Impact Scholarship
Impact Scholarship
The Grunin Center for Law and Social Entrepreneurship annually awards one merit-based scholarship to a rising 3L law student or an incoming LLM student with a demonstrated interest and/or achievement in using the law to create innovative solutions in emerging markets through social entrepreneurship, impact investing, and/or sustainable development. This scholarship provides $10,000 in partial tuition support for the full-time JD or master’s degree programs.
2026-2027 Impact Scholar
Alejandra Quintanilla LLM '27
Alejandra Quintanilla is an LLM candidate in Corporation Law at NYU School of Law, and a recipient of both the Dean's Graduate Scholar and Impact Scholarship awards. Her practice centers on cross-border M&A and corporate advisory, supporting investors entering emerging markets. At NYU, she will join the International Transactions Clinic, representing social entrepreneurs and international investors on cross-border transactions.
Before her LLM, Alejandra spent seven years as a corporate lawyer in Lima, Peru, at Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez, a leading firm in Peru, advising on M&A and cross-border transactions. She was also an active contributor to the firm's pro bono practice. Alongside her practice, she taught private law courses as a professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), has published articles on corporate and civil law, and remains an active contributor to community and civic initiatives across Peru.
Alejandra graduated summa cum laude with her law degree from PUCP, where she also earned a master's in business law with honors.
Previous Impact Scholars
- María Salomé Perea LLM '26
- Laura Salazar Alvarez LLM ’25
- Odunugaoluwa (Tumi) Odunuga LLM ’24
- Natalia Paola Guillen LLM ’22
- Abiodun M. Rufai LLM ’21
- Viola Echebima LLM ’20