The AUWCL Financial Aid Office provides numerous resources to help off-set the cost of your legal education. Please select your program of interest from the side navigation bar to see what options may be available to you and click on the links for more information.

International students may email the AUWCL Financial Aid Office to learn more about eligibility requirements for the various aid programs.

The financial aid deadline is March 1. Applications may be submitted prior to an admissions decision to meet the application deadline; do not wait for an offer of admission to apply.

All Admissions and Financial Aid application requirements must be satisfied before August 1st to allow for processing and on-time disbursements.  

To schedule an appointment with one of our staff, please email finaid@wcl.american.edu.

Please email finaid@wcl.american.edu and we are more than happy to address questions you may have about the following financial aid options.

Merit Scholarships are offered by the AUWCL JD Admissions Office. For more information, please click here. To view the AUWCL merit scholarship policy, please click here. 

The Public Interest/Public Service (PIPS) Scholarship is also offered through the AUWCL JD Admissions Office. For more information, please click here. To view the AUWCL PIPS Scholarship policy (financial aid related only), please click here. 

Need-based grants are offered by and processed through the AUWCL Financial Aid Office. For those who qualify, the annual award maximum is $15,000. Full-tuition scholarship recipients are not eligible. For more information, please click here.

Veterans: AUWCL proudly offers an unlimited number of Yellow Ribbon Program (YRP) slots up to the cost of tuition/fees. YRP and other Veterans benefits are certified through main campus. For more information, please click here.

AUWCL offers Restricted Scholarships (application made available every fall semester) to qualifying registered students with some awards specifically earmarked for 1L students. For more information, please click here.

The Myers Law Scholarship (application made available every fall semester) is AUWCL’s most prestigious award and provides one-year scholarships to currently registered full-time JD students (one or two annually) who show academic promise and demonstrate financial need. For more information, please click here.

The United Methodist Scholarship is awarded each academic year to full-time JD law students who are full members of the United Methodist Church for at least one year prior to application. For more information, please click here.

Some 1L students are able to obtain employment positions through the school; many of which are paid through the federal work-study program, if eligible. For more information, please click here.

The AUWCL Financial Aid Office partners with AccessLex, which provides a searchable databank of outside scholarships. For more information, please click here.

Federal loan programs (unsubsidized Stafford and/or Graduate PLUS) may be available to help fill the gap between the cost of attendance and total financial aid received. Federal loans are only available for U.S. citizens and permanent residents. For more information, please click here.

Private education loans are generally utilized by students who do not qualify for federal education loans, and are capped at the cost of attendance minus total financial aid received. All private education loans must be certified by the AUWCL Office of Financial Aid and borrowers must notify the office in writing when approved. Additional processing time is required and refunds for living expenses, if applicable, may be delayed.

Please email finaid@wcl.american.edu and we are more than happy to address questions you may have about the following financial aid options.

Merit Scholarships are offered by the AUWCL JD Admissions Office. For more information, please click here. To view the AUWCL merit scholarship policy, please click here. 

Veterans: AUWCL proudly offers an unlimited number of Yellow Ribbon Program (YRP) slots up to the cost of tuition/fees. YRP and other Veterans benefits are certified through main campus. For more information, please click here.

AUWCL offers Restricted Scholarships (application made available every fall semester) to qualifying registered students with some awards specifically earmarked for 1L students. For more information, please click here.

Some 1L students are able to obtain employment positions through the school; many of which are paid through the federal work-study program, if eligible. For more information, please click here.

The AUWCL Financial Aid Office partners with AccessLex, which provides a searchable databank of outside scholarships. For more information, please click here.

Federal loan programs (unsubsidized Stafford and/or Graduate PLUS) may be available to help fill the gap between the cost of attendance and total financial aid received. Federal loans are only available for U.S. citizens and permanent residents. For more information, please click here.

Private education loans are generally utilized by students who do not qualify for federal education loans, and are capped at the cost of attendance minus total financial aid received. All private education loans must be certified by the AUWCL Office of Financial Aid and borrowers must notify the office in writing when approved. Additional processing time is required and refunds for living expenses, if applicable, may be delayed.

Please email finaid@wcl.american.edu and we are more than happy to address questions you may have about the following financial aid options.

To view the AUWCL financial aid policies and procedures within the Required Reading, please click here.

Institutional Scholarships are offered by the AUWCL LL.M. Admissions Office. Please click here for more information or contact the LL.M. program directly at llm@wcl.american.edu.

Veterans: AUWCL proudly offers an unlimited number of Yellow Ribbon Program (YRP) slots up to the cost of tuition/fees. YRP and other Veterans benefits are certified through main campus. For more information, please click here.

AUWCL offers Restricted Scholarships (application made available every fall semester) to qualifying registered students with some awards specifically earmarked for LL.M. students. For more information, please click here.

Some LL.M. students are able to obtain employment positions through the school; many of which are paid through the federal work-study program, if eligible. For more information, please click here.

The AUWCL Financial Aid Office partners with AccessLex, which provides a searchable databank of outside scholarships. For more information, please click here.

Federal loan programs (unsubsidized Stafford and/or Graduate PLUS) may be available to help fill the gap between the cost of attendance and total financial aid received. Federal loans are only available for U.S. citizens and permanent residents. For more information, please click here.

Private education loans are generally utilized by students who do not qualify for federal education loans, and are capped at the cost of attendance minus total financial aid received. All private education loans must be certified by the AUWCL Office of Financial Aid and borrowers must notify the office in writing when approved. Additional processing time is required and refunds for living expenses, if applicable, may be delayed.