Tuition Remission Scholarship Information
Partial tuition scholarships are available for a limited number of candidates. All applications will be reviewed.
Application Deadline
The application must be submitted together with your application to LL.M. Deadline by November 1 of each year.
Requirements
The enrollment admission awards are based on high academic merit and those applicants that demonstrate financial need.
This scholarship will be disbursed throughout the master's degree program.
How to apply
Download the tuition remission application.
Send application to: llm@wcl.american.edu and humanrightsllm@wcl.american.edu
Summer Program Scholarship
The LL.M. in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law will offer a scholarship to a student who has completed the Program of Advanced Studies in Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law of the Academy. This scholarship will cover up to 12 credits for the selected candidate. The applicant must meet the eligibility requirements. This scholarship is granted only to a beneficiary.
Application Deadline
The application must be submitted together with your application to the LL.M. The deadline for submission is November 1 of each year.
Requirements
Participant of the Program of Advanced Studies in Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law.
How to apply
Send an essay and a complete application for the LL.M. The essay should address the following topic: briefly describe a specific human rights problem of international, regional or national scope and offer a solution to that problem. The essay should not exceed 750 words. Please indicate in the subject of the email: "Application to the LL.M. and Essay for the Summer Program Grant.”
Send application to: llm@wcl.american.edu and humanrightsllm@wcl.american.edu
The LL.M. in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law will offer a scholarship to a former participant (Judge, Team Member, Observer, Trainer or Court Official) of the Inter-American Human Rights Contest. This scholarship will cover up to 12 credits awarded to the selected candidate. The student must meet the eligibility requirements. This scholarship is granted only to a beneficiary.
Application Deadline
The application must be submitted together with your application to the LL.M. program. The deadline is November 1 of each year
Requirements
Participant (Judge, Team Member, Observer, Trainer or Court Official) of the Inter-American Human Rights Contest.
How to apply
Send an essay along with the complete application for the LL.M. program that addresses the following topic: your experience in the contest and explain why you want to take the LL.M. in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. The essay should not exceed 750 words. Please indicate in the subject of the email: “Request to the LL.M. and Essay for the Contest Grant.”
Send application to: llm@wcl.american.edu and humanrightsllm@wcl.american.edu
Civil Society Scholarship
The LL.M. in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law will offer a scholarship that covers up to 12 credits for a member of civil society who meets the requirements of scholarship eligibility. Participants must be actively involved in an organization within civil society. This scholarship will be granted only to a beneficiary.
Application Deadline
The application must be submitted together with your application to LL.M. Deadline is November 1 of each year.
Requirements
Active member of a Civil Society organization
How to apply
Send an essay along with the complete application for the LL.M. program, which addresses the following topic: describe the work in which you are currently participating and explain why you want to take the LL.M. in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. The essay should not exceed 750 words. The organization must send a letter of recommendation certifying the participation of the applicant within that organization. Please indicate in the subject of the email: "Request to the LL.M. and Essay for the Civil Society Grant."
Send application to: llm@wcl.american.edu and humanrightsllm@wcl.american.edu