The Open Society Institute will fund scholarships from eligible students from Russia, southeastern Europe and central Eurasia who will enter the LL.M. program in International Law and Human Rights at the Riga Graduate School of Law (RGSL) in Riga, Latvia, beginning in September 2007.
The scholarships will cover tuition and fees for the LL.M study program, and an additional scholarship will be allocated to travel, accommodation and incidental education expenses. According to the RGSL website, priority will be given to applicants "who commit to work in any of the following areas upon completion of the program: human rights, public law and public service."
Scholarship applications are due on June 11, 2007.
More information about the scholarship, including all nationalities eligible, can be found here. For more information about the LL.M. programs at RGSL, please see their full LLM GUIDE listing.
