Financial Aid: An Overview

For details consult the UDC-DCSL Financial Aid Information Booklet entitled "Financing Your Legal Education: A Guide to Financial Aid at the UDC David A. Clarke School of Law (.pdf)."

LOANS

Subsidized and Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loans: Federally insured. Maximum of $20,500 per two-semester period of enrollment. Download a UDC-DCSL Federal Loan Fact Sheet (.pdf).

The Federal GradPlus Loan is a federal, credit-based loan with a fixed interest rate of 8.5%. It is available to eligible students with financial need that is unmet by other financial aid. The maximum a student may borrow in GradPlus loan funds is the Cost of Attendance minus total financial aid received. GradPlus is a federal loan and may be consolidated with other federal loans at repayment.

Private Loans Note: Private loans may not be included in a federal loan consolidation): A number of lenders offer educational loans to credit-worthy borrowers without regard to financial need. Further information and application materials for these programs are available from the Office of Financial Aid. Before applying for a private loan, check the terms of the GradPlus loan, which generally carries a lower, fixed interest rate (8.5%) and CAN be consolidated with your other federal loans.

SCHOLARSHIPS

For details, see Scholarships & Grants. You may also want to download a list of Sources of Outside Scholarship Assistance (.pdf).

UDC-DCSL offers generous merit and need-based scholarship programs. In 2006-07, approximately 71% of our students received some kind of scholarship assistance.

Scholarship Programs for Entering Students
The Mason Civil Rights Scholar Awards
Legal Scholar Awards
Raymond F. Hossfeld Endowed Scholarship
Bristle Cone Pine Foundation Activist Scholarships
Beech Street Foundation Scholarship
Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Joseph L. Rauh Scholarships
Contribution Potential Grants
Need-Based Scholarships

Scholarship Programs for Continuing Students
Dean's Fellows
Merit Scholarships
Need-based Scholarships
Institution Builder Scholarships
Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Joseph L. Rauh Scholarships
Bar Scholarships

WORK-STUDY

On-Campus Institutional Work-Study (IWS): IWS students work on-campus in the law library, administrative and clinic offices, and for law school faculty. They are paid at the rate of $8/hour. First-year students may apply for on-campus work-study only.

Off Campus Federal Work-Study (FWS): Upper level students may apply for career-related and community service positions at eligible off-campus organizations. Individual awards are determined according to the student's unmet need after all other aid has been subtracted from his/her net financial need, and by availability of funds. Off-campus FWS jobs are paid at $12/hour.