Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone has any info, insight, or experience about merit scholarships for tax LLM programs? Specifically, I would ask about west coast programs like Loyola and San Diego as well as Florida and Boston.

I'm just asking for a general idea of how many, how much... but if you find it relevant to consider my specifics:
middle of class at top-20 school, decent summer experience, no journal, little experience in tax classes.

Thanks,
Phisher

I was wondering the same thing. I've just found this site and I think its a great resource. I've searched and seen some info about scholarships for general LLM programs, but not much specifically about tax LLM programs.

Are there any general guidelines for what schools do / don't give scholarships? what qualifies you for a scholarship?

Is it at all similar to law school where I was able tonegotiate my scholarship offer a little bit to make it possible for me to fund my education? Perhaps that is getting a bit ahead of myself, but I just know I was able to afford and attend law school because I negotiated and got a higher scholarship award.

I'm full of questions :)

I'd appreciate anyone's thoughts or advice.

So i've asked around a bit at my school and I tend to be directed to a limited set of resources for LL.M. related questsions. Unfortunately, most of those resources are focused on international student LL.M. and less so on tax (or any other specialization) LL.M.

What I have heard (to be taken with a grain of salt, or seven) is that some schools do give scholarships but there may not be any general guidelines as to which students receive them or what factors lead to a scholarship.

Anybody have any thoughts on if it is work experience? grades as JD? specifically tax grades while a JD?

I've also heard that the limited data is confusing or misleading because the number of Full scholarships is quite low but there may be several part or partial scholarships awarded. Those small awards often are not listed on brochures or data sheets where only a small paragraph is devoted to listing the full scholarships.

Am I reasonable in hoping that there are scholarships available?

Thanks mw3L08. I also feel like the LL.M. resources I have available to me are mostly geared towards the LL.M. in US law for international students.

I've got my applications in and I should be hearing back from schools very soon... so my questions are part a product of trying to feel productive during the wait and part a product of expecting admissions decisions soon and trying to be ready to reply to the schools to learn more about financing my LL.M.

-Phisher

Okay, so I've found a bit of information from various sources (though at least seemingly reliable). I've heard that NYU gives out some Graduate Tax Scholarships for appx $10k as well as some of their other awards for NYU tax journal editors etc. It seems as though the NYU scholarships were not too common, though I guess that is to be expected.

I've also heard Florida and Georgetown are about the same... with a few scholarships in the same general $$ range. Not sure how many though.

What about other tax LL.M. programs? Are programs outside of the top-3 similar in their scholarship awards? I know Loyola's website states, "Loyolas Tax LLM Program offers merit scholarships to outstanding candidates." It also states that up to 3 full scholarships are given for scholars who are basically on the LL.M. with honors track. Other schools seem to have the same basic info, but no word on number, dollar amount, or total scholarship funding available.

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Anyone have any idea about scholarhips?

anyone have any input? any help would be greatly appreciated.

I spoke with Dean Friel at UF regarding scholarships. At Florida, the way it works is in the spring, the faculty reviews resumes of admitted students who KNOW they are going to Florida. They then pick the ones they want to interview/hire (wasn't real clear if all faculty require interviews).

Assuming you get the job, you then help with research or edit the Tax Review, depending on which prof. hires you.

You receive a partial tuition waiver and a stipend. I believe the stipend is equal to the tuition waiver, and combined, it is enough money to cover in-state tuition. I'm guessing this is approximately $12,000 value.

I do not believe, and Dean Friel did not indicate, that Florida gives out any actual "scholarships"; everything is a graduate assistantship.

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