Financial Aid
Loans:
USD will be happy to process application for loans. Students who are awaiting loans or who are on a Consortium/Visiting Student Agreement must still adhere to the normal payment schedule specified on our web site for their program(s). Loan disbursement is usually 10 working days prior to your program's start date or, if you are attending two programs, prior to the start date of the earlier program. Financial Aid cannot guarantee the timely arrival of loans, as the decision-making rests with the lender.
Loans to USD students:
USD students apply for loans through the Financial Aid Office, just as they would for study in San Diego. Contact that office at (619)260-4570 by phone, (619)260-2218 by fax, or at lawaid@sandiego.edu for details and forms.
Loans to non-USD students who are U.S. citizens or legal U.S. residents:
Lenders may grant loans for U.S. students for summer study with the Institute through your home school, with USD signing a Consortium Agreement.
Consortium agreements are certified after your application is complete and accepted. The form for the agreement is obtained from your home school financial aid office, and needs to contain a reference to the University of San Diego and the program(s) you plan to attend. Mail it to Ms. Cindy King USD-LS-310, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego Ca 92110-2492, or fax it to (619)260-2230
Consortium/Visiting Student Agreements
If your school does not process loans during the summer, contact USD Financial Aid for private loan forms and information at (619)-260-4570 phone, by fax at (619)260-2218, or by e-mail at lawaid@sandiego.edu. USD does not process Federal loans for non-USD students during the summer. Forms should be submitted by April 1 to assure that funds arrive in time.
Disbursement guidelines and procedures differ from school to school; check with your financial aid office for information about when and how funds are likely to be placed at your disposition.
Scholarships - U.S. students only
An anonymous alumnus of one of the Institutes generally donates one scholarship to be awarded to an outstanding student at a U.S. law school who would not otherwise be able to attend the Institute. In recent years, this scholarship has been in the amount of $7,500. Application for this scholarship may be made until March 12 by a student who has applied for and been accepted to an Institute. To apply, the student should submit an official transcript including fall grades, a copy of your latest SAR 2009-2010 form, and a letter from you describing your need for the scholarship and how the Institutes fits into your educational plans.
The student who is awarded this scholarship will receive half the scholarship amount credited toward the costs their selected Institutes. The student should file a report within two weeks of the end of the student’s Institute(s) detailing what they have accomplished on the Institute(s) and why it was important for them to receive this scholarship. On receipt of the report, the other half of the scholarship will be disbursed, and the report sent to the alumnus who donated the scholarship.
Scholarships - Students Studying Outside the U.S.
In memory of Maître Pierre Azard, co-founder of the Institute, students recommended by a bi-national Fulbright Commission may receive a scholarship that will reduce the cost of tuition for law courses to US$600. This scholarship does not apply to clinics or Oxford tutorials. Applicants from Germany may find scholarship aid from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Kennedyalle 50, 5300 Bonn 2, but application must be made at least 3 months before the course begins.
Scholarships– Past participants
Participants in past Institutes who have been admitted to the bar may receive a scholarship to audit law courses in any Institute that will reduce the law tuition cost to US$1,200 per program. This scholarship does not apply to clinics or Oxford tutorials.
Scholarships - USD Tuition remission Students
We accept persons entitled to USD Tuition Remission. USD Tuition Remission only pays for law course tuition. It does not pay for housing or language classes.