2017 - RSPCA Australia Sybil Emslie Animal Law Scholarship

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About this scholarship

RSPCA Australia Sybil Emslie Animal Law Scholarship

The RSPCA Australia Sybil Emslie Animal Law Scholarship is intended to celebrate Sybil Emslie’s life-long commitment to the care and protection of animals by encouraging legal scholarship and practice dedicated to advancing animal welfare. The $1,000 annual scholarship will be awarded to a law student or lawyer who has a strong academic record and a commitment to the practice of animal law through active and substantial engagement with animal law and animal protection organisations and initiatives. The Scholarship is administered by RSPCA Australia with funds contributed by Sybil Emslie’s family and other donors.

Student type

• Current Students

Faculty

• Health Sciences
• Science & Engineering
• Curtin Business School
• Humanities

Course type

• Undergraduate
• Postgraduate Research
• Postgraduate Coursework

Gender

Non-gender specific

Nationality

• International students
• New Zealand Citizen
• Australian Citizen
• Australian Permanent Resident
• Permanent Humanitarian Visa

Scholarship base

• Merit Based

Value

2017 award for this Scholarship will be for $1,000.

Eligibility criteria

Applicants for this Scholarship must:

1. Be either enrolled in an undergraduate law degree, or enrolled or aspiring to enrol in a higher research degree within an Australian law school, or be a practising lawyer within an Australian jurisdiction;
2. Demonstrate their commitment to the practice of animal law through active and substantial engagement with animal law and animal protection organisations and initiatives;
3. Demonstrate how their research or practising activity will benefit the development and application of animal law and animal protection more broadly.

Interested applicants are invited to submit the following:

1. A curriculum vitae
2. a 500 word statement outlining:
   • their commitment to animal law including their active and substantial engagement with animal law and animal protection organisations and initiatives; and
   • how their research or practising activity benefits the development and application of animal law and animal protection more broadly.

Applications open: CLOSED
Applications close: CLOSED