Hybrid Juris Doctor in Intellectual Property, Technology, and Information Law ( Hybrid JD)
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
One (1) scholarship will be awarded for the JD program.
Applicants for the JD program may also apply for the scholarships for the LLM and MIP programs.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Applicants to the JD scholarship must meet the requirements listed below:
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- Have 3 years of professional experience in Intellectual Property, Technology and/or Information.
- To be an ASIPI member with all dues up to date including the 2023 dues and, once accrued, the corresponding 2024 dues.
- Financially able to meet all travel, lodging, and food expenses to complete the in-person academic period required by the program.
- Apply for the USA student VISA well in advance of the start of the program.
- Obtain a passing grade on the English exams required by FRANKLIN PIERCE (GRE/LSAT).
The essays will be sent to the Qualifying Jury who will choose 3 winning works for the competition for the JD program and the Master’s programs indicating the order of the winners. The first-place winner will have the right to choose between the J.D and M.A. scholarship programs. If he/she only applied for one of the programs, this right will transfer to the second and, if applicable, to the third work chosen.
In the event that the original winners do not accept or cannot access the scholarships to which they have been awarded, the guidelines established for these cases in the Rules will apply.
The Qualifying Jury shall report the winning works no later than March 15, 2024, and the ASIPI’s Secretary shall be notified of the result.
WRITTEN ESSAY
Applicants for the JD Program Scholarship must prepare a written essay that will be evaluated by a Qualifying Jury and must strictly comply with the following requirements:
Topic: Any topic related to Intellectual Property.
Length: Between 10 and 15 pages according to the following format:
- Paper size: A4
- Font: Arial
- Font size: 12
- Paragraph: simple
Anonymity: The essay should not have any mention of the author (participant).
Unpublished: The essay must be unpublished and written by the participant. They cannot have been submitted to other contests or published.
Language: The essay must be submitted exclusively in the English language.
Originality: The originality of the essay and the development of the author’s own ideas and concepts on the topic addressed will be especially taken into account.
SUBMISSION LETTER
Participants must submit their essay along with a letter that includes their full name, country, e-mail and phone number.
In this letter they must also declare under oath that the essay is of their authorship, original and unpublished, and expressly state that they comply with all the requirements contained in the Rules and that they assume the obligations and commitments contained therein.
Likewise, they must indicate that they are applying for the JD program. In case they are also competing for any of the master’s degree programs, they must indicate whether they will carry it out in person or virtually.
PROCEDURE
Notification of participation
All interested parties shall notify ASIPI’s Secretariat of their intention to participate in the contest and shall complete the form provided for such purposes (Letter of Participation and Commitment).
The deadline to send this notification is December 15, 2023.
Notwithstanding this, the lack of notification will not be an obstacle for the interested party to submit an essay to attend within the established period, and compliance with the prerequisites must be evaluated at the time of submission of your essay.
Only in the case that the applicant works in a company that is a corporate partner of ASIPI, a letter issued by said company must also be attached indicating that the applicant works for it and that they are aware of this application. This letter will be required when the work is sent in case the participation has not been notified until the date indicated in this section.
Submission of papers
The essays must be sent via e-mail together with the submission letter to the ASIPI Secretariat ([email protected]) no later than February 09, 2024.
Admission of papers
Once the essays have been received, it must be confirmed that they comply with the requirements outlined in the Rules of the contest. If any work does not meet the requirements, the author will be informed immediately and given five calendar days from the notification date to correct the error.
If the correction is not received within the aforementioned period, it will be assumed that the participant has withdrawn his/her application from the scholarship contest.
Grading
The essays will be sent to the Qualifying Jury who will choose 3 winning works for the competition for the JD program and the Master’s programs indicating the order of the winners. In this case, the applicant who comes first will have the right to choose between the scholarship for the JD and the scholarship for the Master’s Degree. If he/she opts for the Master’s Degree or has only competed for the Master’s Degree, this right will pass to the second place. If the first and second place candidates choose the Master’s program, the third place candidate may choose only the J.D.even if he/she did not apply for the J.D. If it is not a program of interest,the J.D. scholarship will be declared vacant.
In the event that the original winners do not accept or cannot access the scholarships to which they have been awarded, the guidelines established for these cases in the Rules will apply.
The Qualifying Jury shall report the winning works no later than March 15, 2024, and the ASIPI’s Secretary shall be notified of the result.
Notification of the winners
ASIPI’s Secretary shall communicate the names of the winners and the topics of the respective the essays to the Executive Committee for its immediate approval. Subsequently, the ASIPI’s Secretary shall notify the winners of the assigned scholarships no later than March 29, 2024.
The scholarship winners shall confirm to the ASIPI’s Secretary their participation in the respective Academic Program by April 5, 2024.
