Financial Support

PROLAW offers several tuition awards for exceptionally qualified students of any nationality, who demonstrate outstanding academic or professional merit, and financial need. All scholarships are partial tuition awards. Click here to complete the scholarship application.

Eligible applicants are returned Peace Corps Volunteers through the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows program. The scholarship will allow for a 50% tuition award, and the Fellows will undertake an internship at a Loyola partner organization at the end of the program. In order to be considered for the Coverdell Fellowship, applicants will need to submit their official Peace Corps Description of Service along with their application for admission. The Coverdell Fellows will be selected based on the relevance of their professional experience as Peace Corps Volunteers; their documented interest in pursuing a career in rule of law and development; and their academic records. Click here for more information about the Paul D. Coverdell Fellowship.

This award is only applicable to the MJ in Rule of Law for Development. Eligible applicants are all Loyola graduates of the last decade who have completed a bachelor’s degree and will be seeking their first Loyola masters or post-baccalaureate certificates. The scholarship will allow for a 25% tuition award. There is no special scholarship application, but the award will be automatically issued to eligible admitted applicants. The scholarship cannot be combined with other scholarships or Loyola discounts. Click here for more information about the Returning Ramblers Scholarship.

If you are a U.S. citizen and/or U.S. permanent resident, you may qualify for one of the different financial aid programs offered by the Loyola University Chicago, Please consult the webpages of the Loyola University Chicago Financial Aid Office for further details and contacts. Loyola offers numerous scholarship resources for veterans and military students, see further information here. 

For those attending the Rome Immersion experience, PROLAW offers a limited number of awards to assist admitted students with expenses relating to housing, meals, health insurance and the Italian permit to stay. All admitted PROLAW students who demonstrate outstanding merit and financial need are welcome to apply. Awards will be prioritized by financial need.

Applicants seeking financial assistance should investigate funding sources in their home countries well in advance. Applicants can investigate funding opportunities from a number of sources including: employers, local governments through ministries of foreign affairs and education, U.S. government through local U.S. Embassies, and international and local foundations or other organizations that provide resources for post-graduate studies and that promote strengthening of governance and the rule of law.