Visiting Researchers Program

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This program allows external researchers (whether foreign or Argentinean) to perform a research stage at the University of Buenos Aires Law School, in accordance with Resolución (CD) 779/23. (click to see the file in Spanish).

Those researchers who are admitted to the Program will be officially accredited in a resolution from the Dean as “Visiting Researchers of UBA Law School”.

UBA Law School will provide the visiting researchers with equivalent access to the library resources as UBA Law School researchers.

Requirements

The Program will receive applications from undergraduate and postgraduate students, professors and researchers who are carrying out a final thesis or an independent research project related to the lines of research developed in this University.

The researcher must not be a professor or a student at the University of Buenos Aires, nor a member of any research institute of UBA.

Length of stay

The duration of the stay must be not less than two weeks, and not more than 12 weeks. If you wish to stay for a longer period, you must request an exception in your application.

An extension of the stay may be requested once it has begun. Its acceptance is at the discretion of the Research Office, subject to a satisfactory evaluation of the activities already carried out during the stay and the payment of the administrative expenses corresponding to the requested period.

Application process

Applications may be submitted up to one month before the date on which the stay is to begin. They must be sent by email to investigacion@derecho.uba.ar. They must include:

  • A working proposal to be carried out during the research stay (maximum 10 pages), including an explanation of the underlying theme, a plan of activities, title and bibliography;
  • A curriculum vitae of the candidate;
  • Up to two letters of recommendation and/or references, with contact information. One of them must be from a UBA Law School professor.
  • Documentation proving that you belong to a Higher Education Institution and/or a Research Center outside the University of Buenos Aires.

The Research Office of UBA Law School will review the applications and notify the admitted candidates. The Office will coordinate the logistical aspects of the stay at the institution with the "Ambrosio L. Gioja" Institute of Legal and Social Research and the other departments of the Law School.

Researchers shall be admitted as “Visiting Researchers of the UBA Law School” through a Resolution signed by the Dean. That Resolution will include, in an appendix, the researcher’s working proposal to develop during the stage.

Administrative expenses

The Program establishes a fee for administrative expenses for stays in accordance with its length and the researcher’s category. You can see the amounts and payment methods here.

Within 5 days of the start of their stay, the researcher must submit the proof of payment of administrative expenses to the Research Office.

During the stage

  • The Law School may ask the researcher to give a lecture regarding the topic of his studies.
  • Once the stay has ended, the researcher must present a brief report of the work developed and –if needed– a certification of his/hers migratory situation. Having complied with these requisites, he/she will be awarded a final certificate.