Masters funding in the U.S.... any ideas?

Hey everyone,

I'm hoping to complete a Master of Laws (LLM) in the U.S. next year, and funding is going to be a real issue.

Just wondering if anyone had any thoughts regarding external financial aid (only one university that offered me a place offered me aid).

Unfortunately I didn't make it through the Fulbright selection process, and I have just submitted an application for the BUNAC scholarship.

Any thoughts whatsoever would be much appreciated!

Thanks,
Patrick

I don't really know how LLMs work, but do you have a particular area of study or research? Sometimes scholarly societies or historical societies have funds available to those doing research in a particular area. However, there's no way they'd be enough to cover LLM tuition. Not to be too disheartening I hope, but I suspect you will not find much out there...professional qualifications are rarely supported by fellowships/scholarships.

Your best bet would be to look really hard at what kind of work is available on the campuses of the universities you have been accepted to. At my university, for instance, it's relatively easy to get a Graduate Assistantship. Some of these come with a certain number of credits tuition remission (usually halving your tuition bill) as well as a stipend. It may be hard to organize something like this from afar but I would try if I were you. I would Look for your school's Graduate Student Association page for links to available jobs...the Law school may also have its own grad assistantship and employment page

Thanks very much! I've asked some current Chicago students and the general answer is that they have no time to get jobs.. But your advice is great -- a graduate assistantship would be ideal.