Each semester, the Migration Law Clinic looks for talented students interested in participating in the Clinic.

The clinic is open to Master's students of law or criminology, as well as exchange students from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and other universities in the Netherlands.

Master's students specialising in International Migration and Refugee Law at the VU will be given preference.

Students are selected on the basis of the following criteria:

• Motivation to participate in the Clinic;
• Interest in or affinity with migration law and/or European law / human rights, which should be demonstrated by elective courses or ancillary activities. Knowledge of migration law is an advantage, but not necessary;
• Good study results demonstrated by a list of grades;
• Good writing and research skills which should be demonstrated by papers/assignments/thesis; and
• Good English reading and writing skills demonstrated by papers/assignments/thesis written in English and/or the application letter.
• Whether the Clinic fits into the curriculum;
• Availability on Tuesday afternoons and during at least one semester: availability during two semesters is an asset;

To apply, students need to send a letter stating their motivation, CV, list of grades and a written paper, assignment or article in English to the course coordinator, Younous Arbaoui (migrationlawclinic@vu.nl). 

For students of the International Migration and Refugee Law Master's programme, the application deadline will be announced during the lectures. For all other students interested in participating in the Clinic in the first semester, the deadline to apply is 1 September.

If you do not have a written paper, assignment or article in English, you can write a comment to a judgment of the ECtHR or CJEU about migration law of your choice (max 1-2 pages).