Hi all

I'm considering a LL.M. in the US in academic year 2009/10. I've been researching US law schools, but my fundamental obstacle is funding.

At present I plan to apply for the Kennedy and Knox scholarships. I have missed the Fulbright deadline so that isn't an option. But beyond the two I've mentioned, I don't see any other way to fund US studies which is all-inclusive.

I could very much be wrong, however. I feel like I'm flying blind.

If anyone has any advice/experiences they could share with me I would really appreciate it.

Thanks,

-Laurence

Some universities will offer scolarships or partial fees for an outstanding student. NYU has some brilliant scolarships, Virginia, Columbia as well. Harvard is interesting - your application is made without taking into consideration whether you can afford the course, then afterwards they provide you some scolarship assistance and a combination of a loan etc in order to meet the needs - the point is everyone who gets admitted one way or another will be provided the right money to finish the course.
If no scolarship (they are hard to get) consider a loan. NYU offers loans as well with Citibank, it is a speciall arrangement called citiassist to which i personally have applied although i dont know yet whehter it will be granted. As a UK student (i suppose a British citizen with a good credit rating) i dont doubt you would get this. It however is capped at $40000 so it will almost cover your fees (this year they have gone up to 42.000$). Other universities do too but keep checking their websites and you will find out.

If you're at Cambridge i think you're elligible for a Henry fellowship, terms similar to the Kennedy. There's also the Choate (again Cambridge), and i think there's something called the Proctor to Princeton (again i think). If i recall correctly there is also one to Penn law school: about 5 minutes on google should sort you out: ultimately it's fairly sparse pickings- i don't think the Knox is offered to law students very often (LL.M. is a lot more expensive than sending out fellows)