Financial Support

NYU Law devotes a substantial portion of its resources to scholarship programs, grants, and our Loan Repayment Assistance Program. 

• The majority of our scholarships are Dean’s Awards: grants in amounts up to full tuition based on merit, need, or both. All students who complete our online institutional financial aid application will be considered for these scholarships.
• You can also apply for specialized scholarships; many offer fully integrated academic and professional programs.
• For details about financial aid at NYU Law, visit our Office of Student Financial Services.

Scholarships offering integrated academic and professional programs:

AnBryce Scholarship Program provides full-tuition scholarships and professional development support to incoming NYU Law students whose exceptional academic and leadership accomplishments were achieved in the face of extraordinarily challenging social and economic circumstances. Candidates must be among the first in their immediate family to pursue a graduate or professional degree. 

Cybersecurity Service Scholarship aims to produce cybersecurity specialists who understand information-security issues from a multidisciplinary perspective. It includes full tuition for students who are passionate about cybersecurity and information security and dedicated to a career in government. 

Furman Academic Scholars Program awards full tuition and summer research funding to a select group of students and gives them an early start on a career path to legal academia. Furman Scholars construct individualized programs of study tailored to their intellectual interests and work closely with a faculty mentor. 

Furman Public Policy Scholarship Program includes full tuition as well as a Law School-funded public policy internship during the 1L summer; a 2L seminar that teaches students how to think and write like policymakers; a 3L semester in Washington, DC, either in the Legislative and Regulatory Pro- cess Clinic or in another governmental capacity; and a profession- al responsibility course centered on public policy lawyering. 

Mitchell Jacobson Leadership Program in Law & Business awards scholarships in amounts up to full tuition to students pursuing a nontraditional career path that requires intensive training grounded in legal and business curricula. The program connects business-minded students with mentors in the corporate world and allows students to take classes at both the Law School and the Stern School of Business. 

Latinx Rights Scholarship provides full-tuition scholarships and professional development to incoming NYU Law students committed to public service and the pursuit of a career that promotes justice for the Latinx community, and who have demonstrated academic excellence and leadership. Latinx Rights Scholars benefit from hands-on skills training; vocational resources; and opportunities to participate in community forums, workshops, and conferences. 

Root-Tilden-Kern Public Interest Scholarship Program, founded in 1951 and now a model for similar programs across the country, provides full tuition to 20 scholars every year who demonstrate a commitment to public service, academic excellence, and the potential for leadership. The program facilitates unique educational, mentoring, and networking opportunities engineered to develop future public service leaders. 

Sinsheimer Service Scholarship awards full tuition each year to a student with outstanding academic merit and leadership potential who exhibits a strong commitment to providing direct representation in civil legal matters to individuals who cannot otherwise afford such representation.

Intellectual Property and Technology Scholarships

The Desmarais Law and Technology Scholarship provides full tuition to two incoming first year students who have demonstrated an interest in the study of law and technology. Recipients of the scholarship will be selected based on prior academic study, especially in areas related to STEM, and prior professional experience.

The Engelberg Scholarship provides full tuition to an incoming first year students who has earned an undergraduate degree in engineering, mathematics, or basic science (physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, etc.). Preference will be given to applicants who have demonstrated, through study or professional experience, an interest in pursuing a career in intellectual property law. 

See the full list of scholarships at NYU Law

Other Types of Financial Support

The Public Interest Law Center (PILC) Summer Funding Program, the most ambitious such program in the nation, guarantees funding to all first- and second-year students who want to work in public interest and government summer positions.

The NYU Law Venture Fund awards summer grants to students interested in developing their own startups. The Fund also offers students still exploring startup ideas the chance to intern for the summer at a startup.

The Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP Plus) eases the burden of debt repayment for qualifying alumni who choose careers in public service. Most participants can earn up to $100,000 a year and have no monthly payment on their law school loans.