APPLICATION FORM
Please fill in this form electronically before printing it.
Before completing the application form, you are advised to carefully read all information
regarding the programme and admission requirements. Applications which are not
properly completed will be returned to the candidates. This will cause delay in the
admission decision and visa application.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Male
First name
Last name (family name)
Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy)
Nationality
Passport number
Date of issue (dd/mm/yy)
Female
Other initials
Place of Birth
(city, country)
Date of expiry
(dd/mm/yy)
Official address
(Home address): street, number
Postal code and city
Country
Home telephone
(indicate country/area code)
Mobile phone
(indicate country code)
Fax number (if available)
(indicate country/area code)
e-mail address
If postal address to which documents
have to be sent is different, please give
this address here :
Marital status :
Profession :
Unmarried
Married
Living together
Divorced
Student
Lawyer
Other
As to the application of your visa, you declare
to be a citizen of the EU-member states or from Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco,
Norway or Switzerland. (You only need a national passport or identity card.)
to be a citizen from a country which is subject to visa application for any of the
countries of the participating universities (You will initiate your visa application upon
receiving the letter of acceptance.)
Have you ever registered at any of the participating universities?
No
Yes
registration number :
Have you applied for or do you intend to apply for a Programme at another
university?
no
yes, at (please specify):
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
As to your English language proficiency, you declare that
English is your mother tongue.
you are holding a first or higher degree from an institution in which English is the
primary language.
you took an IELTS test.
Date (dd/mm/yy) :
Score obtained :
Please include copy of your result sheet.
you took a TOEFL test.
Date (dd/mm/yy) :
Score obtained :
Please include copy of your result sheet.
You will be taking the IELTS or TOEFL test on : dd/mm/yy.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Your Bachelor degree
date of graduation :
Discipline :
Result : percentage or grading :
Name university :
country :
Your Master degree
date of graduation :
Discipline :
Result : percentage or grading :
Name university :
country :
Grading scale (= explanation of scales at your university)
(please add stamped copy of grading scale at your university)
Lowest passing grade at the university :
Other relevant education (post graduate, special courses, summer courses…)
In law
In other areas
(please specify)
Academic prizes and distinctions :
Research interest and /or achievement :
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
In law
In other areas
(please specify)
FINANCE
How do you intend to fund your studies during the course of the PhD programme?
(Private funds / Scholarship etc.) (*) We require all applicants to provide granting documentation from
sponsoring organizations detailing the amount, terms of all the monies granted during their residency and
indicating the official name and address of the sponsoring organization. Applicants who are currently employed
must submit documentation from their employer stating any remit they will receive and the address of the
employer. If the applicants will be completely self-funded (i.e. receiving no support from a sponsoring
organization or employer), we request a signed and stamped statement from the applicant’s home bank
indicating the bank’s address and the amount of funds the applicant disposes of.
Private funds*
Scholarship (please name)*
Scholarship through named supervisor (please name scholarship and
supervisor)*
Other (please name)*
Yes / No
Is this funding confirmed?
If YES, please include your award letter or other letter of confirmation.
Yes / No
Do you wish to be considered for a University Scholarship?
If YES, see Notes for Applicants for advice on making an application.
FURTHER INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED WITH THIS APPLICATION
Research proposal :
The Research proposal is a key aspect of the assessment of your application. The
following criteria are taken into account:
Subject

What is the significance of your thesis?
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Does it contain an original contribution to the field of existing knowledge?
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Is it of specific social or theoretical relevance?
Research question
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Has the research question been formulated clearly?
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If there are more research questions, is it clear how they relate to each other?
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Are the objectives of the project in line with the research question?
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Is the level of ambition realistic/feasible?
Research method
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Is the research method described fully and clearly?
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Is the chosen research method appropriate and effective?
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What previous research is referred to?
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Is the approach to the literature review/empirical research/comparative law research
sufficiently elaborated?
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If the project concerns multidisciplinary research, is this reflected in the research
method?
Please submit a project proposal structured in the following way:
1. Title of the project (max. 10 words)
2. A Brief description of your project (max. 80 words)
3. The research question
a. Description of the field of study and the existing body of knowledge with reference
to that. What lacunae still exist in this area? What has been ignored so far? The
central object of the proposed research. (max 500 words)
b. The core question: which central question would you like to answer with your
research? How do you unfold the central question into sub-questions, so that the joint
answers will generate the answer to the central question? (max 300 words)
4. The innovative character of the proposed project: What is the significance of your
thesis? Does it contain an original contribution to the field of existing knowledge? Is it of
specific social or theoretical relevance? (max. 500 words)
5. Considerations regarding theory and prior research: How does your research fit in with
the present state of research and theoretical discussions in your field? Which scholars in
your field do you find especially relevant to your work? (max 350 words)
6. Proposition, hypotheses and concepts: What is the central proposition? What are the
working hypotheses? What are the main theoretical concepts you intend to use? (max
300 words)
7. Methodological considerations applicable to the project (max 300 words)
8. Duration of the research: describe the period in which your PhD thesis can be
completed, including a short planning. (max 250 words)
9. List your publications (if applicable) or student papers that are relevant to the project.
10. Provide a short, provisional bibliography that you wish to use in your research
(maximum of one A4 sheet).
Referees :
Applicants are to provide two letters of reference from referees able to assess your
research and writing ability in two envelopes sealed and signed across the seal by the
referees.
Referee 1 :
Name
Referee 2 :
Name
Function
Function
Institution
Institution
Address
Address
Phone number
E-mail
Phone number
E-mail
CHECKLIST
You can find information on which documents to attach under ‘how to prepare’. Please
consult this web page carefully before submitting your application.
I have included the following documents with my application :
Document
curriculum vitae (résumé)
Letter of motivation
Research proposal
Yes No
2 Passport photos
Original, certified (translated) copies of degree(s) (or proof from Dean of your
Faculty with expected date of graduation). If the language of this degree (or
degrees) is not English, Dutch, German or French, certified English translations
must be enclosed
Transcript(s) of records of all the subjects you took during your law-curriculum,
including a list of your grades
A letter from your faculty indicating the number of students in your graduating
class, and your rank in that class ex.: (5th best student in a class of 79)
An official description of the grading system at your home university
Copy of passport or ID
The names and addresses of two referees of academic standing accompanied
by two letters of recommendation
Evidence of English proficiency
Research proposal
Proof of financial means
I certify that the information I have provided on this application and in any attached
materials is accurate and complete. I understand that incomplete information could
delay the application process and I understand that any incorrect information will render
the application invalid.
I understand that I am obliged to notify the coordinator’s office immediately if there are
any changes in the information I have provided. I hereby also accept the general
conditions for the PhD Programme Legal Theory and Global Justice.
Name of applicant :
Signature :
Date (dd/mm/yy) :
City:
Country:
Please send this form to
Tilburg University
Law School
Secretariat European and International Public Law
Globalisation and legal theory PhD Programme
Post Box 90153
5000 LE Tilburg
Netherlands