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Visiting the Law Department

The Department of Law admits a limited number of external scholars who wish to do research in the Library and participate in academic activities. The Department receives many requests, and must be very selective and limit the number of visitors here at any one time.

Precedence is given to scholars whose research interests relate directly to work being carried out in the department and are of particular interest to one or more of the department’s teaching staff.

The Department does not admit visitors for the sole purpose of following seminars, nor do we make such appointments during July-August when there are no academic activities.

Visitors must be entirely self-financed as the department has no funds to support them. We are unable to offer either administrative assistance or telephone expenses.

Who can apply?

Post-graduate students registered in a similar PhD programme at another university or institute may be appointed as visiting students. Please note that we do not accept applications from LLM students.

All requests must be approved by the Law Department. The Department does not appoint visiting students for less than a month or more than six months. In order to be fair to all applicants, repeat appointments as Visiting Student will not be made.

While mentors are available to meet and discuss with the selected visiting students, their commitments, unfortunately, prevent them from supervising their thesis during the visiting students' stay at the EUI.

How to apply

  • Exchange Students registered at a university holding an active agreement with the EUI (Erasmus+, Bilateral, CIVICA, or other) should apply here. Interested students should contact their home university to ensure that an active agreement is in place between the EUI and their university and to receive instructions about the application process.
  • All other students who want to apply as Visiting Student at the EUI must register here, if you already registered then you must login and fill out the relevant application form (Visiting Student LAW application).

When you insert the information and e-mail of your referee, he/she will receive an e-mail with a link to an online form where he/she will be able to submit a reference letter; this letter must be submitted before the deadline for the application.

Only applications that are submitted by the deadline are considered. For additional information, please contact LawAdmin@eui.eu

Applications must include the purpose and dates of the visit (max. 1 page), a curriculum vitae (max. 2 pages), an outline of the current PhD research (max. 4 pages) and a supporting reference letter from the supervisor of the research.

Visiting Students who apply to the PhD programme at the EUI must prepare their application independently and cannot ask EUI faculty for advice on their application.

Deadlines for applications

All applications for the appointment of Visiting and Exchange Students will be considered at departmental meetings twice a year according to the following deadlines:

  • 1 May, in order to receive a decision in June for visits starting from September of the following academic year.
  • 30 September, in order to receive a decision in October for visits starting from January of the following calendar year.

Important information for current visiting students

If a visiting student needs a certificate in order to obtain a subsidy or grant from any source, he/she will have to provide the exact address of the grant-awarding authority and a template of the relevant type of certificate by e-mail at least two weeks in advance.

Please note that the EUI is not an Italian university and should not be considered as such for the purpose of a research visit.

No degree will be delivered or papers marked for credit by the Law Department for visiting students. A certificate of attendance will be provided.

 

How to apply

Post-doctoral scholars or the equivalent may be appointed as Visiting Fellows. All requests must be approved first by the Law Department and then by the Executive Committee of the Academic Council.

The length of the visit must be of at least one month and no more than six months. Fellows cannot be appointed during July-August when there are no academic activities. In order to be fair to all applicants, repeat appointments as Visiting Fellow will not be made. Please note that the period of stay must be entirely self-funded.

To apply for Visiting Fellow, you must register here within the set deadlines listed below, if you already registered then you must login and fill out the relevant application form (Visiting Fellow LAW application form).

Only applications submitted by the deadlines will be considered. For additional information please contact LawAdmin@eui.eu

Applications must include purpose and dates of the visit (max. 1 page), a curriculum vitae (max. 2 pages), a summary of the research project (max. 100 words) and a 1 page research project plan.

The Department will only assess complete applications.

Deadlines

All applications for the appointment of Visiting Fellows will be considered at departmental meetings twice a year according to the following deadlines:

  • 1 May, in order to receive a decision in June, for visits starting from September of the following academic year
  • 30 September, in order to receive a decision in October, for visits starting from January of the following calendar year

The Law Department at the EUI hosts a number of fellows under internal EUI fellowship schemes or externally funded fellowships.

Self-financing scholars may also be appointed as Visiting Fellows in the Law Department.

EUI Fellowships

Other Fellowships

Page last updated on 07/05/2025