Financial Aid
New LL.M. Students
LL.M. Student Supplemental Loan Form and Instructions [pdf]
If You Will Be A New LL.M. Student:
There are a limited number of fellowships and scholarships available to LL.M. students at the Law School. Need-based GW aid is not awarded to L.L.M. students.
If you are an International applicant to the LL.M. degree program, inquire about financial aid directly through the International Graduate Programs Office. 
Fellowships and Scholarships
The following fellowships and scholarships are available to graduate law students. If you wish to be considered for any of these fellowships, submit a letter of interest to the appropriate admissions office at the time application is made. The application for admission as well as all supporting documents must be received by the relevant deadline in order for you to be considered for a fellowship.
- Randolph C. Shaw Graduate Fellowship
Randolph C. Shaw, LL.B. 1915, LL.M. 1923, established a fellowship for those pursuing an advanced degree in law. The Shaw Fellowship for full tuition is reserved for a student in the Environmental Law Program who will assist the director of that program on a part-time basis throughout the academic year.
- Faculty Research Fellowships
The Law School has limited funds available to assist graduate students who work with faculty on research and other projects during the academic year in exchange for tuition remission. The amount of individual awards varies.
- Thomas Buergenthal Scholarships
Thomas Buergenthal Scholarships, which cover full or partial tuition, are awarded on the basis of academic merit and financial need to non-U.S. law school graduates. The amount of the award is determined by the International Graduate Programs Office. Download Scholarship Application form (below) to apply for Buergenthal scholarship.
- Momsen, Leonardos Scholarship for Brazilian Law Graduates
The Momsen Scholarship provides tuition assistance to Brazilian graduate law students with a special interest in U.S. constitutional law or intellectual property law. The amount of the award is determined by the International Graduate Programs Office. Download Scholarship Application form (below) to apply for Momsen, Leonardo scholarships.
- The Honorable Gerald J. Mossinghoff Fellowship for Graduate Research in Intellectual Property Law
The Mossinghoff Fellowship is awarded annually to either an LL.M. or S.J.D. degree candidate. Preference will be given to a candidate who is specializing in the pharmaceutical field.
Scholarship Application form [pdf]
Federal and Commercial Loans
LL.M. students are eligible to apply for the Federal Stafford loans, Federal Graduate PLUS loans, and credit-based, commercial student loans. In order to receive aid from any of these sources, you need to be:
- A citizen or a permanent resident of the United States (unless specified otherwise by a commercial loan lender)
- Enrolled at least half-time (5 credits) in a degree program each semester aid is received, and
- Not be delinquent or in default on any educational loans borrowed prior to attendance at the Law School. If you are in default or in a "late payment" status on any of your student loans, aid for attendance at GW will be jeopardized. If you have defaulted on student loans, contact your lender/guaranty agency immediately to inquire about their policy for reinstatement of Title IV eligibility.
The pages listed below provide detailed information and application instructions for all of the types of aid available to GW Law students: