LL.M. Students Scholarships & Funding

One half-tuition scholarship is available to be awarded to an AIJA member to study in any LL.M. program.

Students who submit a complete LL.M. application are automatically considered for this prestigious scholarship upon admission to the program based on academic and professional skills and achievements.

Note: Please indicate your AIJA membership in your application materials.

This Cobb Family fellowship, administered by Fulbright Iceland, provides a living stipend for a graduate of the University of Iceland to study at the University of Miami for one year in any LL.M. program.

The Cobb Fellowship was created by Charles E. Cobb, Jr., former Ambassador to Iceland and member of the University's Board of Trustees.

The University of Miami School of Law awards partial scholarships each year to entering LL.M. students with excellent academic records and other outstanding qualifications for the post-graduate study of law.

Dean's Merit Scholarships are available to LL.M. students and are awarded separately at the time of admission to an LL.M. program.

Note: No separate application is required for the Dean's Merit Scholarships; all admitted students are automatically considered for them.

One half-tuition scholarship is available for a present or past participant of the e-fellows LL.M. Day in Berlin, Frankfurt, or Munich, Germany to study in any LL.M. program.

Students who submit a complete LL.M. application are automatically considered for this prestigious scholarship upon admission to the program based on academic and professional skills and achievements.

Note: Please indicate your e-Fellows participation in your application materials.

One half-tuition scholarship is available for a present or past student participant, coach or arbitrator in the FDI Moot competition to study in any LL.M. program.

Students who submit a complete LL.M. application are automatically considered for this prestigious scholarship upon admission to the program based on academic and professional skills and achievements.

Note: Please indicate your participation in the FDI Moot in your application materials.

One half-tuition scholarship is available for a present or past participant of the competition to study in any LL.M. program.

Students who submit a complete LL.M. application are automatically considered for this prestigious scholarship upon admission to the program based on academic and professional skills and achievements.

Note: Please Indicate your participation in the Moot Madrid in your application materials.

One half-tuition scholarship is available for a present or past student participant, coach, or arbitrator in the UBA-Rosario Competencia Internacional de Arbitraje to study in any LL.M. program.

Students who submit a complete LL.M. application are automatically considered for this prestigious scholarship upon admission to the program based on academic and professional skills and achievements.

Note: Please indicate your participation in the UBA-Rosario competition in your application materials.

One half-tuition scholarship is available for a present or past student participant, coach, or arbitrator in the: Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition in Vienna, Austria, or the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (East) Competition in Hong Kong, SAR China to study in any LL.M. program.

Students who submit a complete LL.M. application are automatically considered for this prestigious scholarship upon admission to the program based on academic and professional skills and achievements.

Note: Please indicate your participation in the Vis Moot in your application materials.

The international law firm Vivanco & Vivanco will award an annual scholarship to pursue a postgraduate degree at the University of Miami School of Law. The Vivanco Foundation is offering a scholarship to a young Argentine lawyer to study an LL.M. at Miami Law. The Fulbright Commission will oversee administering the call and the selection of the finalist. Read More

To promote stronger ties with foreign law schools and associations, we have entered into various cooperation agreements with institutions abroad.

The agreements offer a $15,000 USD scholarship toward LL.M. tuition fees for any LL.M. program that accepts foreign-trained lawyers.

Up to four outstanding law graduates from each school or four outstanding members of each organization are eligible.*

Universities and Organizations with current agreements:

• Acofade Colombian Association of Law Schools
• Chamber of Commerce of Bogota Center of Arbitration and Conciliation
• Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali, Colombia
• Universidad EAFIT, Medellín, Colombia
• Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
• Universidad ICESI, Cali, Colombia
• Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
• Universidad del Rosario, Santa Fe de Bogotá, Colombia
• Universidad de San Buenaventura, Cali, Colombia

* Miami Law reserves the right to admit or reject an applicant. Recipients are nominated by each of the foreign law schools or associations. Miami Law will evaluate and award applicants on the basis of their skills and achievements. Nominees must apply for admission to the LL.M. Program and follow all established application procedures and meet standard admissions requirements. Applications are considered on a rolling basis with a priority deadline of May 1 and are reviewed by the Admissions Committee as soon as all required documents are received.

Morris, Beatrice, Lewis, Peter and Joseph Weinberger Endowed Scholarship

Executive producer, music mogul, entrepreneur, and lawyer Joseph Weinberger, J.D. ’82, established an endowed scholarship in 2012 at Miami Law to support students in the joint J.D./LL.M. Program in Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law.

Patricia D. White Entertainment, Arts and Sports Scholarship

Dean Emerita Patricia D. White was instrumental in establishing the Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law LL.M. program at the School of Law during her deanship and bringing it to national prominence. In recognition of this legacy and impact, a leadership gift from Peter and Rita Carfagna seeded a scholarship and dean’s writing prize award in her name upon her retirement.

EASL Young Alumni Scholarship Fund

This scholarship fund helps subsidize EASL students' participation in the program’s national and international courses and practica.

Dean's Writing Prize Award in Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law

American Bar Association Scholarship

One full-tuition scholarship to study in the Heckerling Graduate Program in Estate Planning LL.M. is available to the first place winner of The American Bar Association’s Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law (RPTE) Student Writing Contest. Candidates must apply and be admitted as full-time students to be considered for the scholarship. Please visit the ABA (RPTE) Student Writing Contest page for contest details.

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) Scholarship

One full-tuition scholarship to the Heckerling Graduate Program in Estate Planning LL.M. is available to the first-place winner of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) Student Writing Competition. Candidates must apply and be admitted as full-time students to be considered for the scholarship. Please visit the Mary Moers Wenig Student Writing Competition website for competition details.

Philip E. Heckerling Scholarship

One partial-tuition scholarship is available for the Heckerling Graduate Program in Estate Planning LL.M. to a currently enrolled J.D. candidate or recent graduate (within the last three years) of the University of Miami School of Law with the highest J.D. grade point average (minimum 3.0 required). Students who submit a complete LL.M. application are automatically considered for this prestigious scholarship upon admission to the program based on academic and professional skills and achievements.

Candidates must apply and be admitted to the Heckerling Graduate Program in Estate Planning LL.M. as full-time students before June 15.

International Arbitration Institute Scholarship

One or more partial tuition scholarships from Miami Law’s International Arbitration Institute are available to study in the White & Case International Arbitration LL.M. program. Students who submit a complete LL.M. application are automatically considered for this prestigious scholarship upon admission to the program based on academic and professional skills and achievements. 

White & Case/Carolyn B. Lamm Scholarship

This one full-tuition White & Case/Carolyn B. Lamm scholarship is to study in the White & Case International Arbitration LL.M. program. Students who submit a complete LL.M. application are automatically considered for this prestigious scholarship upon admission to the program based on academic and professional skills and achievements.

Young ICCA Scholarship

This one full-tuition Young ICCA scholarship is awarded to an outstanding Young ICCA member to attend the White & Case International Arbitration LL.M. program. The Young ICCA Scholarship winner is chosen on the basis of an essay competition and an assessment of academic and professional achievements and skills. Interested applicants must submit an essay to be considered.

Benitez Scholarship

The Rafael Benitez Scholarship Fund provides assistance to foreign lawyers who want to study in the International Law LL.M. or U.S. and Transnational Law LL.M. program at Miami Law.

Established by family and friends of the late Professor Rafael C. Benitez, this scholarship commemorates his vision for global education and his deep commitment to the education of foreign law students. At Miami Law, Professor Benitez founded the Comparative Law LL.M. program (now the International Law LL.M.), and the Lawyer of the Americas (now known as the Inter-American Law Review).

Students who submit a complete LL.M. application are automatically considered for this prestigious scholarship upon admission to the program based on academic and professional skills and achievements.

The Maritime Law LL.M. program offers several scholarships to outstanding applicants based on academic and professional skills and achievements, including:

Claude M. Olds Memorial Scholarship;
Francisco V. Garcia-Amador Memorial Scholarship;
Rafael C. Benitez Scholarship; and more.

American Bar Association Scholarship

One full-tuition scholarship to study in the Real Property Development LL.M. Program is available to the first place winner of The American Bar Association’s Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law (RPTE) Student Writing Contest. Candidates must apply and be admitted as full-time students to be considered for the scholarship. Please visit the ABA (RPTE) Student Writing Contest page for contest details.

Visit the Real Property Development LL.M. Scholarship page for a full listing of opportunities.

U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens may apply for Financial Aid.

A list of scholarships for law students from external resources & organizations maintained by Miami Law.

See the list of external scholarships

International students may qualify for student loans through private lenders, such as Prodigy Finance or MPower Financing.

Additional scholarships may be available through United States governmental or international organizations, such as:

• Yellow Ribbon Scholarship Program for U.S. veterans
• Fulbright Graduate Degree Grants for international students
• Education USA for international students
• Organization of American States (OAS) Scholarship Program for nationals of OAS member states
• Margaret McNamara Education Grant
• American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowship Program
• GlobalScholarships