Snyder Postgraduate Scholarship in International Law
Applications are being accepted for the position of the Snyder Visiting Scholar at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL) at Cambridge University, England. The late Dr. Earl A. Snyder '47, an alumnus of Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Cambridge University, has generously provided support for one Law School student to work at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law of Cambridge University during the fall of 2025 (mid-September to mid-December).
The scholarship
The Scholarship provides for airfare, housing at the Centre, meal allowance, and a small stipend. The Snyder Scholar will be in residence for about three months and will conduct extensive research, primarily of their own choosing. The scholar is expected to attend lectures and events at the Centre and forge scholarly connections will fellow junior researchers and with permanent and visiting faculty members that are useful for their research. Scholarship recipients will enroll in the Law School's Certificate in Graduate Legal Studies for eight credits for the fall semester and will receive a tuition remission scholarship to cover all costs associated with enrollment. They must submit their final research paper to the designated member of the Snyder Committee no later than the last day of the spring semester following the semester at Cambridge.
Eligibility
Current 3Ls, graduate students in their final semesters, and Law School graduates from the previous year are eligible to apply.
Because the Centre expects the Snyder Scholar to work on an international law project, applicants must have taken international law or equivalent courses. The Snyder Scholar should also be committed to further study of or practice in international law. Demonstrating a commitment can be done by listing courses taken in the international law area, research in international law topics, employment in the international arena, knowledge of languages, career goals, extracurricular activities and so on.
Competitive applications will demonstrate a link between the applicant’s research topic and the areas of expertise embodied by the Centre and its Fellows and Researchers. Applicants are encouraged to review the many lectures and events at the Lauterpacht Centre to find inspiration and possible scholarly connections for their applications and research plans.
Strong preference will be given to applicants who will take a July bar exam or have already taken a bar exam, and who have secured post-graduation employment. The Career Services Office is available to assist graduating 3Ls in negotiating a later start date with post-graduation employers so that they might participate in the Snyder Scholarship program.
Application materials
- resume;
- statement of commitment to international law, which includes information about the bar exam and post-graduation employment status, and the name of one Maurer faculty member who can serve as a reference (no letter is required); and,
- personal research agenda of 3-4 pages that is well suited to benefit from the resources available at LCIL, and for which the research portion can reasonably be accomplished within the three-month period.
Deadline
Submit these materials to Lucero Guillen at maguille@iu.edu before midnight on Sunday, February 9 for consideration by the Snyder Scholarship Committee.
For more information
Watch a video made by 2023 Snyder Scholar Cate DeMetrovich (from her room at the LCIL). You may also reach out to the current Snyder Scholar, Candice Croix at ccroix@iu.edu. You may also contact Prof. Asaf Lubin, Prof. Jayanth Krishnan, Dean Christiana Ochoa or Dean Anne McFadden (the Snyder Committee) with questions.