Admissions

The LL.M. AWArDS is a demanding program taught to a limited number of students as to allow interactive teaching

The LL.M. AWArDS is highly selective, admitting only 20 to 30 students each year.

Prospective students

The selected students will either be:

  • Holders of Master's degree in Law awarded by a non-French University (or equivalent) (for example, in business law, contract law or civil business law, private international law or international trade law) and wishing to further develop their grasp of the law of international arbitration ;
  • USA, Australia (etc) : Students who are enrolled in or have completed their 2nd or 3rd year of legal training (JD) ;
  • Practitioners or academics with at least two years' experience, wishing to acquire new skills outside their current field of activity or wishing to further their training in their current field of business ;
  • Students admitted under a specific partnership concluded between Panthéon-Assas university and a foreign university.

Admission is based on the application file and, if necessary, an interview (which may be conducted by videoconference).

English Proficiency

The excellent command of English of applicants, whose mother tongue is not English or who have not obtained previously a university degree taught in English, will be established by the presentation of either the:

  • TOEFL test: 100 for the internet version (iBT) of the test (with 25 for each section); 600 for the paper version (PBT) of the test (with 60 for each section and 5 for the Test of Written English), and 250 for the computer-based test. This test should not be more than 2 years old
  • IELTS test: 7.5
  • C2 Proficiency test: 200.

This English proficiency requirement could be waived if the candidate establishes a two-year work experience in English or a full-time university curriculum in English.

Application process and documents

Applications opening and deadline

The application process will start on December 1st, 2025 and close on May 31st, 2026 (11:59 p.m. Paris time). The application process (including the upload of documents) must be completed before this deadline.

Application dedicated website

> Application for the LL.M. AWArDS

Required documents

Please prepare the following documents to be uploaded during the application process:

  • An up-to-date résumé (CV)
  • Photocopy of your passport(s)
  • One (preferably two) reference letter(s) from academics or practitioners
  • Copies of all university official grade transcripts, degrees and diplomas, and an officially certified translation of those documents if not written in English
  • A personal statement explaining your interest in international arbitration and dispute settlement and how it is related to your past field of studies and your professional prospects.

There is no application fee.

Tuition fees

Tuition fees for the 2026–2027 academic year are set at €20,000. 

Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas does not provide scholarships for the LL.M. AWArDS. However, the programme is eligible under certain external funding opportunities:

Admitted students will have three weeks after the admission decision to pay a €1,000 deposit to confirm their enrolment. This deposit will be credited towards the tuition fees.

A payment schedule will be provided with the admission letter.

Should you have any inquiry, please contact us per mail.

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