Overview of Funding / Application Information / Previous Moot Court Competitions

Overview of Funding

The Hauser Global Law School Program (HGLSP) offers financial support to assist the participation of J.D. and LL.M. students currently attending NYU School of Law in international moot court competitions for purposes that further the objectives of the HGLSP.

Objectives
The HGLSP strives to make available funds to support NYU School of Law students as they travel and compete in moot courts. Students' participation is intended to raise the profile of the Hauser Global Law School Program among those competing, administering and attending the moot courts, and in any publications resulting from the competition.

Eligibility
All J.D. and LL.M. students in good academic standing are eligible to apply for international moot court funding. The students must be enrolled at the Law School at the time of travel. Applicants need not be registered with the Student Bar Association. Funding applications are limited to one per J.D. or LL.M. student per academic year. No applicants will be funded more than three times in the course of their studies.

Funding Specifications
Available funding will be divided equally between the Fall and Spring semesters. However, if circumstances arise where the review committee receives a large amount of excellent Fall semester applications, a greater percentage of funding may be allocated to the Fall budget. Funding will only cover expenses as detailed below:

• Official registration fees will be covered up to 100% (please note that where participation/registration fees include cost of living, social programs, food, etc., this must be clearly stated in the application. The HGLSP reserves the right to alter the award based on such inclusions);
• 75% of the travel ticket (economy class) will be funded up to a maximum of $750 reimbursement per ticket;
• A per diem amount (50% of the U.S. Department of State Travel Per Diem Allowances) will be awarded to cover accomodation, food, etc. Per diem funds will be awarded only for official days (prorated) of competition with the number of days approved prior to departure. Typically, no more than 5 per diem funds will be awarded.

Exclusions
Funding will not be provided by the HGLSP for:

• Student exchange programs;
• Funding intended to supplement a PIC grant;
• Trips scheduled during the school semester, unless there are extraordinary circumstances and the students' professors support the application;
• Proposals to attend conferences, meetings, seminars, or conventions.

Grantees' Obligations
All funding applications must be received and approved in advance of the event. Once students are informed of funding by the HGLSP, the following conditions apply in order to receive reimbursement:

• All original receipts and tickets must be submitted within five working days after returning from the event. Reimbursement will not be made if receipts are not received within five working days of return. Any receipts received after five working days will not be processed for reimbursement and the HGLSP will not be responsible for reimbursement after five working days of return. The claims form and all receipts must be submitted to: Fiona Kennedy, Director of Academic Programs, Hauser Global Law School Program.
• In order to allow the HGLSP to support as many student competitions as possible, grantees must attempt to minimize costs. Therefore, grantees are expected to: make sure they register as students; investigate the possibility of cheaper travel reservations; consider more hotels than just the arranged accomodation, if any; share rooms with others if this is an option, or if there are multiple Law School students attending.
• Grantees must promptly inform the HGLSP of any changes or developments while planning the event (i.e. advancement or failure to advance in the competition; other funding awards or new applications for alternative or additional funding).
• Grantees must submit a report to the HGLSP within 15 days of the conclusion of the event.
• Grantees must recognize the support provided by the HGLSP in any publicity connected with, or publication resulting from the event.
• Grantees must provide photographs taken during the event. Digital or scanned photographs may be electronically forwarded to the HGLSP and will become the property of the HGLSP for the purposes of publicity, student recruitment, and program development.

Application Information

In order to support our students in competions abroad, application must be made well in advance of the date of the competition. The application has many different requirements and it may take some time to assemble all materials for submission. Please read the guidelines below before application to the Hauser Global Law School Program.

Administration & Finances
All monies awarded to an international moot court team will be received after the competition as reimbursement for fees incurred during travel and competition, including per diem amounts. Therefore, all reimbursements will only be provided for fees with proof of purchase in the form of a receipt. No reimbursements will be issued for expenses without a receipt.

In an effort to simplify the application and reimbursement process, the Hauser Global Law School Program will require each team to elect a team administrator from among their teammates/coach that will maintain the team's communication with the HGLSP, and will manage finances while arranging for and participating in the competition. Prior to leaving for the competition, the team administrator is responsible for submitting the complete application and communicating with the HGLSP office. Upon return to the Law School, the team administrator will be responsible for submitting the Claims Form itemizing expenditures and for submitting receipts for each expenditure claimed. Once the report and receipts are submitted, a reimbursement check for the total amount of receipts will be issued to the team administrator. It is the responsibility of the team administrator to distribute the reimbursement among those who contributed receipts. Additionally, the team administrator will be responsible for submitting the team report of the event, and collecting and submitting digital photographs of the event to HGLSP.

In order for the team administrator to act on behalf of his or her teammates, each member must agree in writing to the appointment of the administrator. In this way, the Hauser Global Law School Program will be able to issue the single reimbursement to the team administrator even though receipts may not be in the administrator's name. Additionally, Social Security Numbers must be received from all United States citizens and permanent residents, as well as any international students who have had cause to obtain a Social Security Number. Please see the Application Information & Materials section below for the appropriate forms to be submitted at the time of application.

Passports & Visas
At the time of application, the Hauser Global Law School Program requires each team member, including United States citizens, to submit a photocopy of his or her passport. Any team member who is not a United States citizen must submit additionally a photocopy of his or her visa issued for entry to the United States as a student of the Law School.

Criteria for Selection
The criteria used to judge applications will include, but are not limited to the following:

• The extent to which the event furthers the objectives of the HGLSP to provide a non-U.S. perspective on legal or policy issues, topics, and problems;
• The academic/intellectual value of the competition - in particular, whether the event pertains to a seminar or course, or whether the participants have worked closely on the project with a member of the faculty, including Global Faculty;
• The extent to which the trip involves a broad spectrum of the Law School community (i.e. both LL.M. and J.D. students, both American and international students);
• A presumptive limit of 4 students plus one coach participating in any particular competition;
• The practical arrangements of the competition, including: the cost of the trip and efforts made to secure other sources of support; evidence of detailed planning and preparation for the event, including the involvement of a faculty member; the nature and legitimacy of the selection process utilized to form the team.

Selection Process
All applications must be submitted to Fiona Kennedy, Director of Academic Programs, Hauser Global Law School Program. The review committee will carefully review all applications and inform those selected in a timely manner. The review committee may ask to meet short-listed candidates.

Application Information & Materials
Only those applications that are complete upon submission will be considered for funding. All complete applications will be reviewed under a rolling decision policy where successful applications will be awarded as decisions are made with no guarantee of funds availability late in the semester. Please note that the HGLSP will attempt to award the same total amount of money each semester. It is in the team's best interest to apply as early as possible.

The following materials are required for application:

• Completed and signed application form. Complete all relevant sections of the application form. The Team Administrator must sign the Declaration section found on the last page of the application form.
• Maintenance of the 500 to 1000 word limit imposed on the "Aims and Objectives" section of the application form. No applications shall exceed the word limit imposed on this section.
• Curriculum vitae. All team members, including the coach, must submit a curriculum vitae.
• Proof of payment of registration fees. This may be a credit card receipt or notification of the receipt of payment from the organizing institution, etc. In cases where the registration fee includes participation fees (such as housing, food, etc.) this must be indicated on the application form and itemized by the Team Administrator.
• A copy or print-out of the program of the event. This may be from a website, or correspondence from the event's organizer.
• Proof that the students have been accepted as participants in the event, and copies of the briefs as submitted to the organizing institution. In the event briefs are not finalized at the time of application, the coach must agree by signing the Supervision of Moot Court Competition Teams section of the application form whereby he or she agrees to monitor the work of the team and ensure adequate quality of work and committment. The team administrator is required, in such cases, to submit the briefs as soon as possible, but no later than the deadline set by the organizer of the competition. Said deadline must be stated in the application form.
• Completed and signed Team Administrator Approval Form. This form must be signed by all participants, and Social Security Numbers must be reported when available.
• Completed and signed Absence Approval Form. A member of a moot court team that will miss class to attend the event must receive signed permission to do so from professors instructing the class(es) that will be missed while away. All team members must receive separate permissions. If any team member will not miss class to attend the event, the team administrator should indicate so on the application form.
• Photocopy of passport and visa. Please submit photocopies of passports for all those students partcipating in the event. Any team member who is not a United States citizen must submit additionally a photocopy of his or her visa issued for entry to the United States as a student of the Law School.

Please note that it is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that the application is complete. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Downloading the Application
The following are all forms necessary for application. Please download these forms, complete them, and submit them with all other required documentation at the time of application. All forms are in Microsoft Word© format.

Application Form
Team Administrator Approval Form
Absence Approval Form
Claims Form (required only upon return from the competition)

Submitting the Application
All complete applications should be submitted to:

Christine Jensch, Coordinator
Hauser Global Law School Program
245 Sullivan Street
Furman Hall, Suite 344
NY, NY 10012
Tel: 212-998-6599

Previous Moot Court Competitions

NYU School of Law and the Hauser Global Law School Program is proud to have our students competing internationally.  Below are links to previous moot court competitions in which our students have participated.

ELSA World Trade Organization Moot Court Competition
European Law Moot Court Competition
Jean-Pictet International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition
Sidley-IIEL World Trade Organization Moot Court Competition
Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Competition