Deadline: 31-Oct-22
Lex:lead is happy to announce a scholarship competition for students in developing countries.
Funding Information
Up to 15 one-time awards of US$500 will be awarded in February 2023 to winning essays submitted by 31 December 2022 answering: How can developments in Fintech impact upon economic development and how should it be regulated?
Eligible Countries
- Asia: (1) Afghanistan; (2) Bangladesh; (3) Bhutan; (4) Cambodia; (5) Kiribati; (6) Laos; (7) Myanmar (Burma); (8) Nepal; (9) Papua New Guinea; (10) Solomon Islands; (11) Timor-Leste; (12) Tuvalu; (13) Yemen;
- Americas: (14) Haiti;
- Africa: (15) Angola; (16) Benin; (17) Burkina Faso; (18) Burundi; (19) Central African Republic; (20) Chad; (21) Comoros; (22) DR Congo; (23) Djibouti; (24) Eritrea; (25) Ethiopia; (26) Gambia; (27) Ghana*; (28) Guinea; (29) Guinea Bissau; (30) Lesotho; (31) Liberia; (32) Madagascar; (33) Malawi; (34) Mali; (35) Mauritania; (36) Mozambique; (37) Niger; (38) Rwanda; (39) São Tomé and Príncipe; (40) Senegal; (41) Sierra Leone; (42) Somalia; (43) South Sudan; (44) Sudan; (45) Tanzania; (46) Togo; (47) Uganda; (48) Zambia; (49) Zimbabwe.
Note: Finalists will need to show both citizenship and current enrolment in accredited studies with at least one law class in one of the above countries if asked.
Criteria
- Essays must be in English, typed and attached as a PDF for a total of not more than five (5) pages. All work submitted must be the applicant’s own, original work with clear attribution where other sources are consulted. Submissions must be made using the Identification Number assigned at registration and contain no information that could lead to independent identification of the applicant.
- Reserved funding 2022:
- DLA Piper award for the highest-ranked winner from an eligible Asian country
- Jerome Poitou award for the highest-ranked award-winner from Haiti
For more information, visit https://lex-lead.org/competition-registration
