Geneva Academy 2024-2025 Applications


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Hello,

who is applying to the Geneva Academy for 2024/2025 window?
If you are, lets help each other with the application process and any tips that you have.

Thank you!

Hello,

who is applying to the Geneva Academy for 2024/2025 window?
If you are, lets help each other with the application process and any tips that you have.

Thank you!
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siii_02

Hello,

who is applying to the Geneva Academy for 2024/2025 window?
If you are, lets help each other with the application process and any tips that you have.

Thank you!



Hi i've recently finished my application for the International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights programme. Made application fee payment day before yesterday and right now i'm awaiting the confirmation receipt from Geneva.
All the best for your application!

[quote]Hello,

who is applying to the Geneva Academy for 2024/2025 window?
If you are, lets help each other with the application process and any tips that you have.

Thank you! [/quote]


Hi i've recently finished my application for the International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights programme. Made application fee payment day before yesterday and right now i'm awaiting the confirmation receipt from Geneva.
All the best for your application!
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C M

Hello!

Can I ask, in terms of the letters of recommendation - do you upload yourself and need them to hand. Or does it send an email asking for your referee to send them a letter like normal?

Thank you

Hello!

Can I ask, in terms of the letters of recommendation - do you upload yourself and need them to hand. Or does it send an email asking for your referee to send them a letter like normal?

Thank you
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siii_02

Hello!

Can I ask, in terms of the letters of recommendation - do you upload yourself and need them to hand. Or does it send an email asking for your referee to send them a letter like normal?

Thank you



Geneva requires that you attach the two letters of recommendation to the application itself instead of mailing referees. They don't have that option. I applied to the link for 'Application with full scholarship' (They ask in the start itself which form you would want and you can't change that option later on so choose wisely) and for that link, they don't have the option of emailing referees, the want attachments. I think it would be universal for all possibilities within the application form (including 'Application without scholarship', 'Application with full scholarship' and 'Application with partial scholarship').
Hope that helps!

[quote]Hello!

Can I ask, in terms of the letters of recommendation - do you upload yourself and need them to hand. Or does it send an email asking for your referee to send them a letter like normal?

Thank you [/quote]


Geneva requires that you attach the two letters of recommendation to the application itself instead of mailing referees. They don't have that option. I applied to the link for 'Application with full scholarship' (They ask in the start itself which form you would want and you can't change that option later on so choose wisely) and for that link, they don't have the option of emailing referees, the want attachments. I think it would be universal for all possibilities within the application form (including 'Application without scholarship', 'Application with full scholarship' and 'Application with partial scholarship').
Hope that helps!
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Hey guys

I believe it would be great to create a WhatsApp groups for the 2024/2025 Application cycle.

I'm applying for the MTJ scholarship track.

Do I have anyone here applying to same track?

We should link up.

Meanwhile, I'd be creating the WhatsApp group. I'd drop the link here when I do. That would facilitate active communication.

Hey guys

I believe it would be great to create a WhatsApp groups for the 2024/2025 Application cycle.

I'm applying for the MTJ scholarship track.

Do I have anyone here applying to same track?

We should link up.

Meanwhile, I'd be creating the WhatsApp group. I'd drop the link here when I do. That would facilitate active communication.
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C M

Hello!

Can I ask, in terms of the letters of recommendation - do you upload yourself and need them to hand. Or does it send an email asking for your referee to send them a letter like normal?

Thank you



Geneva requires that you attach the two letters of recommendation to the application itself instead of mailing referees. They don't have that option. I applied to the link for 'Application with full scholarship' (They ask in the start itself which form you would want and you can't change that option later on so choose wisely) and for that link, they don't have the option of emailing referees, the want attachments. I think it would be universal for all possibilities within the application form (including 'Application without scholarship', 'Application with full scholarship' and 'Application with partial scholarship').
Hope that helps!


Thank you! It helps a lot. I have never had to apply this way before. I will be sending my application off soon. Fingers crossed.

[quote][quote]Hello!

Can I ask, in terms of the letters of recommendation - do you upload yourself and need them to hand. Or does it send an email asking for your referee to send them a letter like normal?

Thank you [/quote]


Geneva requires that you attach the two letters of recommendation to the application itself instead of mailing referees. They don't have that option. I applied to the link for 'Application with full scholarship' (They ask in the start itself which form you would want and you can't change that option later on so choose wisely) and for that link, they don't have the option of emailing referees, the want attachments. I think it would be universal for all possibilities within the application form (including 'Application without scholarship', 'Application with full scholarship' and 'Application with partial scholarship').
Hope that helps! [/quote]

Thank you! It helps a lot. I have never had to apply this way before. I will be sending my application off soon. Fingers crossed.
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Hi everbody! I am applying for the LLM IHL, lets create a whatsapp group!

Hey guys

I believe it would be great to create a WhatsApp groups for the 2024/2025 Application cycle.

I'm applying for the MTJ scholarship track.

Do I have anyone here applying to same track?

We should link up.

Meanwhile, I'd be creating the WhatsApp group. I'd drop the link here when I do. That would facilitate active communication.

Hi everbody! I am applying for the LLM IHL, lets create a whatsapp group!

[quote]Hey guys

I believe it would be great to create a WhatsApp groups for the 2024/2025 Application cycle.

I'm applying for the MTJ scholarship track.

Do I have anyone here applying to same track?

We should link up.

Meanwhile, I'd be creating the WhatsApp group. I'd drop the link here when I do. That would facilitate active communication. [/quote]
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jpacosta

Hello,

who is applying to the Geneva Academy for 2024/2025 window?
If you are, let's he lhelp each other with the application process and any tips that you have.

Thank you!



The last year the user Novakovski published a good advise to all applicants, I would highly recommend to read it.

"Dear future applicant, if you are reading this commentary and plan to send an application for FULL SCHOLARSHIP track LLM (IHL and HR) for the next program, in order to avoid disappointment, If I may sincerely give you a suggestion, do yourself a favor and DO NOT send it unless:
- You have a relevant WORKING EXPERIENCE of AT LEAST 1 YEAR. This is just a MUST criterion. For limited number of fully funded scholarships you are competing with VERY STRONG candidates from all around the developing world who have relevant working experience (some might even have 3+ with dozens of academic paper publications). It does not matter how high your GPA or how strong your motivation letter is, well obviously they matter but, there is nothing you can write there that will impress the admission committee. One thing is to impress the committee of STEM fields with your super-duper research topics which they have little thought about before, and another is to impress the committee of IHL/Human Rights, as it is very UNLIKELY to write something special about your motivation and goals in IHL/Human Rights, as all topics have been thoroughly studied and there are practical answers to every current legal issue. Hence, they have read and seen it all over the years from brilliant students. Even their congratulatory mail of scholarship says it all - ‘we are impressed by your ACADEMIC and PROFESSIONAL credentials’. Hence, the candidate who has several years of working experience in human rights/international law NGO and/or in relevant state jobs like the Ministry of External Affairs will always have HEAD AND SHOULDERS higher chances than you. ALSO, as I understand, If you are an applicant from the developing country of Eastern or Southern Europe, obtaining full scholarship is even harder, as according to their report in 2022, only one candidate from Europe was awarded full scholarship on LLM and 0 on MTJ! 
- You have completed a master’s degree in your country. The thing is, since you are coming from a developing country, even if your knowledge in IHL is very deep and substantial, your LLB was obtained at less-known universities with low world rankings which is not enough for the most part. HOWEVER, this might not be necessary if you have 2 or 3 years of professional working experience. (Some past candidates who won scholarships did not have master’s degrees in their countries at all but had 2-3+ years of working experience in several NGOs and state jobs.)
- Have participated in a number of national and international moot courts like the Jean Pictet Competition and/or Jessup Competition. If You did not participate in them I am not sure whether it has a HUGE impact on your application, but I have noticed this pattern that the candidates who were awarded full scholarships, the majority of them had participated in at least one international competition.  

Also, Keep in mind that this commentary is not based on the air, I have made an observation on successful past candidates, who had very strong profiles before being awarded the full scholarships. You can also check them on the website of Geneva Academy or look through their CVs on LinkedIn and you get an idea about your chances in case of doubt :) I wish I did it before sending an application…
P.S. Anyways, the choice is yours. The rejection letters reaaaaally hurt. Moreover, you lose 100 CHF for the application fee (which is unreasonably high tho). Hence, if you still decide to apply, KEEP IN MIND that DO NOT make any expectations, in order to avoid DISAPPOINTMENT in the future, as you will most probably won’t win the scholarship unless you fulfill all the requirements I have posted above. And even if you do, nothing is guaranteed.
ALSO, if you send application, KEEP IN MIND that acceptance letters come way too late!!! in mail they wrote that they will being sending acceptance letters from March 2023, while they did it on 18th of APRIL! REJECTION LETTER came on first of JUNE! so if you have other variants than Geneva Academy plan in advance! 
P.S.S. This message addresses all candidates from developing countries who want to obtain a FULL scholarship for LLM TRACK, not the ones who are ready to pay for it. If you have 18 000 CHF to pay for a master’s degree they will accept you with probably just only 1/3 of the accomplishments I have listed above.
[Edited by Novakovski on Jun 16, 2023]"

Best wishes!

[quote]Hello,

who is applying to the Geneva Academy for 2024/2025 window?
If you are, let's he lhelp each other with the application process and any tips that you have.

Thank you! [/quote]<br><br><br>The last year the user Novakovski published a good advise to all applicants, I would highly recommend to read it.<br><br>"Dear future applicant, if you are reading this commentary and plan to send an application for FULL SCHOLARSHIP track LLM (IHL and HR) for the next program, in order to avoid disappointment, If I may sincerely give you a suggestion, do yourself a favor and DO NOT send it unless:<div><br></div><div>- You have a relevant WORKING EXPERIENCE of AT LEAST 1 YEAR. This is just a MUST criterion. For limited number of fully funded scholarships you are competing with VERY STRONG candidates from all around the developing world who have relevant working experience (some might even have 3+ with dozens of academic paper publications). It does not matter how high your GPA or how strong your motivation letter is, well obviously they matter but, there is nothing you can write there that will impress the admission committee. One thing is to impress the committee of STEM fields with your super-duper research topics which they have little thought about before, and another is to impress the committee of IHL/Human Rights, as it is very UNLIKELY to write something special about your motivation and goals in IHL/Human Rights, as all topics have been thoroughly studied and there are practical answers to every current legal issue. Hence, they have read and seen it all over the years from brilliant students. Even their congratulatory mail of scholarship says it all - ‘we are impressed by your ACADEMIC and PROFESSIONAL credentials’. Hence, the candidate who has several years of working experience in human rights/international law NGO and/or in relevant state jobs like the Ministry of External Affairs will always have HEAD AND SHOULDERS higher chances than you. ALSO, as I understand, If you are an applicant from the developing country of Eastern or Southern Europe, obtaining full scholarship is even harder, as according to their report in 2022, only one candidate from Europe was awarded full scholarship on LLM and 0 on MTJ!&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>- You have completed a master’s degree in your country. The thing is, since you are coming from a developing country, even if your knowledge in IHL is very deep and substantial, your LLB was obtained at less-known universities with low world rankings which is not enough for the most part. HOWEVER, this might not be necessary if you have 2 or 3 years of professional working experience. (Some past candidates who won scholarships did not have master’s degrees in their countries at all but had 2-3+ years of working experience in several NGOs and state jobs.)</div><div><br></div><div>- Have participated in a number of national and international moot courts like the Jean Pictet Competition and/or Jessup Competition. If You did not participate in them I am not sure whether it has a HUGE impact on your application, but I have noticed this pattern that the candidates who were awarded full scholarships, the majority of them had participated in at least one international competition. &nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Also, Keep in mind that this commentary is not based on the air, I have made an observation on successful past candidates, who had very strong profiles before being awarded the full scholarships. You can also check them on the website of Geneva Academy or look through their CVs on LinkedIn and you get an idea about your chances in case of doubt :) I wish I did it before sending an application…</div><div><br></div><div>P.S. Anyways, the choice is yours. The rejection letters reaaaaally hurt. Moreover, you lose 100 CHF for the application fee (which is unreasonably high tho). Hence, if you still decide to apply, KEEP IN MIND that DO NOT make any expectations, in order to avoid DISAPPOINTMENT in the future, as you will most probably won’t win the scholarship unless you fulfill all the requirements I have posted above. And even if you do, nothing is guaranteed.</div><div><br></div><div>ALSO, if you send application, KEEP IN MIND that acceptance letters come way too late!!! in mail they wrote that they will being sending acceptance letters from March 2023, while they did it on 18th of APRIL! REJECTION LETTER came on first of JUNE! so if you have other variants than Geneva Academy plan in advance!&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>P.S.S. This message addresses all candidates from developing countries who want to obtain a FULL scholarship for LLM TRACK, not the ones who are ready to pay for it. If you have 18 000 CHF to pay for a master’s degree they will accept you with probably just only 1/3 of the accomplishments I have listed above.</div><div><br></div><div>[Edited by Novakovski on Jun 16, 2023]"<br><br>Best wishes!</div>
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Hello,

who is applying to the Geneva Academy for 2024/2025 window?
If you are, lets help each other with the application process and any tips that you have.

Thank you!


Hi! I couldn't find the Geneva academy on the link where we have to pay the free... Does anyone knows why?

[quote]Hello,

who is applying to the Geneva Academy for 2024/2025 window?
If you are, lets help each other with the application process and any tips that you have.

Thank you! [/quote]

Hi! I couldn't find the Geneva academy on the link where we have to pay the free... Does anyone knows why?
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Hello, does anyone know how we can convert our credits into ECTS? The application form requires us to provide ECTS credits that we earned in law school. Is there a formula that I can use to convert Indian Credits into ECTS credits in order to complete the form?

Hello, does anyone know how we can convert our credits into ECTS? The application form requires us to provide ECTS credits that we earned in law school. Is there a formula that I can use to convert Indian Credits into ECTS credits in order to complete the form?
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siii_02

Hi, has anyone received an update on their applications yet?

Hi, has anyone received an update on their applications yet?
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Hi, has anyone received an update on their applications yet?
At this point, I don't think one will have an update yet. The successful ones receive the response in late April as far as I know.

[quote]Hi, has anyone received an update on their applications yet? [/quote] At this point, I don't think one will have an update yet. The successful ones receive the response in late April as far as I know.
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clarasb

Hi everyone. For those who are applying with scholarship, I read that in other years they sent "likely letters" to some applicants. Has anyone received any communication from the academy?

Hi everyone. For those who are applying with scholarship, I read that in other years they sent "likely letters" to some applicants. Has anyone received any communication from the academy?
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siii_02

Hi. I applied via the scholarship route and I haven't received any communication from the Academy yet. If anyone else has please update on the group:)

Hi. I applied via the scholarship route and I haven't received any communication from the Academy yet. If anyone else has please update on the group:)
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Hey guys, I applied for the scholarship, and I am yet to get a response. I believe results will be out by end of this month.

But then, self-funding students should have gotten their offers by now. Has any one gotten theirs ? Last year's self-funding offer came in 11th-13th of April

Hey guys, I applied for the scholarship, and I am yet to get a response. I believe results will be out by end of this month.

But then, self-funding students should have gotten their offers by now. Has any one gotten theirs ? Last year's self-funding offer came in 11th-13th of April

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Rosy 1717

Hi everyone,
I also have not received any update on the scholarship track. Please share the replies from the Admission Office if any ...

Hi everyone,
I also have not received any update on the scholarship track. Please share the replies from the Admission Office if any ...
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Hi Everyone,

Has anyone got any interview with the Academy? when I was going through previous year posts, I saw there were interviews by the Academy

[Edited by Shashi Shashi on Apr 14, 2024]

Hi Everyone,<br><br>Has anyone got any interview with the Academy? when I was going through previous year posts, I saw there were interviews by the Academy
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Rosy 1717

Hi Everyone,

Has anyone got any interview with the Academy? when I was going through previous year posts, I saw there were interviews by the Academy

Same. It looks like before they conducted interviews with the potential candidates in Feb/March. Maybe it’s the same this year, just candidates don’t share this info 

[quote]Hi Everyone,<br><br>Has anyone got any interview with the Academy? when I was going through previous year posts, I saw there were interviews by the Academy [/quote]<br>Same. It looks like before they conducted interviews with the potential candidates in Feb/March. Maybe it’s the same this year, just candidates don’t share this info&nbsp;
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Hi Everyone,

Has anyone got any interview with the Academy? when I was going through previous year posts, I saw there were interviews by the Academy


Same. It looks like before they conducted interviews with the potential candidates in
Feb/March. Maybe it’s the same this year, just candidates don’t share this info 


Hi .. I contacted the Academy and I was informed that this time they are not going to conduct interviews and the results will most probably be out by end of next week mentioning whether the application is rejected/Accepted or put on a waiting list.

[Edited by Shashi Shashi on Apr 15, 2024]

[quote][quote]Hi Everyone,<br><br>Has anyone got any interview with the Academy? when I was going through previous year posts, I saw there were interviews by the Academy [/quote]<br><br>Same. It looks like before they conducted interviews with the potential candidates in <br>Feb/March. Maybe it’s the same this year, just candidates don’t share this info&nbsp; [/quote]<br><br>Hi .. I contacted the Academy and I was informed that this time they are not going to conduct interviews and the results will most probably be out by end of next week mentioning whether the application is rejected/Accepted or put on a waiting list.
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Rosy 1717

Hi Everyone,

Has anyone got any interview with the Academy? when I was going through previous year posts, I saw there were interviews by the Academy


Same. It looks like before they conducted interviews with the potential candidates in
Feb/March. Maybe it’s the same this year, just candidates don’t share this info 


Hi .. I contacted the Academy and I was informed that this time they are not going to conduct interviews and the results will most probably be out by end of next week mentioning whether the application is rejected/Accepted or put on a waiting list.

Thanks a lot for the info <3

[Edited by Rosy 1717 on Apr 15, 2024]

[quote][quote][quote]Hi Everyone,<br><br>Has anyone got any interview with the Academy? when I was going through previous year posts, I saw there were interviews by the Academy [/quote]<br><br>Same. It looks like before they conducted interviews with the potential candidates in <br>Feb/March. Maybe it’s the same this year, just candidates don’t share this info&nbsp; [/quote]<br><br>Hi .. I contacted the Academy and I was informed that this time they are not going to conduct interviews and the results will most probably be out by end of next week mentioning whether the application is rejected/Accepted or put on a waiting list. [/quote]<br>Thanks a lot for the info &lt;3
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