Education and Competition

Each year ArbitralWomen provides support to a number of student teams to  participate in dispute resolution competitions by covering their registration fee. ArbitralWomen is proud to support teams competing in the Vis Moot or Vis East Moot International Arbitration Moots and other international law and ADR moot competitions.

ArbitralWomen has published two special Newsletters on the Vis competitions, issue n°3 dated 11 May 2011 and issue n°14 dated 25 May 2015, with interviews, historical reports, reports from mooties and professionals.

1. Any team requesting financial assistance must complete an application form: click here to download.
2. ArbitralWomen Board will consider all applications and decide which team(s) shall be supported. The support available is through payment of the applicable registration fee. Payment will usually be made directly to the moot organisation on behalf of the funded team.
3. Criteria of selection:
   • The team must reflect ArbitralWomen’s mission of promoting the participation of women in dispute resolution. Consequently, at least half of the members of a team must be women.
   • The team must demonstrate the need for financial assistance.
   • Priority will be given to teams:
     1. who have not previously participated, and whose school has not previously participated;
     2. who have no support from their universities or no coach;
     3. who come from emerging economies or jurisdictions which, in the sole discretion of the Board, are in the greatest need of support for the advancement of women in dispute resolution;
     4. of smaller number of students composing the team (for example 4 students as opposed to 8).

ArbitralWomen’s Policy on Funding Moot Competition Teams: click here to download.