Yale Law School announced on Feb. 21 that it will award annual tuition-free scholarships for its lowest-income students in an effort to “level the playing field for students with significant financial need.”
Yale Law School is allocating “significant funding” to launch the program this fall, which will be eligible for students in the classes of 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The program will grant nearly 45–50 full-tuition scholarships to eligible JD students, the school said.
The plan will grant eligible students more than $70,000 per year to cover the cost of tuition, fees, and health insurance.
Families of students must also have assets below $150,000 in order for them to be eligible. Students who meet the financial requirements will automatically receive the scholarship.
“We are committed to opening our doors to the students who have the most to gain from this School and the most to give to the world, regardless of their means,” said Gerken. “I am thrilled that we are able to make this extraordinary addition to a financial aid system that is already best-in-class. The Hurst Horizon Scholarship Program will free students with the greatest need from financial worry during law school and open up a world of possibilities so that they can be a powerful force for change in society.”
In an emailed statement to The Epoch Times, the university categorically denied the allegation, saying that it is proud of its admissions practices and “will not change them on the basis of such a meritless, hasty accusation.”