Financial Aid and Scholarships

Summer financial aid

Students can apply for regular summer financial aid through their home schools.

- WCL students should contact the WCL Office of Financial Aid for details.
- Non WCL students must normally file a so-called Consortium agreement for their request to be processed at their school.

The Consortium agreement should be sent for filling out, signing and returning it to the non-WCL school to:
Financial Aid Office
Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW; Suite 505
Washington, DC, 20016-8187
Phone: 202-274-4040
Fax: 202-274-4107
finaid@wcl.american.edu
www.wcl.american.edu/finaid/
Office Hours are Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.

Program specific scholarships

A limited number of $500 merit-based scholarships is available to be used toward tuition costs. Deadline for application: March 3, 2008.

The application for this program specific scholarship should be sent to:
Prof. Emilio C. Viano
Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington DC 20016

To apply, enclose:

a 1-page resume;
a 1-page statement of goals and objectives outlining what you plan to accomplish by participating;
a brief financial statement addressing the aid you have received so far and that you have applied for and may receive for this program abroad and what resources of your own you are going to use to participate; and
the most recent grade transcript.