Fritt Ord Student Stipend on human rights, the right to free speech, and/or democracy

Do you plan to present a Masters thesis on human rights, the right to free speech, and/or democracy in the spring semester 2023? A maximum of ten student scholarships of NOK 30.000 are available, but only for students at the Faculty of Law, UiO.  

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Who may apply

You are eligible to apply if you are a student:

  • who will work on a Masters thesis of 30 or more "study points"/ECTS;
  • and the thesis is a part of a Masters programme of 120 or more "study points"/ECTS on the topic of human rights, the right to free speech and/or democracy;
  • plan to deliver your thesis in the accademic year which ends in June 2023;
  • and are affiliated with the Norwegian centre for human rights or other departments at the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo.

Application

The application must contain these elements, and these only:

  • A brief application/letter of interest. Please state when you will deliver your thesis.
  • A dissertation proposal of no more than 500 words maximum (including bibliography).
    • The project proposal must contain a working title describing the topic of the planned thesis and a clear and specific description of the research question, theory and methods.
    • The project proposal must contain a clear timeline for the work.
    • If the proposal include plans that entail extra expenses for the student, such as field work, it must be explained why these plans are necessary for answering the research question and their cost outlined in a brief budget. Though not essential, weight will be given to these extra expenses in assessing applications.
  • A bibliography (short reference to relevant research literature).
  • A description of any other financial support (scholarships and similar) you may have received for the project.

The application should be sent via e-mail: fritt-ord-stipend@nchr.uio.no with "application-fritt-ord" in the subject field. Please only attachments in PDF-format.

Scanned copies of relevant certificates and transcripts of records may be attached. A supervisor’s recommendation may count positively. Original documents must be provided on demand. 

Application deadline

  • Application deadline: 3 February 2023.
  • We intend to assess the applications and conclude the process before the end of February.

Further on the scholarships and the process

  • The scholarship is financed by Fritt Ord, and it is a condition for this announcement that Fritt Ord approve the grants and projects.
  • Applicants granted with a scholarship must send a copy of the thesis after graduation via email: fritt-ord-stipend@nchr.uio.no.
  • Applicants may be called for a brief interview.
  • Each applicant will receive an answer in writing after the evaluation committee has completed their work.
  • Documents submitted with the application will not be returned. 
  • Questions are answered only via email to fritt-ord-stipend@nchr.uio.no
  • As part of the completion of the master thesis, students must write a brief summary of the thesis and the findings, and deliver this together with the thesis to the UiO digital archive DUO. The centre and Fritt Ord may contact students to disseminate their project.
Publisert 20. jan. 2023 11:47 - Sist endret 24. jan. 2023 12:44