Scholary Competitions 
General Scholarship Requirements |
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ILSP Specific Scholarships
Scholarship |
Description |
Application
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Requirements |
How to Apply |
Alumni Fund Scholarship (AFS) |
The ILSP Alumni Fund offers 3-5 full tuition scholarships to newly admitted LLM students who display rigorous academic dedication to the advancement of issues in international law. |
May 1 For spring 2010: October 1 |
AFS scholarships are only granted to students entering in the fall (excluding spring 2010). Students MUST have submitted a complete application to the ILSP LLM program before May 1/Oct. 1 to be eligible. |
More information on how to apply. |
Summer Academy Scholarship |
The ILSP will offer 12 credits to one participant of each of the WCL summer academies. |
For fall: July 1 For spring: October 1 |
Applicants must enroll in the ILSP LLM program in the fall or spring semester immediately following the summer academy in which they participated. Applications for fall 2009 has been extended to July 1, 2009. Applicants must have taken a minimum of 2 courses in one of the academies. |
Submit an essay to llminfo@wcl.american.edu addressing the following: Briefly describe a regional, international, or country specific legal problem (related to Human Rights, Environmental Law, or Arbitration) and offer your solution to the problem. The essay may not exceed 750 words. Please note in the subject of your email Summer Academy Scholarship Essay. |
Tuition Remission Scholarship |
Partial tuition remission grants, usually of 2 to 8 academic credits, are available for a limited number of LLM students. These grants are normally reserved for international students, though all requests will be reviewed. |
Tuition Remission applications should be submitted directly with your LLM application. |
Tuition remission awards are based on high academic merit and those who show high financial need. Tuition remission awards are only granted for one semester. |
Download the tuition remission application. |
| Grossman Scholarship |
The Grossman Scholarship is awarded annually to a current ILSP LLM student who has made considerable contributions to the field of international law. Funded through the generosity of the program's alumni and friends, this scholarship was created in honor of Claudio Grossman, former ILSP director and current Dean of WCL. | Application deadline communicated to enrolled LLM students each fall semester. | Applicants must show financial need Applications are only accepted from currently-enrolled ILSP students. |
Application instructions are sent to currently-enrolled ILSP LLM students during the fall semester. |
| Inter-American Moot Court Scholarship |
The Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition is a unique trilingual (English, Portuguese, and Spanish) competition established to train law students how to use the Inter-American human rights legal system as a legitimate forum for redressing human rights violations. |
May 1 | Scholarship winners must begin the LLM program in the fall. Students must have be a current or past participant in the Inter-American Moot Court Competition. Students MUST have submitted a complete application to the ILSP LLM program before May 1 to be eligible. |
Submit an essay to llminfo@wcl.american.edu addressing the following: Briefly describe your experience in the competition and explain why you want to pursue an LLM in the ILSP. The essay may not exceed 750 words. Please note in the subject of your email Moot Court Scholarship Essay . |
Other Scholarship Resources Outside ILSP
- EducationUSA also offers an extensive list of funding agencies, scholarships, and grant options all divided by region and subject.
Previous Competitions
- Eleventh Annual Andrew P. Vance Writing Competition
- Global and European Administrative Law
- Cornell Inter-University Graduate Student Conference: Call for Papers
- IREX Regional Symposium Grants
Frozen Conflicts and Unrecognized States in Southeast Europe and Eurasia - Feminist Jurisprudence Essay Contest
- LLM Executive Board Scholarship