Scholarships and Financing Your Degree
A graduate legal education is a significant investment of time, effort, and money. We encourage you to approach this next step in your career with an understanding of both the benefits and the costs.
Many students who receive scholarship offers still must combine them with aid from other sources to meet the cost of attendance. In fact, it is common for master's students to finance their studies, at least in part, with loans.
Graduate Financial Aid
LLM Scholarships
The Law School's long-standing commitment to global legal education includes several merit-based scholarship programs for full-time LLM students from the US and around the world.
Tax Scholarships
The NYU Graduate Tax Program offers scholarships to its most meritorious full-time LLM students annually.
JSD Funding
NYU School of Law supports our doctoral students' residency with four years of full funding, including a living stipend and health insurance.
Financial Aid from Other Sources
In most cases, LLM students who are selected to receive an NYU scholarship or grant will combine it with other resources to meet the cost of attendance. We encourage you to explore financing options throughout the application process.
Part-time Students
When completing an LLM on a part-time basis, students can take up to 6 credits per semester; minimum time to degree is four semesters.
US citizens and eligible permanent residents may apply for federal loans for the semester(s) in which they take six credits. Part-time students are ineligible for Law School scholarships.
Resources for Families
Many of our graduate students plan for their spouse or child(ren) to accompany them to New York. They can apply to live in family and partner housing and purchase dependent health insurance coverage from the student plan. In addition, NYU provides visa services for dependents and a child care subsidy.