The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law holds two annual scholarships:
Brandon Research Fellowship
Applications for the Brandon Research Fellowship open around January each year. Announcements will be made in the Centre's newsletter, social media channels and mailing list.
The Research Fellowship is funded by generous gifts by Mr Michael Brandon MA, LLB, LLM (Cantab), MA (Yale) (1923–2012) and by Mr Christopher Brandon.
The Lauterpacht Centre provides a base for research in Cambridge for legal practitioners and academics from around the world. The Brandon Fellow will be welcomed as part of the community of visiting scholars at the Centre.
Whilst in Cambridge, the Brandon Fellow will have the opportunity to meet with other researchers in their field and will be encouraged to participate in the Centre's activities which include the Friday lunchtime lecture series, the visiting scholars' work-in-progress seminars and, of course, coffee time!
Access to the Centre’s library, the University Library and the Faculty of Law’s Squire Law Library will be given. Candidates working in areas connected to Centre Fellows' projects and activities are given particular consideration.
The Brandon Fellow will be required to produce a report of his/her work in English at the end of the research visit. A copy of which will be retained by the Lauterpacht Centre.
Preference will be given to candidates who are nationals of members of the European Union; members of the Commonwealth; Argentina; Brazil; Chile; China; Japan; Panama; Serbia; Switzerland; and the United States of America.
The Bohdan Winiarski Scholarships
The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law is pleased to announce the opening of a competition for two scholarships funded by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The scholarships have been named after the Polish Judge and international lawyer, Bohdan Winiarski. Applications are open to PhD candidates, PhD holders and other academics who are nationals of:
- Visegrad Group States and Western Balkans States (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, as well as North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo) – one scholarship;
- Eastern Partnership States (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine) – one scholarship.
Each scholarship has a value of £3,250 and is intended to offer support towards covering some of the costs of a research visit of 8 weeks to the Lauterpacht Centre in 2026 (such as travel, visa, accommodation, health and personal accident insurance, accommodation, costs of stay and the Centre Fee). If the expenses and costs incurred by the candidate exceed the amount of the scholarship, it will be the candidate’s responsibility to cover the excess amount.
The Lauterpacht Centre provides a hub for research in Cambridge for legal practitioners and academics from around the world. The Winiarski scholar will be welcomed as part of the community of visiting scholars at the Centre. While in Cambridge, visiting scholars have the opportunity to meet with other researchers in their field and are encouraged to participate fully in the activities of the Centre, including the Friday lectures and the internal work-in-progress seminars of the visiting scholars. Visiting scholars have automatic access to the Centre’s Library and access by application to the University Library and the Faculty of Law’s Squire Law Library.
Application deadline: Monday 20 August 2025.
All application forms, CVs and references to be sent as pdfs (not password protected).
Only successful candidates will be contacted.
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