Applicants to the Juris Doctor program are required to pay an application fee of $60. Applicants may pay by credit card, check or money order, made payable to Notre Dame Law School.

Fee Waiver Policy and Procedures
Deferral Policy and Procedures
Alliance for Catholic Education
Teach for America

Fee Waiver Request
Applicants to Notre Dame whose financial resources are severely limited may request a fee waiver from the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC). LSAC, in addition to granting fee waivers to applicants who are determined to be financially needy, also grants select candidates waivers for the Law School Data Assembly Service and for test preparation materials offered by LSAC. Notre Dame will grant a fee waiver to any candidate who has been granted a fee waiver by LSAC.

An applicant for admission to the Notre Dame Law School who does not obtain a fee waiver from LSAC may request a fee waiver directly from the Law School. Such a request should include a statement of up to 250 words that describes the applicant's personal (and/or family) financial circumstances. As the number of fee waivers granted is limited to applicants whose resources are very limited, applicants are encouraged to provide supporting documentation and/or as much detail as possible.

The statement requesting a fee waiver may be forwarded to the Office of Admissions via U.S. Mail, fax, or email. A decision regarding the fee waiver typically is made within ten business days of the request being received by the Admissions Office.

Office of Admissions
Notre Dame Law School
112 Law Building
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone: (574) 631-6626
Email: lawadmit@nd.edu

Deferral Requests
The Law School Admissions Committee provides an option for select candidates to defer their admission to the Law School by one academic year. The Committee's policy is to review such requests on a case-by-case basis. Typically, deferrals are granted to candidates who encounter unforeseen opportunities or circumstances.

Admitted candidates who wish to have admission deferred should submit a written request outlining the reason(s) for the request and submit this to the Admissions Office in care of the director of admission. In most instances, the Admissions Committee will respond with a decision within three weeks of receiving the deferral request. Should the Committee grant the request, the admitted candidate has the assurance that a seat is being reserved for the following academic year and she or he is exempted from the burden of submitting all the paperwork that is required of the first-time applicant.

A deferred candidate is required to pay a $400 deferral-confirmation fee in order to reserve a seat in the next year's entering class. This deferral fee is in addition to the initial enrollment deposit fee of $400. Both fees are non refundable but will be applied to tuition. Additionally, deferred candidates are required to report to the Law School any significant changes to their academic and criminal record, as initially reported on page three of the Notre Dame Law School application. In the event such changes are negative and significant, the Law School reserves the right to revoke a deferred candidate's offer of admission.

Alliance for Catholic Education
Notre Dame Law School actively encourages applications from men and women who have served as teachers for the Alliance for Catholic Education program. The application fee of $60 will be waived for current or former ACE teachers*. If an applicant is admitted to Notre Dame Law School, the following will be awarded:

- An annual stipend of $7,500 for all three years of enrollment at Notre Dame Law School;
- The possibility of receiving a deferral, on both admission and any offer of fellowship assistance by an admitted candidate; requests will be considered from admits who begin their participation in ACE in the year in which they are scheduled to begin law school.

*To receive the application fee waiver, attach a note indicating that you are an Alliance for Catholic Education member or alumnus/ae. If applying electronically, please send an email to lawadmit@nd.edu indicating the date you applied electronically and note that the fee is waived as a result of the Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education allowance.

Teach for America
Notre Dame Law School also actively supports the Teach for America program and waives the application fee of $60 for current or former Teach for America teachers*. If an applicant is admitted to Notre Dame Law School, the following will be awarded:

- An annual stipend of $7,500 for all three years of enrollment at Notre Dame Law School;
- The possibility of receiving a deferral, on both admission and any offer of fellowship assistance by an admitted candidate; requests will be considered from admits who begin their participation in Teach for America in the year in which they are scheduled to begin law school.

*To receive the application fee waiver, attach a note indicating that you are a Teach for America member or alumnus/ae. If applying electronically, please send an email to lawadmit@nd.edu indicating the date you applied electronically and note that the fee is waived as a result of the Notre Dame’s Teach for America allowance.