessen.de/summer-schools/hessen-international-summer-university-isu/
Program date
July 19 - August 16, 2014
Topics
The International Summer University offers a multidisciplinary approach to Intellectual Property law and Biotechnology. The program links legal, economic and natural sciences and includes lectures and seminars from internationally renowned scholars and practitioners, as well as German language courses and various study trips focused on the different areas studied. The courses are divided into four main parts: Green Biotechnology, Red Biotechnology, Intellectual Property and Biotechnology – Linking Law, and Intellectual Property and Biotechnology – Linking Business.An optional German language course is also offered.
What is covered by the scholarship?
A grant of 1000 Euros towards the course fee of 1750 Euros (the selected student will have to pay the rest 750 Euros, which includes the registration fee of 250 Euros and also cover travel costs). This scholarship grant will be inclusive of:
- All courses including materials and a supplementary reading lists
- Accommodation at a student's dorm (single apartment with shared bathroom)
- Health, accident and liability insurance
- Free public transport within Giessen for the full course period
- Free Internet Access (Ethernet in the dorms, WiFi at the Campus)
- Field Trips: 2 three-day field trips (Munich and Berlin), Day trip to the Rhine River (optional) and other Social Events
Other benefits of the scholarship:
- An opportunity to get published with IPAN
- An opportunity to get involved with other projects and activities of IPAN
The selected student will have to bear:
- Mandatory registration fee of 250 Euros which is included in the total fee and is not an additional one.
- Travel costs to and from the city of Giessen, Germany
- Daily meals (cheap vegetarian and non-vegetarian food is available for purchase in the university cafeteria. The dorms are also equipped with self-catering kitchens)
Number of Scholarships to be awarded:
There is only one grant available i.e. only one student will be selected. This number is subject to change if there is an increase in resources and will be communicated accordingly.
Who can apply?
The applying candidate should meet the following eligibility criteria:
- The candidate must not be more than 25 years of age.
- He/she must have a background in law or technology related courses, and must have completed at least three years of his undergraduate degree. The students pursuing Masters are also eligible to apply.
- The candidate must have a demonstrated interest in IPR, technology and law, green growth and other topics of the programme through publications, paper presentations, academic grades etc.
- The candidate must be fluent in English.
What are the selection criteria?
The selection process is highly competitive. The selected student will have a demonstrated academic commitment and a high potential to contribute to the field of International Law. Following is the suggestive list of criteria (in the order of priority):
- Excellent academic grades (top 5% of the class in most cases)
- Demonstrated interest and research skills (mostly through publications)
- Any practical experience gained (through internships and other co-curricular activities)
- Quality of the writing sample
- Demonstration of interest in the Personal Statement
- A preference will be given to the candidates coming from Developing and Least-Developed Countries
- Financial need of the candidate
Important information regarding the award of scholarship:
- The above mentioned conditions have been imposed by IPAN and may differ from the general requirements of the Summer School.
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The selected student will have to comply with the following commitments which will be communicated in detail upon selection:
- 100% regularity in all the classes and activities of the Summer School.
- Adherence to a code of conduct during the Summer School.
- Submission of course wise assignments to IPAN (in addition to the Summer School assignments) as per the given schedule.
- Compulsory engagement with IPAN on one of its projects for a period of one year after the completion of Summer School.
- All other responsibilities which will be communicated upon selection.
Do you have to separately apply for the Summer School through its website?
There is no requirement for a separate Summer School application. Once selected for this scholarship, the selection for the Summer School is automatic. Please note that there cannot be simultaneous applications for both the scholarship offered by IPAN and those offered by the Summer School organisers.
However, if you are willing to attend the programme even if you do not get the scholarships from IPAN or the organisers, you must apply separately from this scholarship application for the summer school through the programme website. Please note that, in such a scenario, you must disclose in your separate application that you have applied for the IPAN scholarship. This is being advised so that you can attend the programme (if selected) even if you are not selected for this IPAN scholarship.
The procedure for application:
The candidate must furnish the following documents through email:
- A formal, two-page CV (CVs more than two-pages will be liable for an automatic rejection).
- A Writing Sample which must be:
- Original and not copied in any form (all applications will go through plagiarism detection and defaulters will be blacklisted from any future considerations as well)
- Written on any topic relevant to the courses given in the Summer School
- 1000-1250 words long (including the title and references)
- Previously published or not published (if previously published, it must be mentioned under the title along with the web-link)
- Scanned copies of Official Transcripts (Scanned official mark sheets in case the Transcript is not available) detailing the grades obtained.
- A Personal Statement of not more than 350 words addressing the following questions:
- What are your future career plans?
- Why do you wish to study International and Comparative Law?
- How have you demonstrated an interest in these areas?
- Why do you think you should be awarded this scholarship over others?
- How will this experience help you in your future plans?
NOTE: The applying candidate must mention in the email that he/she has not applied for any other scholarship for this summer school including those being given by the summer school organisers.
All these four documents must be sent as separate file attachments to ipan.o...@gmail.com with the subject line ‘ISU SCHOLARSHIP_(Candidate’s Last Name)’.
The deadline to apply is 30th May, 2014 . The receipt of applications will not be notified.
The selected candidate will be notified in the first week of June, 2014. The registration fee of 250 Euros will have to be paid to the organisers by 15th June 2014.
For any queries, please write to ipan.o...@gmail.com
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