SFS

Policy for Federal Financial Aid Recipients The academic requirements for the JD, LL.M and SJD degree programs at Harvard Law School include the satisfactory completion…

Parent resources are calculated by a nationally accepted institutional methodology formula, coordinated by the College Scholarship Service (CSS).  General Requirements Although the Law School has…

J.D. Students may apply for additional funding to cover the cost of purchasing professional attire, as well as expenses related to clerkship applications, and/or public…

Financial policies are set and reviewed by members of the Student Financial Services Commitee, which includes members of the faculty and administration as well as…

If your parent information is a consideration in the determination of your eligibility for need-based financial aid, and they experience a change to their circumstances…

Harvard Law School has a limited amount of its own loan funds.  These funds are typically awarded to students who qualify for HLS grant assistance, …

General Overview of Treatment of Assets Students should expect to contribute all of their personal assets toward their educational expenses over the course of their three-year legal…

Loan Adjustments Adjustments to the amount you borrow can take place within certain guidelines.  To increase a loan simply complete a new loan application with the…

Here are a few orientation-related terms to understand. HLS Student Financial Services: we award financial aid to JD students, process student loans, monitor JD student…

The financial aid application opens after you are admitted to HLS. Incoming first-year students will receive an email from SFS once the application is ready.

***Note that effective July 1, 2026, there have been changes to federal student loans. Be sure to review the latest information on the availability of…

Every graduating J.D. student who has borrowed federal and/or private loans is required to have a 3L Student Loan Repayment meeting with representatives from Student…

Domestic Students who complete a FAFSA during the financial aid application process are automatically eligible for a Federal Direct Unsubsidized loan and will see it…

Please note, you will need to wait for an email from WebmasterECSI before attempting to e-sign your HLS loans. Harvard uses a loan signing system for HLS…

Bar Loan Options We hope the comparison chart below will help you focus on the important terms associated with each program and assist…

There’s more to know about student loans than the terms of a specific loan program.  The pages below will help you understand what’s involved in…

Regulations require three disclosures. The first disclosure is a general notice of loan type and cost. This notice lives on our site (see below)…

Acceleration Repayment of obligation that is sooner than originally contracted for. Accrued Interest Interest that is earned by the lender and payable by the borrower.

As an HLS student you are allowed a LIPP-eligible budget increase for the purchase of a computer.  This increase is limited to a maximum amount…

The standard student budget establishes the annual limit on financial aid (grants and loans from all sources) available to each student under ordinary circumstances and is…

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