Procedures
There are two procedures to apply to the programme:
| 1) | without scholarship | |
| 2) | with scholarship (either full or partial: see further information on scholarships) |
We have approximately 20 places available with scholarship and 20 places available without scholarship.
Each application is considered in its entirety, including transcripts, extracurricular and voluntary activities, work experience, personal background, letters of recommendation, personal statement and language skills. Through individual consideration, the Admission Committee seeks not only to identify individual characteristics that are important to academic success in the programme, but also other qualities that promote vitality, diversity, and excellence in the student body.
Admitted students who have applied without requesting a scholarship cannot subsequently be taken into consideration for a scholarship request.
Applicants who have requested a scholarship when submitting their applications can be admitted to the programme only if their scholarship request is also successful. We therefore strongly recommend to apply to the programme through the scholarship procedure only if the requirements for obtaining a scholarship are met.
Given the very limited number of scholarships available for applicants coming from developed countries (see above, scholarship page) we strongly encourage perspective students of this geographical area to try to secure their own financial means to participate in the programme, in case of admission. For more information concerning the total cost of the programme see above tuition fees and cost of living
Application Materials
To apply to the program, applicants must submit a complete application file, containing:
| 1) | a filled in Application Form; APPLICATIONS CLOSED | |
| 2) | a filled in Scholarship Application Form; APPLICATIONS CLOSED | |
| 3) | a curriculum vitae; | |
| 4) | a personal statement explaining the applicant’s interest in the program; | |
| 5) | two letters of recommendation; | |
| 6) | copies of relevant degrees and diplomas, with an officially certified translation when not in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish; | |
| 7) | copies of official records of university examinations taken and grades obtained, with the same need for translation as above; | |
| 8) | TOEFL or IELTS score and/or DALF score. |
Please do not staple or bind the pages of your application and do not send original documents, as all submitted materials become the property of the LL.M. programme upon receipt and will be neither returned to the applicant nor forwarded to other schools or agencies. We accept applications sent by mail or e-mail
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Timeline
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1 November 2011-1 February 2012: Opening and closing date of the application process |
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1 December 2011-15 March 2012: Opening and closing date of the selection of applicants without scholarship requests. Those admitted will be informed accordingly at the end of March. |
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15 March-15 May 2012: Pre-selection for allocation of scholarships and final decision by the donors. Those admitted with scholarships will be informed accordingly at the end of May. |
Communicating with the Admission Office
A notification will be sent to you confirming receipt of your application fairly quickly along with a message indicating whether your application is complete or not. We make every effort to keep our admission process as swift as possible and therefore regret that we cannot reply to telephone, fax, or email inquiries asking us to verify receipt of application materials or confirm application status.
Our applications office deals exclusively with admission to the Academy. Inquiries regarding other programs, including PhD programs, at the University of Geneva or the Graduate Institute should be addressed to their respective secretariats.
