Scholarships for the 55th Summer School on Human Rights of the International Institute for Human Rights René Cassin

The Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR) announces a competition for the conferment of three awards to under-graduate and post-graduate students of Greek and/or Cypriot Universities for the best original unpublished essay (in Greek) in one of the following topics:

1st “Alternatives to imprisonment in Greece and human rights”

2nd “Recent developments in the case law of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights”

3rd “Developments in the Cyprus issue: international political and legal implications”

4th “Climate change and human rights: recent decisions of the ECHR”

The awards consist in three scholarships (travel expenses and fees) for attending Unit 1 “International Human Rights Law” of the 55th Summer School on Human Rights, that will take place from 29.06.2026 to 10.07.2026, in Strasbourg, organised by the International Institute for Human Rights René Cassin.

The award-winning participants undertake the obligation to attend all classes and to submit to the MFHR a report on the organisation, the content and their impression on the Summer School until 31.07.2026.

Guidelines:

Each essay shall follow the following guidelines:

a) Word count: 7.000-12.000 words (including footnotes, but excluding: bibliography, table of contents, index or annexes).

b) Minimum content: table of contents, main body of the essay, footnotes, bibliography.

c) Formatting: Main body: Font Times New Roman 12 and Line Spacing 1,5. Footnotes: Font Times New Roman 10 and Line Spacing 1,0.

d) Type of document: word ή pdf (not other type of document)

e) The candidates should write their complete personal and contact information (name and last name, e-mail and phone number).

f) An updated cv of the candidate shall be attached.

The essays shall be sent online at the info@mfhr.gr and in printed version at the headquarters of the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights, Lycavittou 1C, Athens 106 72, until Friday 29 May 2026.
For more information you can contact us in: 210-36 37 455 and 210-36 13 527, from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm.

The conferment of the awards will take place in June 2026 in the MFHR’s Library.

Athens, 17 February 2026

The Vice President of the MFHR

Professor Linos-Alexander Sicilianos