Scholarship Applications Now Open: WIPO-American University Washington College of Law Summer Course
February 28, 2024
The WIPO Academy and the American University Washington College of Law are offering five full-tuition scholarships for government officials from developing countries, least-developed countries (LDCs) and countries in transition for the two-week summer course on “International Rule Making and Dispute Settlement – the World Trade Organization (WTO), WIPO and the Multilateral System”.
The course will take place in-person at WIPO and WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland from June 2 to 15, 2024 and scholarship applications are now open until April 1, 2024.
Apply for the WIPO-American University Summer Course scholarship
Not eligible for a scholarship?
Non-government officials, including law students who are not based in the United States of America, and law professionals, can also apply to participate as self-financing participants by April 1, 2024. The tuition fees for self-financing participants are 2,250 US Dollars, which excludes visa and travel expenses.
Apply for the WIPO-American University Summer Course as a self-financing participant
What does the course cover?
The summer course provides a unique opportunity for those interested in studying the links between intellectual property (IP) and trade law to learn from senior officials and experts from WIPO and WTO about:
- the substantive areas of international economic relations that are covered in the text of the WTO agreements;
- IP and the multilateral system, including comparative studies of international treaties on IP; and
- contemporary debates on the role of IP in development.
Participants who successfully complete the program are awarded a joint certificate from WIPO Academy and American University.
If you have any questions or would like to know more about this summer course, please write to the American University Washington College of Law administration.