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Few students can afford to pay for law school without some form of educational loan. Scholarships, work-study and other forms of aid typically do not cover the cost of a law school education. Many students find they must supplement their savings and scholarship assistance with educational loans. Ave Maria School of Law participates in the Federal Direct Loan Program which includes the Federal Direct Stafford Loan and the Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan.

General Loan Information

  • Loans must be repaid.
  • Always borrow conservatively. Develop a budget on which you can live reasonably and frugally. Make sacrifices to avoid all unnecessary expenditures. Remember, you will only be in law school for a short time. Sacrifice now while you are a student, so you do not have to when you are no longer a student.
  • Generally, you will repay $3 for every $1 that you borrow. Only borrow what is absolutely necessary.
  • Keep copies of all loan forms you have signed and all correspondence from your lender.

Federal Direct Stafford Loan
Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan
Private Education Loan

Federal Direct Stafford Loan (TOP)
The Federal Direct Stafford Loan Program offers unsubsidized loans to graduate students.  Eligibility for the unsubsidized Stafford Loan is not based on financial need; students are responsible for interest that accrues on the loan from the time the loan funds are disbursed until the loan is repaid in full. You may choose to pay the interest while you are in school to reduce your final repayment amount. Otherwise, you may choose to capitalize the interest, which means to defer interest payments while enrolled in school and let the accrued interest be added to the loan principal, thus increasing the amount that must be repaid.

Terms
  • Annual Borrowing Limit – Graduate students may borrow up to $20,500 each academic year.
  • Aggregate Borrowing Limit – Graduate students may borrow up to an aggregate total of $138,500 including undergraduate loan amounts.
  • Interest rates - The interest rate on Federal Direct Stafford loans is fixed at 6.8% as of July 1, 2006.
  • Origination Fee - An Origination Fee of 1.0% will be charged.  The fee goes to the federal government to help reduce the cost of the loans.
  • Repayment – Federal Direct Stafford Loan repayment begins six months after you graduate, or are no longer enrolled at least half-time.
  • Master Promissory Note - If you are borrowing a Federal Direct Stafford Loan for the first time, you must complete a Master Promissory Note online. The Master Promissory Note that you sign will be used for all of your subsequent Federal Direct Stafford Loans at the Law School. You will not need to sign a new promissory note for each academic year, nor will you sign a new note if you decide to change the amount of your Direct Loan.
  • Disclosure Statements - The Master Promissory Note does not list the amount of your loans. When each loan is disbursed you will receive a Disclosure Statement from the U. S. Dept. of Education listing the amounts and types of your Direct Loans. You will receive a new Disclosure Statement for each new loan that you borrow, and if any changes are made to the amount of your loans. Be sure to keep your Disclosure Statements as a record of the loans you have received at the Law School.
  • Entrance Counseling – If this is the first time that you have borrowed a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, you are required to complete an Entrance Counseling Session to inform you of your rights and responsibilities as a borrower. Your loan funds will not be disbursed to the Law School until you have fulfilled this requirement.  The Entrance Counseling Session may be completed online. 

Grad PLUS Federal Loans (TOP)
The Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan is a fixed interest (7.9%), non-need based loan. In order to be eligible, the student borrower must not have an adverse credit history; otherwise, the student can apply with an endorser (co-signer) whose credit history will be considered.  
Ave Maria School of Law bears no responsibility for the financial support of students who have been denied Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loans for reason of credit, default, bankruptcy, or other financial problems.

Terms
  • Annual Borrowing Limit – Graduate students may borrow up to the cost of attendance minus all other financial aid received including Federal Direct Stafford Loans.  
  • Aggregate Borrowing Limit – None.
  • Interest rates - The interest rate is fixed at 7.9% as of July 1, 2006. Interest starts accruing on this loan at the time of disbursement.
  • Origination Fee - An Origination Fee of 4.0% will be charged.  The fee goes to the federal government to help reduce the cost of the loans.
  • Credit Check - Borrower cannot have an adverse credit history.  Adverse credit is defined as being 90 days or more delinquent on any debt, having a credit report that shows bankruptcy, default, discharge, foreclosure, repossession, tax lien, wage garnishment or write off of a Title IV debt during the 5 years preceding the date of the credit report.  Lack of credit history or insufficient credit history is not considered adverse credit.
  • Repayment – Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan repayment can be delayed until six months after you graduate, or are no longer enrolled at least half-time.
  • Master Promissory Note - If you are borrowing a Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan for the first time, you must complete a Master Promissory Note online. The Master Promissory Note that you sign will be used for all of your subsequent Direct Grad PLUS Loans at the Law School. You will not need to sign a new promissory note for each academic year nor will you sign a new note if you decide to change the amount of your Direct Loan.
  • Disclosure Statements - The Master Promissory Note does not list the amount of your loans. When each loan is disbursed you will receive a Disclosure Statement from the U. S. Dept. of Education listing the amounts and types of your Direct Loans. You will receive a new Disclosure Statement for each new loan that you borrow, and if any changes are made to the amount of your loans. Be sure to keep your Disclosure Statements as a record of the loans you have received at the Law School.
  • Entrance Counseling – If this is the first time that you have borrowed Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loans, you are required to complete an Entrance Counseling Session to inform you of your rights and responsibilities as a borrower. Your loan funds will not be disbursed to the Law School until you have fulfilled this requirement.  The Entrance Counseling Session may be completed online.

Private Education Loans (TOP)
There are a variety of private education loan programs available. These loans are also known as alternative loans. Interest rates, repayment terms and credit criteria vary from lender to lender. We strongly encourage you to consider borrowing through the Federal Direct Loan Program (Federal Direct Stafford Loan and Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan) before you decide to borrow a private education loan.
The interest rates on the Federal Direct Stafford Loan and the Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan are fixed at 6.8% and 7.9% respectively. The interest rate on private education loans are variable, adjusting over the life of the loan. Although these variable interest rates may be low now, they may exceed the fixed interest rates of the federal loans over time.

Private education loans cannot be consolidated with federal student loans into a Federal Consolidation Loan. Unlike federal student loans, private education loans are not eligible for loan forgiveness under the Income Based Repayment Plan.



Bar Exam Loans are special loans designed by private lenders specifically for third-year law students who are planning on sitting for a Bar Exam shortly after graduation and are looking for assistance in paying for exam-related expenses.

Bar Exam Loans are different than the loans that students borrow to pay for law school. The cost of attendance for third year law students cannot include expenses for Bar Exam preparation. Students who want to borrow funds to pay for Bar Exam preparation activities must apply for a Bar Exam loan from a private lender since federal loans cannot be used to fund these expenses. Students should contact the lender of their choice, either on the web or by phone, to find out more about their Bar Exam Loan Programs. Listed here are the lenders we found who offer Bar Exam Loans.


The School of Law annually awards more than 70 scholarships to members of the entering class. Scholarships range in value between $4,000 per year and full-tuition. Scholarship awards are of two types - academic excellence awards and service and leadership awards. Both types of awards are renewable for all three years of law school.
Applicants for admission who wish to receive consideration for scholarship aid are not required to complete an application, as each admitted candidate is considered for assistance immediately following the Admission Committee's decision to admit the candidate to the School of Law. In most cases, scholarship awards are communicated to the candidate in the letter of acceptance. To receive consideration for scholarship assistance an applicant should apply for admission at the earliest possible date prior to April 1. Entering students are eligible to receive both types of awards, although the Scholarship Committee generally does not provide awards in excess of full-tuition.

Academic Excellence Scholarships
Academic Excellence scholarships are provided to entering students whose academic records suggest that they will excel academically as evidenced by performance at the undergraduate level, results of the Law School Admission Test, and other relevant indicators of academic ability.

St. Thomas More Full-Tuition Scholarship
Primary criteria include a minimum undergraduate grade-point average of 3.75 and an LSAT score of 157. A maximum of 20 scholarships are awarded annually.
Dean's Scholarship: $20,000 - $25,000
Primary criteria include a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.50 and an LSAT score of 155. A maximum of 25 scholarships are awarded annually.
Board of Governors' Scholarship: $10,000 - $15,000
Primary criteria include a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.30 and an LSAT score of 153. A maximum of 20 scholarships are awarded annually.
Additional Academic Awards:  $4,000-$8,500
Primary criteria include a minimum undergraduate grade-point average of 3.10 and an LSAT of 150. A maximum of 15 scholarships are awarded annually.

Service and Leadership Awards
Prospective students who wish to receive consideration for the service and leadership awards should include relevant details in the resume or the personal statement that accompanies the application for admission. Though not required, a supplementary essay of up to 150 words may be submitted as part of the application for admission.
Advocate for Life Award: $4,000 - $8,500
Provided to students who have a record of extensive involvement and leadership with a pro-life organization at the collegiate, municipal, state, regional, or national level. A maximum of five awards are provided annually.
Armed Forces Service Award: $4,000 - $8,500
Provided to law students who have served honorably in any branch of the U.S. military or who plan to do so following graduation from law school. A maximum of five awards are given annually.
Catholic Student Center Leadership Award: $4,000
Provided to incoming law students who have served in a leadership position on their college campus' Catholic Student Center or Newman Center. A maximum of three awards are provided annually.
Knights of Columbus Fr. Michael J. McGivney Award: $5,000 and $10,000
Provided to incoming law students who have been actively involved with the Knights of Columbus for at least three years. One award of each amount is given annually.
Salt and Light Award: $4,000 - $8,500
Provided to deserving students who have two or more years of full-time work or volunteer experience in a church-supported ministry (e.g., a director of religious education; a missionary; service through FOCUS, ACE, JVC). A maximum of five awards are provided annually.
* Please note that the stated criteria for Academic Excellence Scholarships are adjusted according to each admitted candidate's particular circumstances (e.g., graduate degree; rigor of undergraduate courses or particular circumstances; upward grade trends; length of time since graduation, etc.) The Scholarship Committee, similar to the Admissions Committee, does not employ a strictly numerical approach to the assessment of an admitted candidate's potential for academic excellence.
Renewal of Awards: Scholarships provided by the School of Law are renewed for years two and three at the law school contingent upon the recipient's academic performance at the end of the first and second year. The requirement for full renewal is a minimum GPA 3.0 (approximately the middle of the class).When a recipient is below the required 3.0 minimum, the award may be revoked in its entirety. In limited circumstances, the amount of the initial award may be reduced at the discretion of the Scholarship Committee, depending on the student's class standing and other relevant information.



Student employment is available through the Federal Work-Study (FWS) program. 

  • FWS jobs are available on-campus in the Library, the Bookstore and Café, and various administrative offices (e.g. Admissions Office, Career Services Office, Development Office).  Jobs are also available as Research Assistants for Law School faculty members.
  • FWS jobs are available at select non-profit and government organizations.  A limited number of FWS jobs are also available at private law firms in the law school locale.  
  • FWS jobs are available through the FWS Reading Tutor program which provides one-on-one and group reading tutoring to children in after-school programs at local elementary schools during the academic year.
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  • ABA Business Law Section Scholarship Council of Legal Education Opportunity
    For the past decade, the Committee on Diversity, through the Section of Business Law, has awarded four to five $1,000 scholarships annually to CLEO Fellow Scholars. CLEO Fellow Scholars are selected based on an essay competition to attend the Section of Business Law Spring Meeting.
    Eligibility: Must be a CLEO Fellow Scholar, a 1 or 2L who participated in a CLEO pre-law summer institute program or a pre-law weekend program, is a member of the ABA Law Student Division and is interested in pursuing a career in business law.
    Amount: $1,000
    Deadline: Jul-29
    Contact: Leslie Banas
    Section of Business Law American Bar Association
    321 North Clark Street
    Chicago, IL 60654
    Email:banasl@staff.abanet.org

  • ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship
    The ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund will award $5,000 of financial assistance annually to each scholarship recipient attending an ABA-accredited law school. An award made to an entering first-year student may be renewable for two additional years, resulting in financial assistance totaling $15,000 during his or her time in law school. Although each recipient will need to re-apply for the scholarship in his or her second and third year, the expectation is that the scholarship will be renewed each year if satisfactory performance in law school has been achieved. The student is otherwise eligible if funding is available. Applicants are encouraged to be members of a racial and/or ethnic minority that has been unrepresented in the legal profession, and demonstrate financial need. The applicant's personal, family, and educational background, personal statement, and participation in community service activities will also be considered.
    Eligibility: entering 1L, cumulative grade point average of 2.5 (on a 4.0 grading scale) at his or her undergraduate institution, and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
    Amount: : $5,000, up to $15,000
    Deadline: Mar-1
    Contact: Sharon Tindall
    American Bar Association
    321 North Clark Street
    Chicago, IL 60610
    Email:Dfrankling3@staff.abanet.org

  • Alabama Law Foundation Inc. Cabaniss Johnston Scholarship
    Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O'Neal is distinguished as having one of the oldest law practices in Alabama. The scholarship is awarded annually to one or more law students entering their second year at any accredited law school in the United States.
    Eligibility: Alabama resident, 2L and superior academic achievement
    Amount: The first place scholarship will cover tuition and books for the second year of law school, to
    Deadline: Jun-1
    Contact: Cabaniss, Johnston Scholarship Committee
    Alabama Law Foundation, Inc.
    Post Office Box 671
    Montgomery, AL 36101

  • American Association for Justice (AAJ) Trial Advocacy Scholarship
    This scholarship is open to all second and third-year AAJ Law Student Members. A $2,500 scholarship will be awarded to the applicant who best: (1) demonstrates a commitment to AAJ and dedication to its mission through extensive involvement in AAJ student chapter activities; (2) expresses a desire to represent victims; (3) exhibits an interest and proficiency of skills in trial advocacy; (4) shows a financial need for the scholarship Eligibility: Second and third-year AAJ Law Student Member
    Eligibility: Second and third-year AAJ Law Student Member
    Amount: $2,500
    Deadline: May-31
    Contact: American Association for Justice, AAJ Trial Advocacy Scholarship
    Attn: Kay Eckstein
    777 6th Street, N.W., Suite 200
    Washington, DC 20001
    Email:kay.eckstein@justice.org

  • American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA) Richard D. Hailey AAJ Law Student Scholarship
    This scholarship is open to all second and third-year AAJ Law Student Members. A $2,500 scholarship will be awarded to the applicant who best: (1) demonstrates a commitment to AAJ and dedication to its mission through extensive involvement in AAJ student chapter activities; (2) expresses a desire to represent victims; (3) exhibits an interest and proficiency of skills in trial advocacy; (4) shows a financial need for the scholarship
    Eligibility: First-, second-, and third-year African American, Hispanic, Asian American, Native American and Bi-Racial AAJ Law Student Members.
    Amount: $2,500
    Deadline: Apr-1
    Contact: American Association for Justice, AAJ Trial Advocacy Scholarship
    Attn: Kay Eckstein
    777 6th Street, N.W., Suite 200
    Washington, DC 20001
    Email:kay.eckstein@justice.org

  • American Association of Attorney-CPA Foundation AAA-CPA Foundation Scholarship
    The Attorney-CPA Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the study and understanding of the fields of Law and Accounting and those related professions. The Foundation regularly sponsors a National Scholarship Program, as well as a number of scholarships offered at specific universities and law schools.
    Eligibility: Student graduating law school in 2011; commitment to the profession of accounting as evidenced by a CPA certificate; outstanding academic performance; leadership in school and community
    Amount: Various awards from $250-$1,000
    Deadline: Apr-15
    Contact: Attorney-CPA Foundation
    3921 Old Lee Highway
    Suite 71A
    Fairfax, VA 22030

  • American Association of Law Libraries George A. Strait Minority Scholarship
    George A. Strait Minority Scholarships are awarded annually to college graduates with meaningful law library experience who are members of a minority group as defined by current U.S. government guidelines, are degree candidates in an accredited library or law school, and who intend to have a career in law librarianship. Applicants must show evidence of financial need.
    Eligibility: Minority. Plan to pursue career as law librarian
    Amount: Variable
    Deadline: Apr-1
    Contact: Chair, Scholarships Committee
    53 West Jackson Boulevard
    Suite 940
    Chicago, IL 60604
    Email:scholarships@aall.org

  • American Association of University Women Career Development Grants
    Career Development Grants support women who hold a bachelor's degree and are preparing to advance their careers, change careers, or re-enter the work force. Special consideration is given to women of color, and women pursuing their first advanced degree or credentials in nontraditional fields.
    Eligibility: Female, U.S. Citizen/Permanent Resident, Last degree earned before 6/30/1994, AAUW member & Minorities given special consideration
    Amount: $2,000-$12,000
    Deadline: Dec-15
    Contact: AAUW
    Dept. 60
    301 ACT Drive
    Iowa City, IA 52243-4030
    Email:aauw@act.org

  • American College of Legal Medicine Letourneau Writing Competition
    Legal medicine is the professional and academic discipline that concerns itself with legal aspects of medical science, medical practice and other health care delivery. Practitioners of the specialty have sufficient training, knowledge and expertise to address the scope of the specialty from a scholarly, scientific, and practical perspective.
    Eligibility: (1) All authors must have previously achieved a baccalaureate degree or equivalent from an accredited institution and must be currently enrolled in an accredited law, medical, podiatric, nursing, dental, health science or health care administration program in the United States or Canada. (2) No paper that has been previously published in any form will be considered; however, papers written for scholarly classes will be allowed as long as they have not been published. (3) All papers submitted will receive consideration for publication in the Journal of Legal Medicine or other medical legal publications. (4) 4. Authors can submit their papers to only one of ACLM's student writing competitions.
    Amount: $1,000 for each essay category
    Deadline: Jan-9
    Contact: Student Writing Competition
    Two Woodfield Lake
    1100 E. Woodfield Road, Suite 520
    Schaumburg, IL 60173

  • American Foundation for the Blind
    Various scholarships available to students who are visually impaired.
    Eligibility: Legally blind, Need based
    Amount: Various scholarship amounts
    Deadline: Mar-31
    Contact: AFB Information Center

  • Arent Fox Annual Diversity Scholarship Program
    Arent Fox is seeking applicants for its fifth-annual Diversity Scholarship Program. The firm will award three first-year law students $15,000. The scholarship recipients will also join Arent Fox's 2008 summer associate program. Each of the firm's three offices – Washington, New York, Los Angeles – will host one of the recipients for the summer.
    Eligibility: 1L
    Amount: $15,000
    Deadline: Jan-15
    Contact: Washington and Los Angeles; Jessica L. Salvaterra, Recruitment and Career Development Manager;
    New York; Lisa J. Visconti, Attorney Recruitment Manager;
    Los Angeles; Kimberly Harrell, HR/Benefits Manager

  • Armenian General Benevolent Union
    The Armenian Professional Society Scholarships are open to students who have been accepted or enrolled in graduate school in the United States. An eligible candidate shall be awarded for a scholarship for no more than a total of two times.
    Eligibility: Selection is based on financial need, scholastic achievements, faculty recommendations, and involvement in the Armenian Community.
    Amount: Varies
    Deadline: Aug-31
    Contact: Armenian Professional Society
    P.O. Box 1944
    Glendale, CA 01209-1944

  • Arthur Lockwood Beneventi Law Scholarship
    The Arthur Lockwood Beneventi Law Scholarship is a one-time preferred amount $2,000 scholarship awarded to a student who is either enrolled in or attends an accredited law school and has a minimum GPA of 3.25. The scholarship is not automatically renewable; however, recipients may reapply for consideration each year.
    Eligibility: Law student, 3.25 minimum GPA
    Amount: $2,000
    Deadline: Feb-15
    Contact: Committee Services Office
    Attn: Scholarships
    Attn: Scholarships
    Washington, DC 20006-5303

  • Association of American Indian Affairs
    The mission of the AAIA, as approved by our Board of Directors, is to promote the welfare of American Indians and Alaska Natives by supporting efforts to: sustain and perpetuate their cultures and languages; protect their sovereignty, constitutional, legal and human rights, and natural resources; and improve their health, education, and economic and community development.
    Eligibility: American Indian (1/4), live in the U.S., and be a full-time graduate school student
    Amount: Variable
    Deadline: Jan-31
    Contact: Lisa Wyzlic, Director of Scholarship Programs
    966 Hungerford Drive, Suite 12-B
    Rockville, MD 20850
    Email:lw.aaia@verizon.net

  • Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship for Law Students
    Banner & Witcoff is proud to offer the Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship for law students. This scholarship is part of Banner & Witcoff's commitment to fostering the development of intellectual property lawyers from diverse backgrounds. Law students who meet the selection criteria and have entered into a JD program at an ABA-accredited law school in the United States are eligible to apply for the Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship.
    Eligibility: Academic merit (undergraduate, graduate and law school), commitment to the pursuit of a career in IP law, member of a historically under represented group in IP law (including race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and disability), written communication skills, oral communication skills determined through an interview of the law student, leadership qualities and community involvement.
    Amount: $5000.00
    Deadline: Oct-9

  • Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship for Law Students
    Banner & Witcoff is proud to offer the Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship for law students. This scholarship is part of Banner & Witcoff's commitment to fostering the development of intellectual property lawyers from diverse backgrounds. Law students who meet the selection criteria and have entered into a JD program at an ABA-accredited law school in the United States are eligible to apply for the Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship.
    Eligibility: Academic merit (undergraduate, graduate and law school), commitment to the pursuit of a career in IP law, member of a historically under represented group in IP law (including race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and disability), written communication skills, oral communication skills determined through an interview of the law student, leadership qualities and community involvement.
    Amount: $5,000
    Deadline: Oct-9

  • Bell Association for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing George H. Nofer Scholarship for Law and Public Policy
    The George H. Nofer Scholarship for Law and Public Policy is for full-time graduate students with a moderate to profound hearing loss who are attending accredited law school or a Master's or Doctoral program in public policy or public administration. The George H. Nofer Scholarship for Law and Public Policy was established to recognize George H. Nofer's service and generosity to the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) and to the fields of law and deafness research and education. Mr. Nofer, a retired partner of the law firm of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP in Philadelphia, is a former member of the AG Bell board of directors. He is a co-trustee of the Oberkotter Foundation and served for more than 15 years as its Executive Director.
    Eligibility: Profound/Severe Hearing Loss, First-year Law Student
    Amount: $5,000
    Deadline: Apr-1

  • Berks County Community Foundation Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship
    The purpose of the fund is to provide scholarships to deserving Berks County (PA) residents entering their second year at an accredited law school, who demonstrate financial need, without discrimination to color, race, national origin or religion. No descendents of Leonard Quittner or M. Robert Ullman may be scholarship recipients.
    Eligibility: Berks County PA resident, entering second year law student, financial need.
    Amount: $3,000
    Deadline: Apr-1
    Contact: The Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship
    237 Court Street
    Reading, PA 19601

  • Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP Diversity Scholarship
    Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP is committed to diversity in the legal profession, and to continue its ongoing efforts to increase the diversity of the attorneys recruited, hired, retained, and promoted to Shareholder status at the firm. To assist BDB with its recruitment of minority attorneys, in 2005 we established the Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP Diversity Scholarship Program. We will again award $5,000 to help defray the education expenses of an eligible first-year student. First-year students from law schools are eligible to apply for the scholarship. The scholarship will include a paid clerkship position in one of BDB's offices for the summer following the first year of law school. First-year law students of African-American, Hispanic, Asian, and Native-American descent are eligible to apply.
    Eligibility: Demonstrated leadership skills, Commitment to excellence, Service to the community, and Academic excellence, Diversity Contributions to the community
    Amount: $5000
    Deadline: Jan-11
    Contact: Tami Whiteleather
    Benefits & Employment Coordinator Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP
    3800 Embassy Parkway
    Akron, OH 44333

  • Camden County NJ Bar Foundation Harold and Harriet Plum Memorial Scholarship
    A scholarship of $1,000 to be given to a student of any accredited law school. Applicants must demonstrate scholastic achievement as well as genuine financial need.
    Eligibility: Attending accredited law school; Academic achievement; and Financial Need
    Amount: $1,000
    Deadline: Jan-31
    Contact: Executive Director—Scholarships
    1040 N. Kings Highway, Suite 201
    Cherry Hill, NJ 08034

  • Camden County NJ Bar Foundation Harold and Harriet Plum Memorial Scholarship
    A scholarship of $1,000 to be given to a student of any accredited law school. Applicants must demonstrate scholastic achievement as well as genuine financial need.
    Eligibility: Attending accredited law school; Academic achievement; and Financial Need
    Amount: $1,000
    Deadline: Jan-31
    Contact: Executive Director—Scholarships
    Camden County Bar Foundation
    1040 N. Kings Highway, Suite 201
    Cherry Hill, NJ 08034

  • Community Associations Institute Research Foundation Byron Hanke Fellowship
    The Byron Hanke Fellowship is available to graduate students working on topics related to community associations. Community associations govern common-interest communities of any kind—condominiums, cooperatives, townhouse developments, planned unit developments, and other developments where homeowners support an association with mandatory financial assessments, and are subject to use and aesthetic restrictions.
    Eligibility: Law student
    Amount: $2,000 - $4,000
    Deadline: Dec-31
    Contact: Foundation for Community Association Research
    225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 300
    Alexandria, VA 22314
    Email:foundation@caionline.org

  • Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan Judge Philip J. Glennie Law School Scholarship
    This scholarship is intended for and given to law students who have been accepted to a law school in the United States of America and who have graduated from a high school within one of the four counties of Alpena, Alcona, Montmorency, and Presque Isle.
    Eligibility: Financial need is not required.
    Amount: $1,000
    Deadline: Apr-1
    Contact: Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan
    111 Water Street, P.O. Box 495
    Alpena, MI 49707

  • Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, Inc. CHCI Scholarships
    The mission of CHCI's Scholarship program is to provide critical financial assistance to increase graduate rates among Latino students in post secondary education. This premier scholarship opportunity is afforded to Latino students who have a history of performing public service-oriented activities in their communities and who demonstrate a desire to continue their civic engagement in the future. There is no GPA or major requirement. Students with excellent leadership potential are encouraged to apply.
    Eligibility: Active community service; U.S. citizen/permanent resident; Full-time student; Financial need; Good writing skills.
    Amount: $1,000 - $5,000
    Deadline: Apr-16
    Contact: Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
    911 2nd Street NE
    Washington, DC 20002

  • Constangy, Brooks & Smith, L.L.P. Diversity Scholars Award
    The $3,000 scholarships will be granted to a deserving second-year law student at an accredited law school in each of 3 regions. The regions are as follows: (1) Southern (Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee); (2) Mid-West/West Coast (Texas, California, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin); and, (3) Eastern (North Carolina, Virginia/Washington, D.C., South Carolina and Massachusetts). Constangy initiated this award program in order to recognize the achievements of law students who have demonstrated academic achievement, a commitment to diversity in their community, school or work environment, and personal achievements in overcoming challenges to reach goals.
    Eligibility: Second-year law student at an accredited law school in each of 3 regions: Southern, Mid-West/West Coast, Eastern; commitment to diversity.
    Amount: $3,000
    Deadline: Nov-16
    Contact: Margaret P. Zabijaka; Chair, Diversity Council
    200 West Forsyth Street, Suite 1700
    Jacksonville, FL 32202-4317

  • County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey Andrew K. Ruotolo Jr. Memorial Scholarship
    Each scholarship is a one year grant in the amount of $2,500.00 paid directly to the recipient. Persons may reapply for succeeding years.
    Eligibility: New Jersey resident, Law student, Need/Merit, Interest-child advocacy.
    Amount: $2,500
    Deadline: Jun-15
    Contact: Andrew K. Ruotolo, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
    c/o Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow
    32 Rahway Avenue
    Elizabeth, NJ 07202

  • County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey Oscar W. Rittenhouse Memorial Scholarship
    Each scholarship is a one year grant in the amount of $2,500.00 paid directly to the recipient. Persons may reapply for succeeding years.
    Eligibility: New Jersey resident, Law student, Need/Merit, Interest-prosecution.
    Amount: $2,500
    Deadline: Jun-15
    Contact: Oscar W. Rittenhouse Memorial Scholarship
    c/o Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow
    32 Rahway Avenue
    Elizabeth, NJ 07202

  • Davis Wright Tremaine LLP DWT 1L Diversity Scholarship Program
    This year, DWT will offer two scholarships, which consist of a paid Summer Clerkship (one position in our Seattle office and one position in our Portland office) and $7,500 for the student's second year tuition and expenses.
    Eligibility: The diversity scholarships are open to all first-year law students of color, or others of diverse backgrounds, who: Have a record of academic achievement in both undergraduate school and the first year of law school which demonstrates promise for a successful career in law, and Are committed to civic involvement that promotes diversity and will continue that commitment upon entering the legal profession, and Will commit to becoming a summer associate in our Seattle or Portland office between the first and second years of law school.
    Amount: $7,500 and Summer Associate Position
    Deadline: Jan-20
    Contact: SEATTLE SCHOLARSHIP;1L Diversity Scholarship Program; Attention: Carol Yuly
    1201 Third Avenue, Suite 2200; Seattle, WA 98101-3045
    PORTLAND SCHOLARSHIP;1L Diversity Scholarship Program; Attention: Dan DiResta; 1300 SW 5th Ave.
    Portland, OR 97201-5630
    Email:carolyuly@dwt.com; dandiresta@dwt.com

  • Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund
    The first and most important qualification for a Davis-Putter Scholarship is active participation in struggles for civil rights, economic justice, international solidarity or other progressive issues.
    Eligibility: Student activist, Graduate Student, Need-based.
    Amount: Up to $10,000
    Deadline: Apr-1
    Contact: Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund
    Post Office Box 7307
    New York, NY 10116-7307

  • Diversity Scholarship Fund
    The Sarasota County Bar Association Diversity Scholarship Fund is intended to provide an opportunity for first through third-year law students of under-represented minority backgrounds (e.g. race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, physical disability, or socioeconomic background), who have an interest in practicing law in Sarasota County upon graduation, to obtain summer placement. At the conclusion of the student's summer employment in a law firm or governmental agency, the law school the student attends will receive scholarship funds of $5,000 per student to be used by the student to continue his or her education.
    Eligibility: First, second, or third-year law student; and must be able to devote at least 30 hours per week to employment in Sarasota County in the summer.
    Amount: at least $5,000
    Deadline: Jan-15
    Contact: www.cfsarasota.org
    https://www.cfsarasota.org/Default.aspx?tabid=363

  • Douglas B. Henderson Leadership Scholarship
    Students (a) pursuing a juris doctor degree, (b) enrolling for the upcoming academic year in any law school accredited by the American Bar Association, (c) having financial need, and (d) showing a demonstrable interest in one of the many topics that lie within the procedure, substance, or scope of the jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (e.g., international trade, government contracts, patents, trademarks, certain money claims against the United States government, federal personnel, and veterans' benefits). Students with interests solely in such areas as family, public interest, bankruptcy, or criminal law, for example, need not apply. Law schools should limit applications to no more than five students from their school in any one year.
    Eligibility: Law school student, Academic performance, Financial need
    Amount: $5,000-$10,000
    Deadline: Apr-15
    Contact: Kevin R. Casey, Past President
    The Federal Circuit Bar Association

  • DRI Law Student Diversity Scholarship
    DRI offers an annual Law Student Diversity Scholarship program open to second-year African-American, Hispanic, Asian, Pan Asian, and Native American students. Second-year female law students are also eligible, regardless of race or ethnicity. Students who are members of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), Law School or Law Student members of ATLA, or students otherwise affiliated with or employed by ATLA are not eligible for DRI Law Student Diversity Scholarships. The goal of these scholarships is to provide financial assistance to two (2) worthy law students from ABA accredited law schools in order to promote in a tangible way the DRI Diversity Statement in Principle.
    Eligibility: Demonstrated academic excellence, Service to the profession, Service to the community, and Service to the cause of diversity.
    Amount: $10,000
    Deadline: Feb-15
    Contact: Tyler Howes
    150 North Michigan Ave., Suite 300
    Chicago, IL 60601

  • Earl Warren Legal Training Program, Inc. NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
    In 1972, LDF created the Earl Warren Legal Training Program Inc. as a separate not-for-profit corporation to expand assistance to African-American law students dedicated to civil rights and public interest work and to increase the number. These scholarships are awarded each year to 15-20 new students whose community involvement activities and leadership qualities demonstrate outstanding potential for training as civil rights and public interest attorneys.
    Eligibility: Black/African-American, First year Law Student, Merit, Well defined interest in Civil Rights and Community Service.
    Amount: $3,000
    Deadline: Mar-31
    Contact: The Herbert Lehman Education Fund
    99 Hudson Street, Suite 1600
    New York NY 10013

  • ELA Foundation Scholarships
    ELA Scholarships are available only to women graduate students with physical disabilities who are enrolled in a college or university in the United States. These scholarships are awarded on an objective and nondiscriminatory basis.
    Eligibility: Female with disabilities, Membership in disabled organization.
    Amount: $500-$2,000
    Deadline: Jun-1
    Contact: Deborah Lewis
    Executive Director
    1482 East Valley Road, Suite 504
    Santa Barbara, CA 93108

  • Elaine Osborne Jacobson Award for Women Working in Health Care Law
    The award was established in 1991 in honor of the late Elaine Osborne Jacobson, wife of Richard S. Jacobson, and an advocate for the health care needs of under-served populations. The award recognizes women law students with an aptitude for and commitment to a career of advocacy for the health care needs of women, children, the elderly, and disabled persons.
    Eligibility: Female, currently enrolled in an accredited North American law school, interest in advocacy on behalf of the health care needs of children, the elderly or disabled
    Amount: $3,000
    Deadline: Apr-15
    Contact: Elaine Osborne Jacobson Award, Attn: Law School Awards
    Pound Civil Justice Institute
    1050 31 Street, NW
    Washington D.C. 20007
    Email:info@poundinsititute.org

  • Erie County Bar Association Chief Justice Samuel J. Roberts Scholarship
    The purpose of the Chief Justice Samuel J. Roberts Scholarship Fund is to provide financial assistance to law school students from Erie County, Pennsylvania, enrolled in accredited Law Schools.
    Eligibility: Attending accredited law school, Resident of Erie County, PA.
    Amount: Variable
    Deadline: May-31
    Contact: Erie County Bar Association
    302 West Ninth Street
    Erie, PA 16502

  • Faegre & Benson Diversity Scholarship Program
    Each year, Faegre & Benson offers two $12,000 scholarships to help students pay for their final years of law school. Recipients will also work as summer associates at one of the firm's four U.S. offices between their first and second years of law school.
    Eligibility: Minority students going into their second year of law school, graduation date of Spring 2012, must become a Summer Associate .
    Amount: $12,000
    Deadline: Jan-9
    Contact: Dana Gray
    Manager of Legal Personnel Services
    Email:dgray@faegre.com

  • Federal Bar Association for the Western District of Michigan Scholarship
    The Western Michigan Chapter of the FBA awards annually $4,500 in scholarships to law students. In the recent past, we have granted scholarships of $1,500 each to 3 students. Recipients are selected on the basis of academic achievement, leadership ability and commitment to community service.
    Eligibility: Applicants must meet two basic criteria: (1) acceptance to, or enrollment at, an accredited law school; and (2) interest in practicing law in the Western District of Michigan. In reviewing applications, the FBA scholarship committee considers factors such
    Amount: $1,500
    Deadline: Sep-20
    Contact: Miller Canfield P.L.C.
    277 South Rose Street. Suite 500
    Kalamazoo MI 49007

  • Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund (FEEA) Scholarships
    FEEA sponsors the only merit-based scholarship competition program open exclusively to federal employees, their spouses, and their children--rewarding hard workers through our merit-based program.
    Eligibility: Civilian federal and postal employees, Civilian spouses and their college-aged children, Minimum 3.0 GPA
    Amount: $250-$5,000
    Deadline: Mar-1
    Contact: http://www.feea.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=46

  • Fredrickson & Byron Foundation Minority Scholarship Program
    The Fredrickson & Byron Foundation Minority Scholarship Program sponsors educational opportunities for currently enrolled, first-year law students of diverse backgrounds. The student who is awarded our 2009 scholarship is also invited to become a summer associate in 2010.
    Eligibility: Diverse background
    Amount: $10,000
    Deadline: Mar-31
    Contact: Greta Larson
    Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
    200 South Sixth Street, Suite 4000
    Minneapolis MN 55402-1425
    Email:glarson@fredlaw.com

  • General Methodist Scholarship
    Scholarships are awarded on an academic year basis. A student is eligible to receive only one United Methodist scholarship during any one academic year from the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) funds. GBHEM scholarships assist students from various backgrounds working toward various higher education degrees. Applicants may be enrolled at any accredited institution within the United States to be eligible. GBHEM Administers over 50 scholarship programs with varied criteria and deadlines. The Scholarship Office reviews each application to determine the best program for the student.
    Eligibility: Membership in United Methodist Church, Minimum 2.5 GPA
    Amount: Variable
    Deadline: May-15
    Contact: Scholarship Office
    Email:umscholar@gbhem.org

  • George V. Powell Diversity Scholarship
    We are seeking candidates who will contribute meaningfully to the diversity of the legal community and who have a demonstrated desire to work, live, and eventually practice law in Seattle or Portland. The candidates' academic achievements and record of leadership abilities, community service, and involvement in community issues will be taken into consideration. Candidates must be second year students in good standing at an ABA accredited law school. Candidates in four year joint degree programs will be considered after their third year.
    Eligibility: Interest in practicing law in Seattle or Portland, Academic achievement, Leadership, Community service, 2L at ABA accredited law school
    Amount: Summer Associate, $7,500
    Deadline: Oct-1
    Contact: Len Roden, Administrator of Attorney Recruiting
    Lane Powell PC
    1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4100
    Seattle WA 98101-2338
    Email:Email address: rodenl@lanepowell.com

  • Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Scholarship
    Students (a) pursuing a juris doctor degree, (b) enrolling for the upcoming academic year in any law school accredited by the American Bar Association, (c) having financial need, and (d) showing a demonstrable interest in one of the many topics that lie within the procedure, substance, or scope of the jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (e.g., international trade, government contracts, patents, trademarks, certain money claims against the United States government, federal personnel, and veterans' benefits). Students with interests solely in such areas as family, public interest, bankruptcy, or criminal law, for example, need not apply. Law schools should limit applications to no more than five students from their school in any one year.
    Eligibility: Law school student, Academic performance, Financial need
    Amount: $5,000-$10,000
    Deadline: Apr-15
    Contact: Kevin R. Casey, Past President
    The Federal Circuit Bar Association

  • H. Thomas Austern Memorial Writing Award
    The Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) sponsors the Writing Competitions to encourage law students interested in the areas of law that affect foods, drugs, devices, cosmetics, and biologics. Winning papers will be considered for publication in the Food and Drug Law Journal. There are two competitions—one for papers with a maximum of 40 pages, and one for papers between 41 and 100 pages. Papers longer than 100 pages will not be accepted.
    Eligibility: Law school student
    Amount: : $1,000-$4,000
    Deadline: Jun-1
    Contact: Writing Awards Competition, The Food and Drug Law Institute
    1155 15th Street, NW, Suite 800
    Washington DC 20005

  • Haneman-Perskie Memorial Foundation Scholarship
    The Haneman-Perskie Memorial Foundation Scholarship is a non-profit corporation created for the purpose of awarding scholarships and administered by a Board of Trustees comprised of the officers of the Atlantic County (NJ) Bar Association. Each scholarship award will be a one-year grant paid directly to the Law School in the name of the recipient.
    Eligibility: Admission to an American Bar Association accredited law school. Applicant must be a resident of Atlantic County (NJ) for one year prior to application. Scholarship will be awarded to law students in any year including the first year. The award shall be ba
    Amount: Varies
    Deadline: May-1
    Contact: Haneman-Perskie Scholarship Foundation
    c/o Atlantic County Bar Association
    1201 Bacharach Blvd.
    Atlantic City NJ 8401

  • Harris Beach PLLC Diversity Scholarship for College Seniors Entering Law School
    Strengthening our long-standing commitment to embracing diversity, Harris Beach has launched diversity scholarship programs for college seniors attending law school and second year law school students. The Harris Beach Diversity Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to students who are part of ethnic, racial, socioeconomic and/or disabled groups that are typically underrepresented in large law firms. We seek candidates who will make a meaningful contribution to the diversity of the legal community and who can demonstrate a strong desire to work, live, and eventually practice in New York State.
    Eligibility: You must be a high school graduate of the Rochester City School District, or the Urban-Suburban Interdistrict Transfer Program, Member of groups traditionally underrepresented in large law firms, Strong commitment to live in New York
    Amount: $2,500 each year (maximum of $7,500
    Deadline: Jun-1
    Contact: Jamie Page, Human Resources
    Harris Beach PLLC
    99 Garnsey Road
    Pittsford NY 14534

  • Harris Beach PLLC Second Year Law School Scholarship
    Second Year Law School Scholarship candidates and recipients must be members of groups traditionally underrepresented in large law firms and must express a desire to work, live and practice law in New York State. Recipients will be offered an opportunity to participate in the Harris Beach law student summer program and be considered for an offer of employment upon graduation.
    Eligibility: Open to second year law students who can demonstrate a strong commitment to live and work in New York state. Students must be members of groups traditionally underrepresented in large law firms. Applicants may not be the recipient of a similar award from
    Amount: 7,500 paid directly to the law school toward the cost of tuition for fall semester
    Deadline: Sep-7
    Contact: Jamie Page, Human Resources
    Harris Beach PLLC
    99 Garnsey Road
    Pittsford NY 14534

  • Harry A. Blackmun Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
    The Harry A. Blackmun Scholarship Foundation, Inc., was established in 1994 by the law clerks to the Honorable Harry A. Blackmun, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States (Ret.). The Justice's clerks intend this scholarship as a perpetual testament to his contribution to American jurisprudence, to his compassion and generosity of spirit, and to the inspiration he has provided them through example and personal encouragement.
    Eligibility: At the discretion of the Foundation, the Harry A. Blackmun Scholarship may be awarded to a law student enrolled in or about to enroll in the pursuit of a juris doctor degree at an accredited law school in the United States. The recipient will be chosen based on several factors, including academic achievement, financial need, and potential for making a contribution to society and the legal profession. In addition, because the scholarship will be granted in honor of Justice Blackmun, all other considerations being equal, preference will be given to applicants with a significant tie to the Justice's home state of Minnesota.
    Amount: Varies
    Deadline: Jun-1
    Contact: Harry A. Blackmun Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
    Attn: Jeanette Kelch
    118 West Mulberry Street
    Baltimore, MD 21201-3600
    Email:jak@mcdgr.com

  • Helen W. Nies Memorial Scholarship
    Students (a) pursuing a juris doctor degree, (b) enrolling for the upcoming academic year in any law school accredited by the American Bar Association, (c) having financial need, and (d) showing a demonstrable interest in one of the many topics that lie within the procedure, substance, or scope of the jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (e.g., international trade, government contracts, patents, trademarks, certain money claims against the United States government, federal personnel, and veterans' benefits). Students with interests solely in such areas as family, public interest, bankruptcy, or criminal law, for example, need not apply. Law schools should limit applications to no more than five students from their school in any one year.
    Eligibility: Law school student, Academic performance, Financial need
    Amount: $5,000-$10,000
    Deadline: Apr-15
    Contact: Kevin R. Casey, Past President
    The Federal Circuit Bar Association
    Email:kcasey@stradley.com

  • Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson First-Year Diversity Student Fellowship
    With HCMP's commitment to promoting diversity, the firm has established a First-Year Diversity Student Fellowship. The Fellowship includes a salaried Summer Associate position following the first year of law school, and a $7,500 scholarship to defray tuition and expenses during the student's second academic year. First-year students who contribute to the diversity of their law school, and who will contribute to the diversity of the legal profession are encouraged to apply.
    Eligibility: The following factors may be considered: Diverse background and life experiences, capacity to contribute to diversity of legal community, academic success, significant accomplishments and activities, commitment to community service, leadership ability, an
    Amount: $7,500 and salaried Summer Association position
    Deadline: Jan-23
    Contact: Allison B. Theodore, Recruiting and Marketing Coordinator
    Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, PS
    1221 Second Avenue, Suite 500
    Seattle WA 98101
    Email:abt@hcmp.com

  • Hispanic Scholarship Fund College Scholarship Program (Graduate Students)
    HSF/General College Scholarships are designed to assist students of Hispanic heritage in obtaining a college degree. Scholarships are available on a competitive basis.
    Eligibility: Hispanic/U.S. Citizen, Full-time graduate student, 3.0 GPA
    Amount: $1,000-$5,000
    Deadline: Dec-15
    Contact: http://www.hsf.net/Scholarships.aspx?id=460

  • Houtan Scholarship Fund
    The Houtan Scholarship Foundation seeks students from all origins, Iranian and non-Iranian, who have high academic performance and proven interest in promoting Iran's great culture, heritage, language and civilization.
    Eligibility: Must have working knowledge of Farsi, interest in Iranian culture/heritage/literature, attending graduate school, academic success/significant improvement in academic success, financial need
    Amount: $2,500 per semester
    Deadline: Jun-1
    Contact: N/A
    300 Central Ave
    Egg Harbor Twp. NJ 8234
    Email:info@houtan.org

  • Howard Markey & Helen Nies Scholarship
    An award of $10,000, in memory of Howard T. Markey and an award of $10,000, in memory of Helen W. Nies, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will be given by the Federal Circuit Bar Association to a law student showing financial need, demonstrated academic promise, and service, either in undergraduate studies or in law school.
    Eligibility: Female Law Student, Interest in IP Law, Financial Need
    Amount: $10,000
    Deadline: Apr-15
    Contact: N/A
    Email:Contact: kcasey@stradley.com

  • Howard T. Markey Memorial Scholarship
    Students (a) pursuing a juris doctor degree, (b) enrolling for the upcoming academic year in any law school accredited by the American Bar Association, (c) having financial need, and (d) showing a demonstrable interest in one of the many topics that lie within the procedure, substance, or scope of the jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (e.g., international trade, government contracts, patents, trademarks, certain money claims against the United States government, federal personnel, and veterans' benefits). Students with interests solely in such areas as family, public interest, bankruptcy, or criminal law, for example, need not apply. Law schools should limit applications to no more than five students from their school in any one year.
    Eligibility: Law school student, Academic performance, Financial need
    Amount: $5,000-$10,000
    Deadline: Apr-15
    Contact: Kevin R. Casey, Past President
    The Federal Circuit Bar Association
    Email:kcasey@stradley.com

  • Institute for Humane Studies Fellowship
    The Institute for Humane Studies awards scholarships up to $12,000 for undergraduate or graduate study in the United States or abroad. Last year IHS awarded over 165 scholarships to outstanding undergraduate, graduate, law, and professional students who are exploring the principles, practices, and institutions necessary to a free society through their academic work.
    Eligibility: Law student exploring the principles, practices, and institutions for a free society
    Amount: Up to $12,000
    Deadline: Dec-31
    Contact: Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University
    3301 N. Fairfax Dr., Ste. 440
    Arlington VA 22201

  • Iranian American Bar Association
    IABA issues one or more scholarships each year to law students in good standing enrolled in an accredited law school in the United States. The scholarships take the form of bursaries paid out of our annual operating budget. We consider the scholarship program to be one of our organization's most valuable contributions to law students who embrace the mission of IABA and can demonstrate their commitment its mission and ideals.
    Eligibility: Iranian descent, Full-time law student
    Amount: 2,000
    Deadline: Sep-1
    Contact: N/A
    Iranian American Bar Association
    1025 Connecticut Avenue N.W., Suite 1012
    Washington D.C. 20036

  • J.L. Turner Legal Association Minority Law Student Scholarships
    Each year, since 1982, the J.L. Turner Legal Association Foundation has awarded scholarships to minority law students that are from or attending law school in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
    Eligibility: There are two types of JLTLA Minority Law Student Scholarships: those awarded primarily on the basis of merit, and those based primarily on financial need. Although JLTLA encourages academic excellence, the need-based scholarships focus on financial need
    Amount: Varies
    Deadline: Sep-1
    Contact: Star Carter
    Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
    200 Crescent Court, Suite 300
    Dallas TX 75201
    Email: Star.Carter@weil.com

  • Jack K. Cooke Foundation: Graduate Scholarship
    One of the largest and most competitive scholarship programs in the nation, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship provides awards of up to $50,000 per year for up to six years of study to deserving low-income college seniors and recent college graduates (who graduated within the past five years).
    Eligibility: Only those students who have or will receive college or undergraduate transfer scholarships from the Foundation will be eligible to apply for funding from the Foundation to support graduate studies.
    Amount: Up to $50,000
    Deadline: Dec-31
    Contact: Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
    44325 Woodridge Parkway
    Lansdowne, VA 20176

  • Jacksonville Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Scholarship
    The JBA/YLS scholarship is given annually to a first or second-year law student attending a Florida law school who intends to practice in the Jacksonville area following his or her graduation from law school. The scholarship is co-sponsored by the Financial News and Daily Record, a local business newspaper which is very active in the legal community and often publishes articles on legal affairs, as well as legal notices. The JBA/YLS advertises the award and distributes applications at all Florida law schools. Applications normally are solicited at the beginning of spring each year. The applications are then reviewed by members of the scholarship committee of the JBA/YLS and the publisher of the Financial News and Daily Record. Applicants are judged on such criteria as law school achievement and character, as well as need.
    Eligibility: First or second-year law student enrolled in Florida law school, 2.5+ law school GPA, must be from Jacksonville and plan to practice in Jacksonville
    Amount: Variable
    Deadline: May-20
    Contact: N/A
    841 Prudential Drive, Suite 1320
    Jacksonville FL 32207

  • Japanese American Citizens League National Scholarships and Awards
    The JACL began its National Scholarship and Awards Program in 1946. The program currently offers over 30 awards, with an annual total of over $60,000 in scholarships to qualified students nationwide. The National Scholarship and Awards Program offer scholarships to students who are entering freshman, undergraduate, graduate, law, or creative & performing arts students, and have a financial need. All scholarships are one-time awards.
    Eligibility: Japanese ancestry, Member of JACL, Full-time student
    Amount: Variable
    Deadline: Apr-1
    Contact: http://www.jacl.org/edu/scholar.htm or http://www.jacl.org/contact/contact.htm
    Japanese American Citizens League
    P.O. Box 134002
    Dallas TX 75313-4002

  • JLTLA Scholarships
    Each year, since 1982, the J.L. Turner Legal Association Foundation has awarded scholarships to minority law students that are from or attending law school in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Funds raised from the Annual Scholarship and Awards Banquet are used to fund the scholarships
    Eligibility: From Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, Second or third year law student, minority, merit, need
    Amount: Variable
    Deadline: Sep-25
    Contact: J.L. Turner Legal Association

  • John Gyles Education Awards
    John Gyles Education Awards are available each year to students in both Canada and the United States. They are the result of a private, benevolent endeavor established in 1990. Those selected will receive up to $3,000.00. Several scholarships are awarded directly to students and a list of recipients is available at the end of each calendar year.
    Eligibility: U.S. or Canadian citizen, minimum 2.7 GPA, full-time student
    Amount: : $3,000
    Deadline: May-1
    Contact: John Gyles Education Awards, ATTN: R. James Cougle, Administrator
    P.O. Box 4808
    259-103 Brunswick Street
    Fredericton New Brunswick Canada E3B 5G4

  • The Judge and Mrs. Robert D. Horowitz Legal Scholarship Fund
    Stark Community Foundation is one of Stark County's major sources of college scholarship support. During the 2007 - 2008 school year the Foundation connected 330 students with $430,512.00 in college scholarships, and 50 students with $114,100.00 in low-interest loans.
    Eligibility: Applicants must be graduates of a high school in Stark, Columbiana, Carroll, Tuscarawas, Wayne or Holmes County, Ohio
    Amount: Variable
    Deadline: Apr-2
    Contact: Jennifer L. Saniuk
    19 Andrea Circle
    Needham MA 2494
    Email:jenhorowitz@yahoo.com

  • Kern County Women Lawyers Public Benefit Scholarship
    The Kern County Women Lawyers Association of Bakersfield, California is an organization that supports and promotes women in the profession as well as issues of gender, diversity and equality. The KCWLA awards scholarships to both female and male law school students. The Foundation is very interested in candidates who have interests and experiences concerning issues facing the profession and, in particular, those issues important to women.
    Eligibility: The primary considerations in awarding the scholarships will be the candidates' connection to Kern County, California, proven academic achievement, economic need and concern for society. Each year the organization awards at least one scholarship for secon
    Amount: $250 - $3,000
    Deadline: May-1
    Contact: Cynthia C. Norris
    Kern County Women Lawyers Foundation
    1227 "L" Street
    Bakersfield CA 93301

  • King and Spalding Diversity Fellowship Program
    The King & Spalding Diversity Fellowship Program awards up to four fellowships to qualified second-year law students who show promise of contributing meaningfully to the diversity of the legal community. Each recipient receives $10,000 and a summer clerkship at King & Spalding's Atlanta, Houston, New York, or Washington offices the summer following the completion of his or her second year of law school. The program is available to any student with an ethnically or culturally diverse background.
    Eligibility: Second year law student, Top 33% of the class, Minority
    Amount: $10,000 and a Summer Clerkship with King & Spalding
    Deadline: Sep-1
    Contact: Diversity Fellowship Program Attn: Linda Gaddis
    King & Spalding
    1180 Peachtree Street, N.E.
    Atlanta GA 30309-3521
    Email:fellowship@kslaw.com

  • Kosciuszko Foundation Tuition Scholarship Programs
    Kosciuszko Foundation Tuition Scholarships support American students of Polish descent for full-time graduate studies in the United States, the one-year Master's program at the Center for European Studies, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, and English Schools of Medicine in Poland.
    Eligibility: Eligibility: Polish ancestry, enrolled full-time, minimum 3.0 GPA
    Amount: $1,000 - $7,000
    Deadline: Jan-22
    Contact: (212) 734-2130 Ext. 210.

  • Latham Diversity Scholars Program
    To become a Latham Diversity Scholar, you must be enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school and intend to practice law in a major city of the United States. You must have successfully completed your first year of a full-time JD program, and you may not be the recipient of a similar scholarship award from another law firm.
    Eligibility: 2L
    Amount: Award: $10,000
    Deadline: Sep-1
    Contact: Diversity Scholars Program Selection Panel ATTN: Skip Horne
    Latham & Watkins LLP
    12636 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400
    San Diego CA 92130

  • Law Foundation Scholarships and Fellowships
    The NAPABA Law Foundation is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization established by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. The NAPABA Law Foundation Scholarships are awarded each fall to law students who demonstrate a commitment to serve or contribute to the Asian Pacific American community as future leaders. Since 1995, the first year in which Foundation Scholarships were granted, 53 students have received scholarships totaling over $90,000
    Eligibility: Asian/Pacific American, part-time or full-time law student
    Amount: Up to $7,500
    Deadline: Sep-3
    Contact: The NAPABA Law Foundation
    The NAPABA Law Foundation
    1612 K Street NW, Suite 1400
    Washington D.C. 20006
    Email:foundation@napaba.org

  • Law Student Diversity Fellowship Program
    Miller Nash has created a program to provide for two $7,500 Diversity Fellowships to be awarded to first and second-year law students on an annual basis. Each Fellowship recipient will also receive a paid summer clerk position at one of Miller Nash's offices in Portland, Oregon, Vancouver, Washington, or Seattle, Washington. Each recipient may receive a Miller Nash Diversity Fellowship only once.
    Eligibility: First or second-year law student, must intend to work/live/practice in Pacific Northwest, participate in summer clerk program, academic excellence, interpersonal skills, leadership qualities, contributions to diversity, provide meaningful contributions to
    Amount: Varies
    Deadline: Jan-1
    Contact: Michelle Baird-Johnson, Director of Recruiting & Professional Development
    3400 U.S. Bancorp Tower
    111 S.W. Fifth Avenue
    Portland Oregon 97204
    Email:michelle.baird-johnson@millernash.com

  • Lee County (FL) Association of Women Lawyers (LCAWL) Scholarship
    For deserving women from Lee County (FL) who have a financial need, the potential to succeed in law school, and who demonstrate the potential to uphold the highest standard of integrity, honor and courtesy, in the legal profession, promote reform in law and facilitate administration of justice.
    Eligibility: Awarded based on the applicant's academic potential to entering 1L's, rising 2L's, or rising 3L's who are women, are from Lee County FL, have demonstrated financial need, have a commitment to practice law in Lee County FL, and have a commitment to promote
    Amount: Varies
    Deadline: Apr-1
    Contact: LCAWL
    12601 World Plaza Lane, Suite 2, Building 52,
    Fort Myers FL 33907

  • Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship Program
    The Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. ("LMJ") Scholarship Program is open to "all" students who have been accepted into law school to start in the fall. Only students enrolled in a full-time, day program with an anticipated graduation date in Spring 2013 are eligible to apply. The goal of the program is to promote academic excellence and diversity in law schools by awarding ten newly accepted law students from disadvantaged backgrounds with scholarships to help defray their education expenses.
    Eligibility: Minority student, 3.2 GPA
    Amount: $10,000 per year
    Deadline: May-3
    Contact: Alice Sykes
    Email:alice.sykes@uncf.org

  • Makarios Scholarship Fund, Inc.
    This year's scholarship awards are open to qualified applicants from the combined Endowments. The assets of the Funds consist of approximately $875,000.00 and are managed by the Investment Committee of the Cyprus Children's Fund and the Makarios Scholarship Foundation through Wachovia Securities. The major award of the Cyprus Children's Fund is the Makarios Scholarship/Theodore & Wally Lappas Award which was created in 1983 by the great benefactors of the Cypriot children, the late Theodore & Wally Lappas and is now continued by their daughter, Alexandra Lappas.
    Eligibility: Full-time student, Greek/Cypriot origin
    Amount: Variable
    Deadline: Apr-30
    Contact: Kyriaki S. Christodoulou, Executive Director

  • MALDEF Law School Scholarship
    MALDEF Law School Scholarship Program awards scholarships up to $7,000 each year to deserving individuals entering their first, second or third years of law school. Students must be enrolled in law school full-time in the upcoming school year.
    Eligibility: Latino community, full-time law school student, academic success, financial need.
    Amount: $7,000 per year
    Deadline: Aug-31
    Contact: MALDEF Law School Scholarship Program
    Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
    634 S. Spring Street, 11th Floor
    Los Angeles CA 90014

  • Marilynne Graboys Wool Scholarship
    The Marilynne Graboys Wool Scholarship provides tuition support to women with financial need who plan to attend graduate school to attain a law degree at an accredited institution. One $2,000 scholarship will be given annually.
    Eligibility: Rhode Island resident, female, entering law school, financial need
    Amount: $2,000
    Deadline: Jun-1
    Contact: Libby Monahan, Marilynne Graboys Wool Scholarship
    One Union Station
    Providence, Rhode Island 02903
    Email:libbym@rifoundation.org

  • Mark T. Banner Scholarship for Law Students
    The Richard Linn American Inn of Court is proud to offer the Mark T. Banner Scholarship for law students. This scholarship is part of The Richard Linn American Inn of Court's commitment to fostering the development of intellectual property lawyers of high ethics, civility and professionalism, and especially those from diverse backgrounds.
    Eligibility: Law students who have entered into a JD program at an ABA-accredited law school in the United States
    Amount: $5,000
    Deadline: Oct-1
    Contact: marktbannerscholarship@linninn.org

  • McDermott Minority Scholarship
    To further our efforts to recruit and retain more racial and ethnic minority lawyers, McDermott is pleased to announce the McDermott Minority Scholarship. McDermott awards a $15,000 scholarship to two second-year minority law students from ABA-accredited law schools who have received and accepted a position in a McDermott Summer Program. Students who meet McDermott's hiring criteria and demonstrate leadership, community involvement, and a commitment to improving diversity in the legal community should consider applying.
    Eligibility: Diversity, Second-year law student, merit
    Amount: $15,000
    Deadline: Dec-31
    Contact: mcdermottscholarship@mwe.com
    Email:mcdermottscholarship@mwe.com

  • Milbank Diversity Scholars Program
    The Diversity Scholars Program supports our continued dedication to recruiting and developing a diverse pool of highly talented lawyers. To be named a Milbank Diversity Scholar, candidates must be in good standing at an ABA accredited law school and have successfully completed their first year of a full-time JD program. Students who are members of groups traditionally under-represented at large law firms are encouraged to apply
    Eligibility: 2L, academic achievement, demonstrated leadership ability, excellent writing and interpersonal skills, and a sincere interest in our practice
    Amount: $50,000 Scholarship and a salaried 2L summer associate position
    Deadline: Sep-15
    Contact: recruiting@milbank.com
    Email:recruiting@milbank.com

  • Miller Johnson West Michigan Diversity Scholarship
    Available to students of ethnic minority who are residents of Michigan (preference given to West Michigan residents) pursuing a law degree at any accredited law school in the United States. One $5,000 scholarship is awarded each year.
    Eligibility: Michigan resident (West Michigan residency preferred), ethnic minority, minimum 3.30 GPA, accepted to or currently enrolled in an accredited law school in the U. S., financial need.
    Amount: $5,000
    Deadline: Apr-1
    Contact: Ruth Bishop, Scholarship Coordinator
    Grand Rapids Community Foundation
    185 Oakes SW
    Grand Rapids MI 49503

  • Morgan Lewis Diversity Fellowship Program (DFP)
    The DFP includes stipends that are designed to assist Diversity Fellows with law school expenses. Our goals are to promote diversity in the legal profession and to attract future leaders who are committed to the importance of diversity.
    Eligibility: Second-year law student, interest in promoting diversity, academic excellence, leadership skills
    Amount: Varies
    Deadline: Jan-1
    Contact: diversityfellowship@morganlewis.com
    Email:diversityfellowship@morganlewis.com

  • National Federal of the Blind Scholarship
    In addition to a scholarship, each winner will be brought to the National Federation of the Blind Annual Convention in July at Federation expense, providing an excellent opportunity for high level networking with active blind persons in many, many different professions and occupations.
    Eligibility: Legally blind
    Amount: Variable
    Deadline: Mar-31
    Contact: Anil Lewis, Chairman
    Atlanta GA
    Email:scholarships@nfb.org

  • Native American Education Grant
    For Alaska Natives and Native Americans pursuing full-time post-secondary education
    Eligibility: Member of a Native American/Alaska Native tribe, 2.5 GPA, full-time student at an accredited college or university in the United States, demonstrate financial need, Preference in awarding is given to members of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations.
    Amount: $200-$3,000
    Deadline: Jun-15
    Contact: http://www.pcusa.org/financialaid/programs/nativeamericanedugrant.htm

  • P.J.C. Lindfors Legal Scholarship
    The Finlandia Foundation National Student Scholarships Program was established in the late 1950s with awards to students attending prestigious music institutions including The Juilliard School and the Sibelius Academy of Music. Other awards include the P.J.C. Lindfors Legal Scholarship.
    Eligibility: Finnish ancestry, Enrolled full-time, minimum 3.0 GPA
    Amount: Variable
    Deadline: Feb-1
    Contact: Finlandia Foundation National
    Finlandia Foundation National
    470 W. Walnut Street
    Pasadena California 91103

  • Paralyzed Veterans of America Scholarship
    The Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans) originally founded the scholarship program in 1986, and since that time, has awarded over $300,000 in scholarships. This program was originally devised to provide some financial reprieve for Paralyzed Veterans members and their families so that they may achieve their goals in the academic arena. The result of this competitive process is a monetary scholarship to assist them in reaching their post-secondary educational goals.
    Eligibility: Paralyzed veteran, Full-time or part-time students
    Amount: $500-$1,000
    Deadline: Jun-2
    Contact: Christi Hillman
    Email:christih@pva.org

  • Paralyzed Veterans of America Scholarship
    The Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans) originally founded the scholarship program in 1986, and since that time, has awarded over $300,000 in scholarships. This program was originally devised to provide some financial reprieve for Paralyzed Veterans members and their families so that they may achieve their goals in the academic arena. The result of this competitive process is a monetary scholarship to assist them in reaching their post-secondary educational goals.
    Eligibility: Paralyzed veteran, Full-time or part-time students
    Amount: $500-$1,000
    Deadline: Jun-2
    Contact: Christi Hillman
    Email:christih@pva.org

  • Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
    The purpose of The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is to provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields. The Program is established in recognition of the contributions New Americans have made to American life and in gratitude for the opportunities the United States has afforded the donors and their family
    Eligibility: New American, merit
    Amount: $20,000 (plus 50% of tuition)
    Deadline: Nov-1
    Contact: N/A
    Email:pdsoros_fellows@sorosny.org

  • Public Justice - Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest
    The Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest was established in 1970 by the prominent environmental lawyer, the late Roscoe B. Hogan of Birmingham, Alabama, and serves to provide law students the opportunity to investigate and offer solutions to the multitude of injustices inflicted on the environment. Any student currently enrolled in an accredited American law school may submit a legal essay for the competition.
    Eligibility: Submit paper through faculty advisor
    Amount: $5,000
    Deadline: Jan-30
    Contact: Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest Attn: Cassandra Goings
    1825 K Street, NW, Suite 200
    Washington D.C. 20006
    Email:cgoings@publicjustice.net

  • Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund (PRLDEF) Corporate Legal Internship
    The PRBA selects recipients based on financial need and academic promise. Scholarship recipients will be contacted by PRBA directly. Applicants must be first or second year students in a JD degree program at an American Bar Association (ABA) approved law school. Third year evening students are also eligible. Students working toward their LL.M. are not eligible.
    Eligibility: First-year or second-year law students
    Amount: $1,500 - $2,000
    Deadline: Mar-1
    Contact: Ms. Sonji S. Patrick, Education Programs Director, PRLDEF
    99 Hudson Street, 14th Floor
    New York NY 10013-2815

  • Richard Linn Mark T. Banner Scholarship
    The Richard Linn American Inn of Court is pleased to announce that it is offering a scholarship for law students in intellectual property law. The scholarship is named for a beloved former Master of our Inn, Mark Banner. This Linn Inn Mark T. Banner Scholarship is available with applications being taken nationally, now through October 9, 2009. The scholarship awards will be announced in the spring, and funds will be available for the fall semester in 2010. Students who are intending a career in intellectual property law are strongly encourage to apply.
    Eligibility: Law school student, Academic merit, Member of a historically underrepresented group in IP law
    Amount: $5,000
    Deadline: Apr-15
    Contact: Mark T. Banner Scholarship c/o The Richard Linn American Inn of Court
    Email:marktbannerscholarship@linninn.org

  • Robert Masur Fellowship
    The fellowship competition is open to first-year law students who intend to carry out significant activities during the summer in the areas of civil rights and/or civil liberties. Proposed activities may include a writing or research project, work with a public interest organization in the areas of civil rights or civil liberties, work on a civil rights or civil liberties law case under the supervision of a faculty member or lawyer, or any other work in the areas of civil rights or civil liberties. The fellowship recipient receives a $1,000 honorarium.
    Eligibility: First-year law student, interest in civil rights and/or civil liberties
    Amount: $1,000
    Deadline: May-1
    Contact: Robert Masur Fellowship
    116 East 16th Street, 8th floor
    New York, NY 10003

  • Ruden McClosky Diversity Scholarship Program
    The Ruden McClosky Diversity Scholarship Program awards financial assistance to scholarship recipients attending an ABA-accredited law school. The award is made to a second-year law student and is awarded in the fall for the spring semester, in the amount of $2,500. Successful second year applicants will also be granted an interview for the Ruden Summer Associate Program. The scholarship award may be renewable for an additional semester, resulting in financial assistance totaling $5,000 during the student's law school career. Although each recipient must re-apply in his or her third year, the expectation is that the scholarship will be renewed if satisfactory performance in law school has been achieved, the student has applied for admission to The Florida Bar, the student is otherwise eligible, and funding is available. The Ruden McClosky Diversity Scholarship Program is administered by The Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Inc.
    Eligibility: Must have completed one year of law school
    Amount: $2,500 and an interview for the Ruden Summer Associate Program
    Deadline: Aug-15
    Contact: www.cfsarasota.org

  • Samuel Krugliak Legal Scholarship Fund
    Stark Community Foundation is one of Stark County's major sources of college scholarship support. During the 2007 - 2008 school year the Foundation connected 330 students with $430,512.00 in college scholarships, and 50 students with $114,100.00 in low-interest loans.
    Eligibility: Applicants must be Residents or former residents of Stark, Wayne, Carroll, Holmes, Summit, Tuscaraws, Columbiana, or Mahoning Counties, Ohio. Applicants must have a desire to pursue the practice of law in the Stark County region.
    Amount: Variable
    Deadline: Apr-10
    Contact: Kelly Osborn
    4775 Munson St. NW
    P O Box 36963
    Canton OH 44735-6963
    Email:kosborn@kwgd.com

  • Sanders J. Mestel Scholarship
    Stark Community Foundation is one of Stark County's major sources of college scholarship support. During the 2007 - 2008 school year the Foundation connected 330 students with $430,512.00 in college scholarships, and 50 students with $114,100.00 in low-interest loans.
    Eligibility: Entering final year of law school, financial need, interest in Trial Advocacy
    Amount: Variable
    Deadline: May-1
    Contact: Stark Community Foundation
    Suite 200
    400 Market Avenue North
    Canton OH 44702
    Email:chawk@starkcf.org

  • Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt 1L Diversity Scholarship Program
    As one means of meeting this commitment, the firm has established a SWW 1L Diversity Scholarship Program. The scholarship consists of a paid Summer Associate position in the Portland, Oregon office for the summer following the successful completion of the first year of law school and a $7,500 academic scholarship to help defray tuition and expenses during the recipient's second year of law school.
    Eligibility: First-year law student, academic achievement, leadership skills, contributes to diversity, commitment to practice in the Pacific Northwest
    Amount: $7,500 and paid Summer Associate position
    Deadline: Jan-23
    Contact: Dori John, Director of Attorney Recruiting
    1211 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 1500-1900
    Portland OR 97204
    Email:djohn@schwabe.com

  • Serbian Bar Association of America
    The purpose and the mission of the Serbian Bar Association of America are as follows: To use the knowledge, experience, and skills of our profession to provide resource assistance to and promote the best interests of the Serbian American community, including the Serbian Orthodox Church, our national organizations, and our humanitarian organizations.
    Eligibility: All persons of Serbian birth, ancestry or connubial relationship who are enrolled in an accredited law school in any state of the United States of America are eligible for the SBAA's annual scholarships.
    Amount: $500 - $2,000
    Deadline: Oct-1
    Contact: Attention: Drew Balac, Esq.
    1000 N. Lake Shore Drive, Unit 2204
    Chicago IL 60611
    Email:dbalac@aol.com

  • Serbian Bar Association of America
    The purpose and the mission of the Serbian Bar Association of America are as follows: To use the knowledge, experience, and skills of our profession to provide resource assistance to and promote the best interests of the Serbian American community, including the Serbian Orthodox Church, our national organizations, and our humanitarian organizations.
    Eligibility: All persons of Serbian birth, ancestry or connubial relationship who are enrolled in an accredited law school in any state of the United States of America are eligible for the SBAA's annual scholarships.
    Amount: $500 - $2,000
    Deadline: Oct-1
    Contact: Attention: Linda M. Babich, Esq.
    205 N. Michigan Avenue, 40th floor
    Chicago, IL 60601 IL 60601
    Email:lbabich@azulayseiden.com

  • Stark County Bar Association Fund
    Stark Community Foundation is one of Stark County's major sources of college scholarship support. During the 2007 - 2008 school year the Foundation connected 330 students with $430,512.00 in college scholarships, and 50 students with $114,100.00 in low-interest loans.
    Eligibility: Applicants must be from the Stark County area and likely to return to the Stark County area to practice law.
    Amount: Variable
    Deadline: Apr-15
    Contact: Tina McCourt
    116 Cleveland Avenue NW
    Suite 400
    Canton OH 44702

  • Thomas F. Black, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund
    The Rhode Island Bar Foundation's Thomas F. Black, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 1989 to support and foster high legal practice standards by assisting Rhode Island residents who show promise that they will become outstanding lawyers and who need financial assistance to study law. The Scholarship is in honor of the late Thomas F. Black, Jr., a person known for his impressive ability as a lawyer and banker, his deeply rooted legal scholarship and his notable participation in civic and charitable causes.
    Eligibility: The scholarship is a one year, non-renewable award, for full-time students who are Rhode Island residents who will be entering their first year of law school in September, 2010. For academic year 2010-2011, two scholarships in the amount of $15,000.00 eac
    Amount: $15,000
    Deadline: Mar-19
    Contact: The Rhode Island Bar Foundation
    115 Cedar Street
    Providence, Rhode Island 02903
    Email:gcaldwell@ribar.com

  • Tonkon Torp First-Year Diversity Fellowship Program
    Tonkon Torp LLP is pleased to offer a student fellowship to a first-year law student who is a member of a racial or ethnic minority group. The fellowship provides the selected student with a position at Tonkon Torp as a summer associate during the summer immediately following the completion of his or her first year of law school. In addition, if the student returns to work at Tonkon Torp during the summer following his or her second year of law school, the student will receive a $7,500 academic scholarship. To qualify for the $7,500 academic scholarship, the student selected must be invited and must return to Tonkon Torp for all or part of their second-year summer. The $7,500 will be paid following completion of the student's second summer with Tonkon Torp.
    Eligibility: Minority; first-year law student; academic achievement; contribute to diversity; commitment to practice law in Portland, Oregon; financial need
    Amount: Variable
    Deadline: Jan-20
    Contact: Loree Devery, Manager of Attorney Recruiting
    888 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 1600
    Portland, Oregon 97204
    Email:LoreeD@tonkon.com

  • Warner Norcross & Judd, LLP Minority Scholarship
    Available to students of racial and ethnic heritage minority who are residents or former residents of Michigan pursuing a law degree at any accredited law school in the United States, OR a U.S. resident attending any Michigan accredited law school. One $5,000 scholarship is awarded each year.
    Eligibility: Michigan resident or former Michigan resident attending any U.S. accredited law school OR U.S. resident attending any Michigan accredited law school, ethnic minority, minimum 2.50 GPA, financial need.
    Amount: $5,000
    Deadline: Apr-1
    Contact: Ruth Bishop, Scholarship Coordinator
    Grand Rapids Community Foundation
    185 Oakes SW
    Grand Rapids MI 49503

  • Waterbury Bar Association (Connecticut)
    The Waterbury Bar Association Memorial Scholarship Fund exists to provide financial support to deceased members' children who wish to continue their educations. Contributions to this Fund can be made in memory of any deceased member.
    Eligibility: Family of a former member, Full-time or Part-time law student.
    Amount: $1,000 - $1,500
    Deadline: Apr-20
    Contact: Gina Petrokaitis, Esq.
    678 Chase Parkway
    Waterbury, CT 06708

  • William L. Graddy Law School Scholarship
    The purpose of the scholarship is to fund scholarships for students who have completed their first year of course load at an accredited law school.
    Eligibility: The applicant must have completed first year of law school with a GPA of 2.8 or higher, have been a resident of Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry or Lee Counties, Florida for at least 3 years and demonstrate financial need.
    Amount: Up to $1,000
    Deadline: Mar-1
    Contact: Kathryn Cintron, Relationships/Programs Associate
    Southwest Florida Community Foundation
    8260 College Parkway, Suite 101,
    Fort Myer FL 33919

  • William S. Bullinger Scholarship
    Students (a) pursuing a juris doctor degree, (b) enrolling for the upcoming academic year in any law school accredited by the American Bar Association, (c) having financial need, and (d) showing a demonstrable interest in one of the many topics that lie within the procedure, substance, or scope of the jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (e.g., international trade, government contracts, patents, trademarks, certain money claims against the United States government, federal personnel, and veterans' benefits). Students with interests solely in such areas as family, public interest, bankruptcy, or criminal law, for example, need not apply. Law schools should limit applications to no more than five students from their school in any one year.
    Eligibility: Law school student, Academic performance, Financial need
    Amount: $5,000-$10,000
    Deadline: Apr-15
    Contact: Kevin R. Casey, Past President
    The Federal Circuit Bar Association

  • Winston & Strawn LLP Diversity Scholarship Program
    Winston & Strawn LLP offers three $10,000 scholarships to diverse law school students who join the summer program in one of our domestic offices following the conclusion of their second year of law school. The $10,000 scholarship will be paid during the students' third year of law school.
    Eligibility: Interest in a large law firm, academic achievement, involvement in extra-curricular activities, leadership skills, interpersonal skills
    Amount: $10,000
    Deadline: Nov-1
    Contact: Deborah Cusumano
    Director of Attorney Recruitment
    35 West Wacker Drive
    Chicago, IL 60601

  • World Communion Scholarship Program
    The World Communion Scholarship Program supports students from Global Ministries mission partner institutions in their advanced studies (Master's or Doctoral) preparing them for leadership involvement in church and society. The program seeks to support students for leadership development as it directly relates to mission. Priority areas of mission include: elimination of poverty, expansion of global health, leadership and congregational development. The program supports students from outside the U.S. (World Communion International Scholarship) or from racial/ethnic minorities from within the U.S. (World Communion National Scholarship).
    Eligibility: Racial or ethnic minority, Financial need, Entering graduate program
    Amount: Variable
    Deadline: Nov-30
    Contact: scholars@gbgm-umc.org
    Scholarship Office/Leadership Development Office | General Board of Global Ministries, Room 1351
    475 Riverside Dr.
    New York NY 10115
    Email:scholars@gbgm-umc.org

  • Zimmermann Scholarship
    This scholarship will be awarded to the graduate students with the highest cumulative Grade Point Average (3.8 min.). They are not renewable and are paid directly to the schools at the beginning of the Fall and Spring semesters.
    Eligibility: The applicant or one of his or her parents must be a Swiss national. Applicants must be permanently domiciled in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania or Delaware.
    Amount: Varies
    Deadline: Mar-31
    Contact: Scholarship Committee
    500 Fifth Avenue, Room 1800
    New York NY 10110

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  • ABA Business Law Section Mendes Hershman Student Writing Contest
    Eligibility: ABA-accredited law schools may nominate papers on a business law topic written in the 2009-2010 or current academic year by a student currently enrolled in the law school's J.D. program.
    Deadline:Jan-13
    Award amount: $500 - $2,500
    Description:To encourage and reward law student writings on a business law subject of general and current interest.

  • ABA Commission on Domestic Violence Law Student Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Authors must be enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school at the date of their submission or may have graduated in December 2009 or later.
    Deadline:May-31
    Description:Law students are invited to submit articles addressing domestic violence and the law from a national or international perspective.

  • ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources
    Eligibility: Students currently enrolled in law school including students who will graduate in Spring or Summer 2011.
    Deadline:Feb-15
    Award amount: $1,000
    Description:Entries should demonstrate original thought on a question of significance in the field of environmental justice.

  • ABA Section of Family Law Howard C. Schwab Memorial Essay Contest
    Eligibility: Persons eligible to compete are students at ABA-approved law schools who are second or third-year full-time students.
    Deadline:Apr-27
    Award amount: Varies
    Description:The subject may be any aspect of family law. The primary focus of each essay should be an issue of law, although some interdisciplinary material may be useful in addressing a legal issue.

  • ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law Student Writing Contest
    Eligibility: Any student enrolled at a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.
    Deadline:May-15
    Award amount: $500
    Description:Authors may write on any topic in labor or employment law. Editors will evaluate submissions for novelty, usefulness, and success in meeting the goals described in the journal’s editorial statement.

  • ABA Section of Science and Technology Law Writing Competition
    Deadline:Mar-1
    Award amount: Trip and Publication
    Description:Topic is emerging legal issues in the storage of personally identifiable information. The contest is designed to encourage law students to write on subjects related to science and technology law and encourage a cutting-edge or innovative take on the topic.

  • ABA TIPS Section Admiralty and Maritime Law Writing Comp
    Eligibility: The competition is open to any law school student in good standing, over the age of 18, who is currently attending an ABA-accredited law school within the United States and its possessions.
    Deadline:Apr-8
    Award amount: $500
    Description:Papers should address a topic that relates to Admiralty & Maritime law. The writers should be able to address these issues by considering cases published in this area, as well as the changing market place in the maritime world. Entrants are encouraged to write on subjects of national interest, not state-specific issues. Entrants must submit their own original essay.

  • ABA TIPS Section Law Student Writing Competition
    Eligibility: open to any law school student in good standing, over the age of 18, who is currently attending an ABA-accredited law school within the United States and its possessions.
    Deadline:Mar-7
    Award amount: $500 - $1,500
    Description:The goal of the competition is to encourage and reward law student writings on legal subjects within the scope of the Section and general and current interest. It is also designed to attract students to the civil trial, tort and insurance fields, and to strongly encourage scholarship in these areas.

  • American Bankruptcy Institute Law Student Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Students from participating law schools will be eligible to submit a paper for this Competition.
    Deadline:Mar-1
    Award amount: $750 - $2,000
    Description:We invite papers on current issues regarding bankruptcy jurisdiction, bankruptcy litigation, or evidence in bankruptcy cases or proceedings. The paper may address business or consumer cases and may include matters such as bankruptcy sales, plan confirmation and other topics that involve jurisdiction, litigation or evidence in the bankruptcy courts.

  • American College of Employee Benefits Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Any J.D. and graduate (L.L.M. or S.J.D) law students enrolled at any time between August 15, 2011 and August 15, 2012.
    Deadline:Jun-1
    Award amount: $1,500
    Description:Topics might include any legal issues related to employee benefits. For example,eligible submissions could address legal issues involving health benefits, pensions, 401(k) plans, severance, executive compensation, claims, appeals, current or former spouses' or domestic partners' benefits, collectively-bargained benefits, benefits in bankruptcy, ERISA benefits litigation, fiduciary obligations or the tax treatment of benefits or contributions.

  • American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Mary Moers Wenig
    Eligibility: Open to any law student in good standing (full-time or part-time) who is currently enrolled as a J.D. or LL.M. candidate in an ABA-accredited law school
    Deadline:Jun-1
    Award amount: $1,000 - $5,000
    Description:Entrants should write on issues of general interest, rather than state specific issues. Entrants should only write on issues within a topic (e.g., business planning, employee benefits, professional responsibility or elder law) that are specifically relevant to the trusts and estates area.

  • American Constitution Society for Law and Policy Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Law students nationwide.
    Deadline:Feb-17
    Award amount: $1,000 -$3,000
    Description:ACS welcomes all student papers furthering and promoting a progressive vision of the Constitution, law, and public policy. Entrants are encouraged to view this topic broadly, and we welcome submissions on a variety of substantive areas.

  • American Indian Law Review Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Open to students at accredited law schools in the U. S. and Canada who are enrolled as of the competition deadline.
    Deadline:Jan-31
    Award amount: $250 - $1,000
    Description:Papers will be accepted on any issue concerning American Indian Law. However, topics recently published in the American Indian Law Review will not be favored.

  • American Inns of Courts Warren E. Berger Writing Competition
    Deadline:Jun-1
    Award amount: $5,000
    Description:Authors should address one or more aspects of legal excellence, civility, ethics or professionalism within the legal profession. The selected issue(s) should be of contemporary significance with clear relevance to the legal community at large.

  • American Intellectual Property Law Assoc Robert C. Watson Competition
    Eligibility: The article must have been written solely by a student or students either in full-time attendance at a law school or prepared in connection with a law school course.
    Deadline:Jun-30
    Award amount: $2,000
    Description:Subject relating to the protection of intellectual property.

  • American Judges Association Law Student Essay Competition
    Eligibility: Open to all full-time law students enrolled in and attending an accredited law school in the United States or Canada.
    Deadline:Jun-1
    Award amount: $1,000 -$3,000
    Description:Essays submitted for the 2011 competition MUST be under the category of “Must a minor student be given his or her rights, including a Miranda warning and the right to have a parent present, before being questioned by police on school grounds.”

  • Andrew P. Vance Memorial Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Entrants must be currently enrolled in a J.D. or L.L.M. program at any of the nation’s law schools.
    Deadline:May-25
    Award amount: $500 - $1,000
    Description:Topics: An in-depth analysis of a current issue relevant to customs and international trade law.

  • Assoc of Securities and Exchange Comm Alumni Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Available to students registered at an accredited degree-granting law school in the United States. Both undergraduate and graduate law students are eligible.
    Deadline:Nov-18
    Award amount: $2,000 - $5,000
    Description:The topic may be any subject in the field of securities law.

  • Ayn Rand Institute Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest
    Eligibility: Entrant must be in 12th grade or college/university at the time of entry. Graduate students and part-time students are eligible.
    Deadline:Sep-17
    Award amount: $50 - $10,000
    Description:Select ONE of the following three topics: According to John Galt, selfishness is both moral and practical. Explain what he means by this and how events of the story illustrate and dramatize his point. Explain the meaning and wider significance of the following quote: “The words ‘to make money’ hold the essence of human morality.” According to the story of Atlas Shrugged, what ideas underlie the opposing maxims that “money is the root of all evil” and that “money is the root of all good”? Capitalism’s defenders usually appeal to the “public good.” Contrast their approach to capitalism to Ayn Rand’s approach in Atlas Shrugged.

  • Bert W. Levit Essay Contest
    Eligibility: Open to Young Lawyers Division or Law Student Division members of the ABA
    Deadline:Feb-18
    Award amount: $5,000
    Description:The contest encourages original and innovative research and writing in the area of legal malpractice law, professional liability insurance and loss prevention. The 2010 Contest Essay Hypothetical relates to pleading and proof burdens, in a legal malpractice case, on the issue of collectibility of damages in the underlying case.

  • California Supreme Court Hist Society Student Writing Competition
    Eligibility: The submission must be written during the student’s enrollment in a school of law or as a graduate student in history, political science, government, public policy, or a related field.
    Deadline:Jun-30
    Award amount: $2,500
    Description:Original, unpublished scholarly writing on any aspect of California legal history, ranging from the Supreme Court itself, and its justices and decisions, to local events of legal historical importance—including biography, significant cases, independent state interpretation, the California Constitution, and reorganization of the court system, as well as areas of law such as criminal law, civil rights, family law, tort liability, environmental law, and taxation—in any time period from 1846 to the present.

  • Canadian American Bar Assoc Law Student Essay Competition
    Eligibility: The competition is open to all students currently enrolled in law school in the United States or Canada. The essay must be the student’s original, unpublished work.
    Deadline:Mar-7
    Award amount: $100 - $500
    Description:Compare U.S. and Canadian law in an area of law of your choice.

  • Center for Human Rights at Trinity Law School Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Only students that are currently enrolled in a JD, LLM, and/or SJD program within the United States are eligible to submit a paper.
    Deadline:Apr-15
    Award amount: $250 - $1,000
    Description:Scholarly papers must address the issue of "A Christian's Response to Human Rights." Papers may consider addressing issues of the source of Human Rights, the nature of Human Rights, why it matters if Human Rights have a religious or secular basis, how Human Rights are (or should be) protected and enforced, religion's role in protecting Human Rights, etc. Scholars are not bound by these suggestions and are encouraged to thoroughly address the topic in a manner that best addresses the pertinent issues.

  • College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Writing Competition
    Eligibility: All currently enrolled undergraduate law students attending accredited law schools in the United States.
    Deadline:May-15
    Award amount: $500 - $1,500
    Description:The scope of permissible topics is broad, i.e., any domestic aspect of public or private labor or employment law.

  • College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Writing Competition
    Eligibility: All students currently enrolled in accredited law schools in the United States and all those recently graduated from them (graduation on or after May, 2011) .
    Deadline:Jan-15
    Award amount: $500 - $1,500
    Description:The scope of permissible topics is broad, i.e., any aspect of workers’ compensation law.

  • Constitutional Environmental Law Student Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Students currently enrolled in law school
    Deadline:Apr-13
    Award amount: $2,000
    Description:Any topic addressing recent developments or trends in U.S. environmental law that have a significant constitutional or “federalism” component.

  • Daniel T. Murphy Student Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Open to all law students attending any ABA-accredited law school
    Deadline:Jan-6
    Award amount: $75 - $300
    Description:This year’s topic addresses the current state of economic recovery around the globe. It focuses on how various factors – cultural, political, and/or legal – have impacted economic recovery efforts domestically and internationally.

  • Donald C. Alexander Tax Law Writing Competition
    Eligibility: All full-time and part-time law students currently seeking a juris doctor (J.D.) and all full-time law students currently seeking a master of laws (LL.M.)
    Deadline:Jan-6
    Award amount: $1,000 - $2,000
    Description:Students are allowed to submit any original and unpublished paper, so long as it is not written as part of paid employment, concerning federal taxation.

  • ELI - Endangered Environmental Laws Student Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Students currently enrolled in law school (in the U.S. or abroad) are eligible, including students who will graduate in the spring or summer of 2010.
    Deadline:Apr-11
    Award amount: $2,000
    Description:Any topic addressing recent developments or trends in U.S. environmental law that have a significant constitutional or “federalism” component.

  • Elliot A. Spoon Business Law Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Open to any law student of an ABA accredited law school.
    Deadline:Mar-4
    Award amount: $500
    Description:Submit a journal style article on any current topic concerning business and/or securities law.

  • Embryo Law Essay Competition
    Eligibility: The competition is open to currently enrolled students of ABA accredited law schools (including provisionally approved law schools).
    Deadline:Mar-7
    Award amount: $1,000 - $2,500
    Description:Write a scholarly position paper in response to a problem presented regarding embryo donation/adoption. Problem presented at http://www.embryolaw.org/problem.asp.

  • Epstein Becker & Green Annual Health Law Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Open to submissions written by J.D. and L.L.M. degree candidates who are currently attending a U.S. law school or who attended a U.S. law school during the school year ending in May/June 2011.
    Deadline:Jan-31
    Award amount: $500 - $4,000
    Description:Entrants should take advantage of the fact that health law is a very broad and diverse field, encompassing aspects of almost every area of law. Papers may address any traditional area of the law as applied to health care (e.g., antitrust, tax, corporate) or areas of law unique to health care (e.g., fraud and abuse, managed care, Medicare/Medicaid, clinical trials).

  • Florida Law Student Essay Contest
    Eligibility: Open to all students enrolled in a Florida Law School as of the deadline date or during the prior academic year.
    Deadline:Apr-1
    Award amount: $350 - $750
    Description:The use of technology in today's law practice can and does present new challenges and risks for attorneys in small firms as well as for solo practitioners representing clients involved in litigation. Attorneys are well advised to be familiar with changes in the practice of law embracing email service, e-filing, e-discovery and even e-recording. Therefore, it is important for future Florida lawyers to be able to identify best practices to protect the client confidentiality with professionalism when working with e-documents. This contest is designed to encourage Florida law students to identify relevant issues, research applicable rules and laws, analyze the legal or ethical issue(s) and suggest ways to mange the identified or perceived malpractice risk(s).

  • Food and Drug Law Institute H. Thomas Austern Memorial
    Eligibility: Entrants must be currently enrolled in a J.D. program at any of the nation’s law schools or a 2009-2010 academic year graduate.
    Deadline:May-31
    Award amount: $1,000 - $4,000
    Description:Papers should provide an in-depth analysis of a current legal issue relevant to the regulation of foods, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, or biologics.

  • FoxKiser Annual Writing Competition in Law, Science & Medicine
    Eligibility: Open to submissions written by currently-enrolled post-graduate or professional degree students, including students graduating in 2010.
    Deadline:Jun-30
    Award amount: $1,500 - $5,000
    Description:This competition is designed to encourage multi-disciplinary scholarly writing on topics related to law, science, medicine, policy, technology, business, government and innovation—particularly in relation to the pharmaceutical, medical device and biologics industries.

  • Freedom and Justice Legal Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Any law student enrolled in a part-time or full-time J.D. program from an ABA accredited law school as of January 1, 2011, may participate.
    Deadline:Aug-26
    Award amount: $0
    Description:“To what extent does the Constitution limit the severity of the civil punishment that may be imposed on those convicted of a misdemeanor under the Park Doctrine?”

  • Gellhorn-Sargentich Law Student Essay Competition
    Eligibility: The competition is open to currently enrolled students of ABA accredited law schools who are also members of the ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice.
    Deadline:Apr-1
    Award amount: $5000
    Description:Any topic related to administrative law.

  • George Jay Joseph Education Law Writing Award
    Deadline:Jul-1
    Award amount: $0
    Description:Subject matter: one or more legal issues within any of the various contexts of education, including public and private k-12 schools and institutions of higher education, especially current and emerging issues in elementary and secondary public education.

  • Grammy Foundation Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition
    Eligibility: This contest is open to juris doctorate candidates currently enrolled at an ABA accredited law school.
    Deadline:Jan-2
    Award amount: $1,500 - $5,000
    Description:Authors must research and identify a compelling legal issue confronting the music industry, and propose a solution.

  • Hofstra Law School Family Law Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Hofstra Law School students are ineligible to participate. Law students can be from any country.
    Deadline:Mar-15
    Award amount: $250 - $500
    Description:The subject of entries may be within any area of family law, although topics which focus on international or interdisciplinary subjects of family law are especially encouraged. Articles should concentrate on a current legal issue and must have a strong foundation in legal research. Use of interdisciplinary sources may also be appropriate for many topics.

  • Hogan/Smoger Access to Justice Law Essay Contest
    Eligibility: Any student currently enrolled in an accredited American law school may enroll in the contest. Must submit Intent to Enter Form by 1/31/12.
    Deadline:Mar-31
    Award amount: $5,000
    Description:The topic for the 2012 contest is "Are Factories Hog-Tying People's Rights? Right to Farm and Ag-Gag Laws."

  • Holocaust Remembrance Essay Award
    Eligibility: Must have been composed in partial satisfaction of the requirements for an undergraduate or graduate degree in law at any law school in North America or overseas
    Deadline:Jul-1
    Award amount: $500
    Description:Essays can be on any topic, and concern any matter, provided only that they somehow address the relationship between law and the Holocaust. Particularly welcome are essays which pursue the continuing significance of the Holocaust to law and human rights generally, and to the legal community and legal education in particular.

  • Human Rights Student Scholars Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Currently enrolled law school students
    Deadline:Jan-13
    Award amount: $500
    Description:The HRSSWC welcomes all student papers relating to human rights law. Entrants are encouraged to view this topic broadly, submitting any work that furthers understanding of a substantive area of human rights law.

  • IDEA Intellectual Property Law Review Student Writing Competition
    Deadline:Apr-15
    Award amount: $200 -$500
    Description:IDEA®: The Intellectual Property Law Review welcomes intellectual property-related articles, commentaries, and essays that offer novel, thoughtful, well-researched, timely, practical, and/or controversial viewpoints. Authors in the legal, business, scientific, corporate, and technology disciplines are encouraged to submit their intellectual property-related articles, commentaries, and essays for possible publication. Preferred topics of interest are domestic and international patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition, licensing, technology transfer, and other intellectual property issues.

  • Inst for Justice Ctr for Judicial Engagement Essay Contest
    Deadline:Feb-6
    Award amount: $500 - $3,000
    Description:In an essay aimed at a popular audience, discuss the role of the courts in American government and the differences among judicial engagement, judicial activism, and judicial abdication.

  • International Association of Defense Counsel Legal Writing Contest
    Eligibility: Open to students who, at the time of submission of their entries, are enrolled as J.D. candidates in accredited law schools.
    Deadline:May-20
    Award amount: $500 - $2,000
    Description:On a subject of practical concern to lawyers engaged in the defense or management of the defense of civil litigation, such as relevant aspects of tort law, insurance law, civil procedure, evidence, damages, alternative dispute resolution procedures, and professional ethics.

  • James Boskey Dispute Resolution Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Open to students enrolled in ABA accredited law schools and also graduate programs in the United States and abroad.
    Deadline:Jun-15
    Award amount: $1,000
    Description:The essay may address any aspect of dispute resolution practice, theory or research that the contestant chooses.

  • James E. Beckley Student Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Open to all students who attend a law school in the United States.
    Deadline:Oct-3
    Award amount: $500 - $1,000
    Description:The submission may address any aspect of Securities law; Securities arbitration; The Federal Arbitration Act, Title 9, US Code, Section 1-14; or FINRA Code of Arbitration, effective April 16, 2007 and any changes or proposed changes to that Code. The writing can be based in theory or practice, but should ultimately advocate a position on the topic area chosen.

  • LCCHP Student Writing Competition
    Eligibility: The Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Law announces its 2010 Student Writing Competition in Cultural Heritage Preservation Law.
    Deadline:Jun-10
    Award amount: $500 - $1,000
    Description:Suitable papers may address any aspect of cultural heritage law including cultural property, art law, historic preservation, indigenous cultures and intangible heritage (but not intellectual property except as it relates to intangible indigenous heritage).

  • Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Competition
    Eligibility: Full and part-time students currently enrolled in accredited graduate programs in library science, law, history, or related fields.
    Deadline:Apr-15
    Award amount: $500
    Description:To encourage scholarship in the areas of legal history, rare law books, and legal archives, and to acquaint students with AALL and law librarianship.

  • Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition
    Eligibility: Third-year students. In the discretion of the dean, second-year students may also compete. However, second-year students who receive awards may not compete in their third year.
    Deadline:Jun-30
    Award amount: $250 - $3,000
    Description:Sponsored by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publisher

  • National Assoc of Chapter 13 Trustees Law Student Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Essays will be accepted from students enrolled at any law school during the 2010-2011 school year.
    Deadline:Apr-30
    Award amount: Prize and Publication
    Description:Entrants should submit an essay, article, or comment on an issue concerning Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code.

  • National Assoc of Counsel for Children Law Student Essay
    Deadline:Jul-1
    Award amount: $1,000
    Description:Essays will be evaluated on the importance of the topic to advancing the legal interests of children, originality, persuasiveness, and the quality of research and writing. Essay topics of national importance are given preference.

  • National Center for Nonsmokers’ Rights Legal Research Competition
    Eligibility: You enter by submitting only a 1000-word summary of your idea. Thirty (30) law students will receive $1000 travel grants to come to Washington DC for a World Conference.
    Deadline:May-1
    Award amount: $1,000 -$5,000
    Description:It's not a legal research and writing competition, but, much better, a legal research and oral advocacy competition. The purpose of this contest is to encourage law students to think about, research, write about, and advocate new ideas for using a legal or law-related actions (e.g., a novel law suit, administrative action, legislative approach, guidance or assistance to others to sue, etc.) designed to be particularly effective in advancing and/or protecting the rights of nonsmokers, primarily by protecting them from exposure to tobacco smoke pollution.

  • National People of Color Legal Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Open to all current J.D. candidates enrolled in a law school located in the United States during the 2009-2010 academic year.
    Deadline:Jun-15
    Award amount: $1,000
    Description:Students are invited to submit papers that may, but need not, be related to our broad conference theme, Our Country, Our World in a “Post-Racial” Era.

  • Natl Assoc of Criminal Defense Lawyers Student Essay
    Eligibility: Law students from accredited law schools in the United States
    Deadline:Dec-31
    Award amount: $100 - $200
    Description:“TOUGH ON CRIME” VS. “SMART ON CRIME”: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? What is the difference between “being tough on crime” and “being smart on crime” and what impact does each have on minority communities?

  • New York Law School Real Estate Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Open to students enrolled in degrees programs at American and Canadian law schools.
    Deadline:Apr-1
    Award amount: $500 - $1,000
    Description:Designed to encourage scholarship on all aspects of real estate and land use law, including transactional practice, financing, housing and mortgage law, zoning, condominium and common interest communities, sustainable development and building, international and comparative law, and public policy.

  • NY State Bar Assoc Committee on Animals and the Law Writing Comp
    Eligibility: Law students (which include J.D., L.L.M., Ph.D., and S.J.D. candidates)
    Deadline:Jun-29
    Award amount: $500 - $1,000
    Description:This competition seeks to foster legal scholarship among law students in the area of animals and the law. Submit to the Committee on Animals and the Law an article concerning any area of Animal Law.

  • Paralyzed Veterans of America's Legal Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Open to all law students enrolled in ABA-accredited law schools, for entry in the law student division, as well as law school graduates and law professors for entry in the professional division.
    Deadline:Aug-1
    Award amount: $3,000
    Description:Entries should address the topic: Adjudication within the Department of Veterans Affairs: Judicial Independence, Quality Control, Consumer Perception and the Paradoxes Present in the VA’s System of Administrative Adjudication

  • Paul Faherty Tax Law Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Any currently enrolled law school student attending an ABA-accredited law school in the United States may enter.
    Deadline:Apr-15
    Award amount: $1,000 - $3,000
    Description:The scope of permissible topics for the writing competition is broad—any aspect of tax law is acceptable. Students are encouraged to submit a paper addressing: a public policy issue, a critique of a leading case or doctrine, a comment on a statute or the need for statutory modification, or a comment on a common law doctrine.

  • Richard D. Cudahy Writing Competition on Regulatory and Admin Law
    Eligibility: Practicing lawyers, policymakers, academics, and law students all are encouraged to take part.
    Deadline:Feb-10
    Award amount: $1,500
    Description:Submissions should be related to regulatory or administrative law, broadly construed. Appropriate subjects include empirical or comparative analyses of the effectiveness of specific regulatory regimes or of deregulation, doctrinal investigations of the development of administrative law rules or principles by courts and administrative agencies and the effects of that development, and normative analyses of how particular regulatory or administrative regimes or deregulation advance or fail to advance values of fairness, participation, and transparency.

  • Santa Clara University 2011 Centennial Student Writing Competition
    Eligibility: The submission must be written by a student currently enrolled (full-time or part-time) in an ABA-accredited law school.
    Deadline:Jan-31
    Award amount: Amount unknown
    Description:Topics: Original, unpublished scholarly writing on future ethical challenges lawyers may face practicing in the areas of (i) intellectual property law, (ii) international law or (iii) public interest law. Judging: The entries will be judged anonymously based on quality, clarity, originality and organization by a panel of practicing attorneys, judges and law professors. Eligibility: The submission must be written by a student currently enrolled (full-time or part-time) in an ABA-accredited law school. Students expecting to receive their degrees in 2010 or 2011 are eligible for consideration. The submission must be written by one and only one student, without line editing by professors or other advisors. No paper that has been published previously in any form shall be considered.

  • Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Essays will be accepted from students enrolled at any law school during the 2009/2010 school year.
    Deadline:Apr-30
    Award amount: $500
    Description:Entrants should submit a paper on an issue concerning women’s rights or the status of women in the law.

  • Smith-Babcock-Williams Student Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Open to law students at ABA accredited law schools who are enrolled in or who will complete a program of study leading to the J.D., LL.B., Masters or Ph.D. degree during the 2009-10 academic year.
    Deadline:Jun-6
    Award amount: $250 - $2,500
    Description:Entries should demonstrate original thought on a question of significance in either city planning or associated areas of law (e.g., land use, local government or environmental law) and will be evaluated based on: (1) originality; (2) contribution to the understanding or development of the fields of planning and law; (3) quality of scholarship; and (4) quality and organization of writing.

  • Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Open to all law students at U.S. and Canadian law schools.
    Deadline:Apr-29
    Award amount: $2,500
    Description:Entries should concern any issue within the general category of legal ethics.

  • Tannenwald Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Open to law students, undergraduate (J.D.) or graduate (L.L.M. or S.J.D.), enrolled full or part-time in a U.S. law school during the 2009-10 academic year.
    Deadline:Jul-1
    Award amount: $1,500 - $5,000
    Description:Submitted papers must focus primarily upon technical or policy-oriented tax issues relating to any type of existing or proposed U.S. federal or state tax or U.S. federal or state taxation system (including topics relating to tax practice ethical and professional responsibility matters). Each submitted paper must be sponsored by a law school professor.

  • Trandafir International Business Writing Competition
    Eligibility: All students currently enrolled in a law or graduate degree program from any institution in the world are eligible.
    Deadline:Feb-1
    Award amount: $2,000
    Description:Any topic of contemporary international business or economic concern with a legal nexus.

  • Virginia State Bar Intellectual Property Law Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Students attending Virginia law schools or Virginia residents attending law school outside Virginia.
    Deadline:May-27
    Award amount: $4,000
    Description:Articles must relate to an intellectual property law issue or the practice of intellectual property law. Preference may be given to topics demonstrating particular relevance to contemporary events, addressing unsettled issues of law, or presenting novel and unique perspectives.

  • William Pew Religious Freedom Scholarship
    Eligibility: Law students currently enrolled at an American law school.
    Deadline:Apr-15
    Award amount: $2,500
    Description:This year’s writing topic is a semi-open topic. Any paper submitted that otherwise complies with the rules will be considered if it meets the following topical criteria: Scholarly material of publishable quality that advocates a legal position consistent with ADF’s perspectives and mission as set forth on its web site at www.telladf.org and that addresses one or more issues in the areas of religious liberty, sanctity of life, and/or family values.

  • William W. Greenhalgh Student Writing Competition
    Eligibility: Open to all students who are members of the ABA and who attend an ABA-accredited law school within the United States and its possessions.
    Deadline:Apr-25
    Award amount: $2,000
    Description:Any timely and important issue of American criminal constitutional procedure of interest to practitioners of criminal law.
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