The scholarship, funded by the University of Sheffield, can be provided for PhD projects in any area of Law, socio-legal studies or criminology. At the School of Law research supervision can be provided for PhD projects in the areas of:

• Criminology and criminal justice; Desistance; The informal economy; Comparative criminal justice; Restorative justice; Socio-spatial/environmental criminology; Internet crime; Media and crime; Victimology and victimisation; Community penalties and offender management; Policing and police custody; Policing drugs and drugs policy; Prisons and penal policy; Penal history and theory; Colonial and post-colonial law and justice.
• Constitutional and administrative law; EU law and society; Human rights law; Crime and popular culture; Medical and healthcare law; Socio-legal approaches to property; Administrative justice, ombudsman and dispute resolution; Legal theory.
• Many aspects of Corporate and Commercial law, including: Corporate governance; Corporate social responsibility; Aspects of intellectual property including trade marks and copyright; Finance and banking; Theories of money; Law and economics; Regulation; Relational contract; E-commerce; Commercial property; Internet privacy.
• International law; European Union law; Human rights law; The use of force in international law; International humanitarian law; International criminal law; Refugee and migration law; Law of international organisations; International legal theory; United Nations law; Cyber security; EU foreign, security and defence policies; International economic law; Transnational corporations and social responsibility; Private security and military companies; Fragile and post conflict states.
• International bioethics and human rights; UK and EU regulation of the life sciences; Data protection, genetic privacy and biobanking; Patient Confidentiality and Public Interest Access to Medical Records; Medical law; Reproductive technologies; International environmental law.

An application for a place of study should be submitted before applying for a scholarship (seewww.sheffield.ac.uk/law/study/researchdegrees/howtoapplyphd). Details of the scholarships available are given at www.sheffield.ac.uk/law/study/researchdegrees/scholarships/home.

Scholarship holders will normally need a first degree that is equivalent in standard to a UK classification of Upper Second-Class Honours or better, as well as a good Masters level qualification (at merit or distinction) or equivalent experience. In certain circumstances, students will be considered with other qualifications where these provide reassurance of the capacity to undertake high quality research.

If applicants’ first language is not English and they have not studied at degree level in English before, a qualification in English such as IELTS minimum of 7.0 (with a minimum of 6.0 in each component) will be required.

Queries should be directed to the Postgraduate Admissions Tutor - pgradlaw@sheffield.ac.uk

The University Prize Scholarships will pay:

• full tuition fees (UK, EU or Overseas);
• an annual, tax-free maintenance stipend of £20,000; and
• a Research Training Support Grant of £2,500 per year for study visits, conferences, books, consumables and equipment.

These scholarships fund up to three years full-time or six years part-time study, subject to satisfactory progress. Part-time studentships are paid at 50% of the full-time rate (i.e. £10,000 maintenance per year).