Columbia Law School is offering the Human Rights LLM Fellowship Program for the academic year 2020-21. Applicants from all over the world can apply for this LLM Fellowship Program.

The Fellowship is designed to support students pursuing an LL.M. degree at Columbia who show exceptional commitment and potential to use their education to become innovators and leaders in human rights practice and/or academia.

Fellowships offer partial to full waivers of tuition, and in some cases, a living stipend, depending on the applicant’s demonstrated level of financial need.

• Eligible Countries: Applicants from all over the world can apply for this LLM Fellowship Program.
• Entrance Requirements: To be eligible for admission to the LL.M. Program, applicants must hold a first degree in law. A degree in a field other than law, even if followed by a master’s degree in law, generally does not suffice for admission. Applicants who have earned a law degree by correspondence course work or distance learning are not eligible for admission
• Applicants must demonstrate experience in international human rights and a commitment to a career in the field, whether in academia and/or human rights practice.
• Candidates from Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and candidates who face impediments to education and leadership because of their race, ethnicity, religion, socio-economic background, gender, or sexual orientation are strongly encouraged to apply.

The minimum score for the TOEFL iBT is: 105 overall score, with 26 on Reading and Listening and 24 on the Speaking and Writing sections. For the paper-based TOEFL, the minimum score is: 620 overall score, with 59/60 on the Structure/Writing and Reading sections, 60/61 on the Listening section, and 5.0 on the TWE.