Seattle University announces scholarship for Indian students in LLM programme

NEW DELHI: Seattle University announced the Remala Family Scholarship, a full-tuition scholarship for one Indian student each year to complete their graduate degree in master of law (LLM) at Seattle University, school of law. The scholarship is sponsored by Satya and Rao Remala Family Foundation. Interested candidates can apply at- law.seattleu.edu.

The Scholarship will be open to meritorious students in need of financial aid. In addition to the tuition, the Remala family fellows will receive academic support and mentoring to ensure the best possible results. The applicant will be required to provide certain income tax return statements, a 1,000-3,000 word scholarship statement and other personal and academic information in the Seattle university application for the scholarship.

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Seattle University's LLM programme offers two options, a tech focused LLM in technology, innovation and entrepreneurship enabling lawyers and recent law graduates to develop expertise in a variety of legal areas, including privacy law, data and cybersecurity, Internet law and digital commerce, financial technology, and artificial intelligence. LLM in American legal studies serves foreign-trained lawyers and graduates of non US law schools who want to learn US law and sit for qualifying exams to practice law in the United States.

While speaking about the scholarship programme, Rao Remala said: “We are proud to support Seattle University School of Law’s efforts to build a bridge with India and its future law practitioners. The spirit of this scholarship aligns perfectly with our family foundation’s efforts to give aspiring Indian students access to first-rate higher education programs, so they can build better lives for themselves like I was able to do.”

Speaking about Seattle University experience for Indian students, Seattle University, dean, school of law, Anthony E. Varona said: “The Remala Family Scholarship will enable us to attract and teach the next generation of leaders in law from India. The Remala Family Fellows who receive these scholarships in the years to come will benefit from life-changing opportunities here at Seattle U Law to move their careers forward and benefit their communities. In addition, the presence of these outstanding scholars at Seattle University will enhance our intellectual life and deepen our engagement with India, the world’s largest democracy.”