Scholarships available for the 2008 IBA Annual Conference in Buenos Aires

This year the sections and committees of the IBA's Legal Practice Division are once again offering scholarships to young lawyers who wish to participate in the IBA Annual Conference, but who are unable to do so owing to financial constraints.

The 2008 scholarship awards include the following:

• free registration for the IBA 2008 Annual Conference, 12–17 October 2008, Buenos Aires, Argentina;
• a contribution towards travel costs to the conference;
• cover of accommodation costs while attending the conference;
• two year's free IBA membership including membership of one LPD Committee and one PPID Constituent;
• a waiver of either the next IBA Annual Conference registration fee or the registration fee of one of the chosen committees' specialist conference in 2009; and
• free membership of the Scholarship Alumni Group.

The following LPD sections and committees are awarding scholarships. Please click on the relevant section/committee for more information:

• Antitrust and Trade Law Section
• Corporate Law Section
• Criminal Law Section
• Dispute Resolution Section
• Financial Services Section
• Human Resources Section
• Section on Insolvency, Restructuring & Creditors Rights
• Intellectual Property, Communications & Technology Section
• International Sales, Franchising & Product Law Section
• Law & Individual Rights Section
• Leisure Industries Section
• Maritime and Transport Law Committee
• Public Law Section
• Real Estate Section
• Section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law
• Taxation Section

Each application must be accompanied by a 2,500 word paper on a subject selected by each of the sections/committees, further details of which are available by clicking on the above links.

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Please be advised that applicants are only permitted to apply for one section or committee scholarship and must be 35 years or under at the time of the conference. The deadline for submissions is Monday 7 April 2008.

Please pass this information to any young lawyer you think would be interested in applying for the scholarship.