Visiting Scholars Programme

Information and application guidance Edinburgh Law School Visiting Scholars Programme

Edinburgh Law School is a thriving and world-class academic research community, which is enhanced by regular intellectual exchanges with colleagues from across the United Kingdom and internationally.

About the Visiting Scholars cover the administrative overheads temporary visitors account to allow Programme of the visit. you access to our libraries and pro- vide you with computer login details. The Visiting Scholars Programme If a visitor is not receiving funding at Edinburgh Law School offers a for their stay at Edinburgh Law Please see our Privacy Notice for stimulating research environment School, a case can be made to Visitor Registration, which explains for leading legal, socio-legal and have this fee waived. Obtaining a why we hold this information, what criminological scholars to conduct waiver will require the approval of we do with it, how long we keep research of the highest quality and the Director of the Visiting Research- it for and if we share it with third contribute to the research activities ers Programme (in consultation with parties. of Edinburgh Law School. the Edinburgh Law School Visitors Committee). Contact information Applications are welcome from scholars in any field of legal studies How to apply Please direct all initial enquiries and broadly conceived, although pref- applications to the Director of the erence may be given to applicants In order to apply as a Visiting Schol- Visiting Researchers Programme at: ar, you must have the support of an whose research is related to the [email protected] School’s research areas, centres, internal sponsor at Edinburgh Law institutes and networks. The pro- School, therefore completion of that gramme is particularly suitable section of the form is mandatory. for early career and emerging Information about our areas of researchers. research and potential sponsors can be found on the Edinburgh Law Academics, scholars and research- School research areas web pages. ers may apply to visit Edinburgh Law School as a Visiting Scholar Applications should be made via the for periods from one month to three Visiting Scholars Programme Appli- months. Those seeking a visit to the cation Form and submitted at least School of Law for one month or less, two months before the proposed or who wish to use the Library only, visit. should apply directly to the Library Overseas visitors will need to make as a Member of the Public. their own visa arrangements if Visiting Scholars Pro- required. gramme fees Privacy statement Visiting Scholars will be charged a Within the application form we will fee on a pro-rata basis, per month of gather personal information about attendance at the School, based on you. If your application to visit is a full-year fee of £1,800. The funds successful, this information will be will be used as a contribution to used to allow us to create a For further information, contact us:

Edinburgh Law School Research, Knowledge Exchange and Impact Office +44 (0)131 650 2008 [email protected] www.ed.ac.uk