Financial Information & Scholarship

Tuition and Expenses, 2022-2023 Academic Year

Non-Ohio Residents

  • Tuition and fees for non-Ohio residents: $ 48,572
  • Student health insurance: $3,530
  • Meals and housing: $12,168
  • Books and printing/copying: $2,400
  • Miscellaneous expenses: $5,416
  • Total Estimated Expenses for non-Ohio residents: $72,086

Ohio Residents

  • Tuition and fees for Ohio residents: $33,320
  • Student health insurance: $3,530
  • Meals and housing: $12,168
  • Books and printing/copying: $2,400
  • Mscellaneous expenses: $5,416
  • Total Estimated Expenses for Ohio residents: $56,834

To learn more how to qualify as a resident of Ohio for tuition purposes, please review “Ohio Residency for Tuition".

Once you have accepted the offer of admission, you will be able to log into Buckeye Link to check your residency status. If you believe you have been incorrectly classified as a non-resident of Ohio, you can reclassify through your Applicant Center. You can view step-by-step instructions for recently admitted students on the Applicants to The Ohio State University webpage.

Pay Tuition & Fees in Installments

You can pay for this program on a monthly basis. You can request a Tuition Option Payment Plan (TOPP) after you are enrolled in the program. TOPP enrollment is optional. To participate, you must sign up each semester through your Ohio State University student online account (called My Buckeye Link account.)

View How to Enroll in TOPP here. Visit this link about Tuition Option Payment Plan to learn more details about this option.

Scholarships and Funding Resources

What is covered?

  • This scholarship offers a full scholarship to an exceptional LLM candidate that covers 100% of tuition for one academic year (2 semesters).

 

Conditions of Award:

  • Offered to an LLM candidate matriculating in the Fall semester only.
  • The LLM candidate awarded with this scholarship must complete the LLM program during two semesters and graduate in the spring semester.

 

Minimum Eligibility Requirements:

Candidates applying for this scholarship must demonstrate:

  • High academic performance in law school and a GPA equivalent to a minimum of 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale).
  • Capability and/or potential to become a leader in their respective area(s) of legal expertise or practice.
  • Prior work experience is not required but an important factor for the Scholarship Committee’s decision-making.

 

To apply: Please submit

  • A complete LLM application and required application documents, and
  • Two essays:
  1. A two-page essay presenting a legal issue (national or international) that you aspire to tackle, and explaining in what way you think the LLM degree at Moritz would help you achieve that aspiration; and
  2. An essay (250-500 words) detailing what specific contributions you are prepared to make to the Moritz community, both in and out of classroom.

Please attach the two scholarship essays to the LLM application and write at the top of each essay the title: “ESSAY FOR THE LEGAL LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP”.

 

Scholarship Application Deadline:

The LLM application, required application materials, and the two scholarship essays must be submitted by March 1 (for Fall semester). This is a firm deadline and no exception will be granted.

 

Applicants not awarded with the Legal Leadership Scholarship will be automatically considered for the Moritz LLM Scholarship or one of the Regional Scholarships listed below.

What is covered?

  • This scholarship offers a number of half-tuition (50%) awards to outstanding LLM candidates for one academic year (2 semesters).

 

Conditions of Award:

  • Offered to LLM candidates matriculating in either Fall or Spring semester.
  • Scholarship award cannot be extended to the third semester, except in extenuating circumstances that warrant an extension.

 

Minimum Eligibility Requirements:

Candidates applying for this scholarship must be able to demonstrate strong academic aptitude, track record of professional achievements or extra-curricular engagement, and ability to contribute to the intellectual diversity and strength of the Moritz LLM program.

 

To apply

  • A complete LLM application and required application materials, and
  • A one-page essay discussing why you would be an ideal candidate for this scholarship and in what way you can contribute to enriching the academic community at Moritz College of Law.

Please attach the scholarship essay to your LLM application and write at the top of the essay the title: “ESSAY FOR THE MORITZ LLM SCHOLARSHIP”.

 

Scholarship Application Deadline:

The LLM application, required application materials, and the scholarship essay must be submitted by March 1 (for Fall semester) and by September 1 (for Spring semester).

Applicants not awarded with the Moritz LLM Scholarship will be automatically considered for one of the Regional Scholarships listed below.

The regional scholarships aim to enhance and deepen the diversity of our LLM classes. They include Scholarship for the Americas, Scholarship for Africa, Scholarship for the MENA region, Scholarship for Europe, Scholarship for Asia, and Scholarship for Oceania.

 

What is covered?

These regional scholarships offer partial tuition awards in varying amounts (up to 40% of tuition) for one academic year (2 semesters).

 

Conditions of Award:

  • Offered to LLM candidates matriculating in either Fall or Spring semester.
  • Scholarship award cannot be extended to the third semester, except in extenuating circumstances that warrant an extension.

 

To apply

LLM candidates from regions listed above are automatically considered for a Regional Scholarship when they submit their LLM application. No scholarship essay is required.

 

Priority Dates

To receive priority consideration for a Regional Scholarship award, applicants must submit the complete LLM application along with required application materials by March 1 for Fall semester and September 1 for Spring semester. After these priority dates, awards will be determined in accordance with the availability of scholarship funds.

 

The Moritz College of Law offers partial tuition waivers to Fulbright award winners. Applicants must apply through the Fulbright program in their home countries. Often applications must be received one year in advance of planned matriculation. For full details, visit the U.S. State Department’s Fulbright Program for Foreign Students website.

 

The Moritz College of Law offers half-tuition (50%) scholarships to COLFUTURO award winners from Colombia. Applicants must apply for admission directly to the Moritz LL.M. program.  COLFUTURO award recipients must provide proof of their award to the Moritz College to be awarded the half-tuition scholarship. This award is limited to four applicants per application cycle.  For full details, visit the COLFUTURO website.

 

 

  • Global Student Loan Corporation (GSLC)
    GSLC offers student loans for international students. GSLC does not require a U.S. citizen or permanent resident to co-sign the loan.
  • International Student Loan Program (ISLP)
    ISLP is a loan program for international students to study in the United States.
  • Sallie Mae
    Sallie Mae is the leading provider of education funding in the United states.
  • Prodigy Finance
    Prodigy provides education loans to top international graduate students. The loan model eliminates the need for students to have a cosigner, U.S credit history, or collateral.

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