John O'Brien Memorial Research Scholarship in Criminal Law and Criminology

The John O'Brien Memorial Research Scholarship in Criminal Law and Criminology is a postgraduate research scholarship that aims to support research students at the University of Sydney Law School who are undertaking research in criminal law and/or criminology. Established by bequest of the John O'Brien Memorial Fund, this scholarship is intended to attract top candidates who have well-developed research projects and who would be competitive at top international institutes of higher learning. The scholarship can be awarded as either a Primary or Supplementary scholarship, providing either a stipend allowance or a one-off payment. When offered as primary stipend, the scholarship provides an allowance up to $55,000 per annum for up to 1.75 years for MCrim by Research or LLM by Research recipients, or up to 3.5 years for PhD recipients. The successful candidate will be awarded the scholarship based on academic merit, area of study, and research proposal, as determined by a Selection Committee chaired by the Sydney Law School Associate Dean (Research Education) and academic staff members from the Sydney Institute of Criminology.