International Moot Court Competitions
International Moot Court Funding 2008-2009
Hauser Global Law School Program strives to make available funds to support NYU School of Law students as they travel and compete in moot courts. Students' participation is intended to raise the profile of the Hauser Global Law School Program among those competing, administering and attending the moot courts, and in publications resulting from the competition.
Eligibility
All J.D. and LL.M. students in good academic standing are eligible to apply for international moot court funding. The students must be enrolled at the Law School at the time of travel. Applicants need not be registered with the Student Bar Association. Funding applications are limited to one per J.D. or LL.M. student per academic year. No applicants will be funded more than three times in the course of their studies.
Criteria for Selection
The criteria used to judge applications will include, but are not limited to the following:
-The extent to which the event furthers the objectives of the HGLSP to provide a non-U.S. perspective on legal or policy issues, topics, and problems;
- The academic/intellectual value of the competition - in particular, whether the event pertains to a seminar or course, or whether the participants have worked closely on the project with a member of the faculty, including Global Faculty;
- The extent to which the trip involves a broad spectrum of the Law School community (i.e. both LL.M. and J.D. students, both American and international students);
- A presumptive limit of 4 students plus one coach participating in any particular competition;
- The practical arrangements of the competition, including: the cost of the trip and efforts made to secure other sources of support; evidence of detailed planning and preparation for the event, including the involvement of a faculty member; the nature and legitimacy of the selection process utilized to form the team.
Applying
All applications must be submitted to Christine Jensch, Coordinator Global Fellows and Exchanges, Hauser Global Law School Program. The review committee will carefully review all applications and inform those selected in a timely manner. The review committee may ask to meet short-listed candidates.
In order to support our students' competing abroad, application must be made well in advance of the date of the competition. The application has many requirements and it may take some time to assemble all materials for submission. Only those applications that are complete upon submission will be considered for funding. All complete applications will be reviewed under a rolling decision policy where successful applications will be awarded as decisions are made with no guarantee of funds availability late in the year.
The following are all forms necessary for application:
Funding Application Form
Team Administrator Approval Form
Absence Approval Form
For application forms and detailed instructions please email Ms. Christine Jensch at jenschc@exchange.law.nyu.edu. In order to submit a completed application, the Team Administrator must schedule an appointment with Christine. This is to ensure that the forms have been filled in completely and that all requested attachments are included. Upon return from the competition, the Team Administrator is again to schedule an appointment with Christine to submit reimbursement claims. Further questions about Moot Court funding can be address to:
Christine Jensch
Coordinator of Global Fellows and Exchanges
Hauser Global Law School Program
Furman Hall, Room 344
245 Sullivan Street
New York, NY 10012
Ph: 212-998-6599