Law

In accordance with its commitment to an open-minded European and international perspective, the school organizes opportunities for scientific cooperation and exchanges with universities worldwide. This facilitates student mobility in terms of international research placements. At the same time, the school welcomes young researchers, students from abroad, and the co-supervision of doctoral theses.

Objectives

The Law programme from University of Luxembourg offers both theoretical and practical training, providing a useful background for writing a thesis and adopting a broad scientific culture. The training aims to equip PhD students with the necessary epistemological and methodological tools for pursuing a rigorous research project and introduce them to a cross-disciplinary and multidisciplinary culture.

The doctoral school of law aims to achieve the following objectives:

• To support and enhance the legal education of doctoral students,
• To advance and build upon current research methodology,
• To cultivate an academic culture and an open-minded mentality among PhD students in the framework of a cross-disciplinary and multidisciplinary approach,
• To promote immersion in different legal cultures worldwide.

Programme Structure

• The programme responds to the needs of PhD candidates educated in different legal systems and prepares them for competitive academic and non-academic future carriers.
• General skills and methods courses are combined with specific training in legal topics, including themes attached to externally funded research programmes on doctoral education.
• In addition to the creation of a stimulating research environment among PhD researchers through its own activities, the Doctoral School in Law favors mobility and supports participation in conferences and academic events at other academic institutions.

Admission requirements

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

• You are eligible to apply for admission to doctoral studies at the University of Luxembourg if you hold a Master's degree (or equivalent), as defined in the law (see University law art. 32, 3, and the Study regulations, Chapter 1); please be aware that Master's degrees from outside Europe need to be equivalent to level 7 as defined in the Luxembourgish law on the recognition of degrees.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

• International

  International tuition fees apply to students who are not citizens or permanent residents of the study country. In some regions, like the EU/EEA, or under certain agreements, students from partner countries may also pay domestic fees. Applies to you.

  Non-residents

  647 AUD / year ≈ 400 EUR / year

• Domestic

  Tuition fee for the domestic students. Applies to you.

  Citizens or residents

  647 AUD / year ≈ 400 EUR / year

Living costs

Luxembourg

1,961-3,348 AUD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Scholarships

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Law.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

• Fulbright U.S. Student Program — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: 07 Oct 2026 (U.S. government)
• ServiceScape Scholarship — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 (ServiceScape)
• ACES Scholarships — Grant: 3500 USD — Deadline: 15 Nov 2026 (ACES Education Fund)
• Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: Not specified — Merit-based (OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation)
• Voice Talent Online Scholarship — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 01 Mar 2027 (Voice Talent Online)
• $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 31 Oct 2026 — Merit-based (IvyPanda)
• Dream Chaser Scholarship — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 13 Jan 2027 — Merit-based (Salvado Law)
• Scholarship for students with disabilities — Grant: 3000 USD — Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 — Need-based (Anonymous Hope Fund)
• The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship — Grant: 1500 USD — Deadline: Not specified (IELTS from 6 to 9)
• Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme — Grant: 12000 USD — Deadline: 11 Jan 2027 (The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme)