Program Requirements

Participation in the Visiting Scholars Program is awarded by a committee on the basis of an application submitted by interested candidates. The committee takes into consideration your background, proposed plan of research, and dates of proposed residence, as well as the capacity of the Law School faculty and library to meet your research needs. You must be associated with an academic institution in your home country (or country of current residence) and have a specific research proposal for your proposed residence.

You are not required to have a formal faculty sponsorship, though if you have already established contacts with a Law School faculty member, you should indicate this on the application form. You are encouraged, however, to develop contacts and professional relationships with Law School faculty interested in your proposed area of research while in residence.

Application Process & Deadlines

An interested candidate should download an application form and complete and submit the application to CILE with all of the Stage One materials listed below. A candidate will be considered only after submitting a complete application. All application materials must be completed in English and should be typed. Click here for the full list of The Stage One materials.

Housing

The Law School does not provide housing to visiting scholars. Accepted scholars are strongly encouraged to contact the CILE office to work with staff to identify possible housing options. However, CILE staff will only provide assistance in identifying housing and will not obtain or reserve housing for scholars.