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The Legally BLK Fund

By providing financial assistance, mentorship and knowledge, the Legally BLK Fund seeks to redefine the future of the legal profession by reducing some of the barriers of entry for Black women. Our mission is to provide Black women with the tools, knowledge and confidence to achieve their legal aspirations. Legally BLK Fund’s vision is that Black women have the opportunity to succeed in the law school application process and beyond.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

The Legally BLK Fund

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
July 3
Eligibility Requirements:

College student or graduate

Based in the U.S.

Self-identifying Black woman

Applying for entry into law school in the Fall term, not more than one to two years after the scholarship deadline

The Dependent Scholarship

This scholarship is open to Active-Duty military personnel, Veterans, or children/dependents of an Active-Duty personnel or Veteran

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Bar Study
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Fight4Vets

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
July 4
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in or accepted at an accredited college, university, or graduate school in the U.S.

Minimum 3.0 GPA

Nancy de Ita Scholarship

The San Mateo County Bar Association’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee scholarship is open to all incoming and currently registered law students.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

The San Mateo County Bar Association’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

Award Maximum:
$1,500
Application Deadline:
July 5
Eligibility Requirements:

Winners will have to attend our Speaker Series, in Redwood City, for the presentation of the scholarship.

Incoming or current law student, or recent graduate who has not passed the bar exam

Family First Scholarship

This scholarship strives to empower single parents to achieve their educational goals. 

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

The Fealy Law Firm, PC

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
July 7
Eligibility Requirements:

Must be a single parent

Enrolled at an accredited college or university for the upcoming semester

U.S. Citizen or permanent resident

Salvado Law Dream Chaser Scholarship

This scholarship recognizes the ambition and resilience it takes to be the first in a family to pursue higher education, it celebrates the journey and provides a financial award that can ease the tremendous burden of paying for college.

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Sponsoring Organization:

Salvado Law Offices

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
July 9
Eligibility Requirements:

First-generation college student

Enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time student at an accredited college or university

3.2 GPA

Latham’s 2L Diversity Scholars Program

Rising 2Ls with academic and leadership achievements seeking to practice law at Latham U.S. offices, who have demonstrated commitment to promoting inclusion and diversity in the legal profession and have overcome adversity to advance their career objectives should explore this scholarship.

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Latham Watkins

Award Maximum:
$50,000
Application Deadline:
July 12
Eligibility Requirements:

Law student enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school

Seek to practice law in one of Latham’s U.S. offices

Completed your first year of a full-time J.D. program by the application deadline

Academic and leadership achievements

Demonstrated commitment to promoting inclusion and diversity in the legal profession

California Change Lawyers Scholarship

The Diversity Scholarship seeks to support newly admitted law students from groups historically underrepresented in the legal profession who have committed to attend a California law school.

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Sponsoring Organization:

California Change Lawyers

Award Maximum:
$7,500
Application Deadline:
July 12
Eligibility Requirements:

Diverse 1L student

ABA or CA accredited law school

Adam Z. Rice Memorial Scholarship

California Judges Foundation (CJF) offers a need-based scholarship to aspiring law students in California, created to celebrate the life of a young man who died at age 21. The mission of this award is to promote education and make a lasting impact on future generations devoted to the rule of law and equal access to justice.

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Sponsoring Organization:

California Judges Association

Award Maximum:
$4,000
Application Deadline:
July 12
Eligibility Requirements:

Proof of full-time enrollment.

Submit a 2-minute video along with the application

Demonstrate financial need

Attending an ABA-Approved law school in California or any California resident attending an ABA-approved law school

Dominican Bar Association Scholarship Program

Each year, the DBA awards scholarships to eligible law students who demonstrate community service involvement, academic commitment and financial need.

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Sponsoring Organization:

Dominican Bar Association

Award Maximum:
$3,000
Application Deadline:
July 14
Eligibility Requirements:

Current law students

Full-time or part-time

ABA accredited law school

The O'Connor, Runckel & O'Malley Law Scholarship

The law firm of O'Connor, Runckel & O'Malley, personal injury lawyers are currently offering law students the O'Connor Runckel & O'Malley Legal Scholarship. The scholarship is to help with tuition and related expenses.

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Sponsoring Organization:

The Law Firm of O'Connor, Runckel & O'Malley

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
July 15
Eligibility Requirements:

U.S. Citizen.

Enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited law school.

Demonstrate a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

A Second Chance: How My Accident Changed My Goals for the Future

This scholarship is for someone whose life has been changed due to being involved in a traumatic car accident.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Henniger Garrison Davis, LLC

Award Maximum:
$2,500
Application Deadline:
July 15
Eligibility Requirements:

GPA 3.0.

Enrolled in or accepted at an accredited college, university, or graduate school in the U.S.

“A Second Chance: How My Accident Changed My Goals for the Future” Scholarship

This scholarship strives to provide financial support to students whose lives underwent a dramatic transformation after a severe accident. 

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

H&P Law

Award Maximum:
$2,500
Application Deadline:
July 15
Eligibility Requirements:

3.0 GPA.

Accepted to, or enrolled in a U.S. college, university, or graduate school.

Fasig | Brooks “Come Back Stronger” Scholarship

This scholarship is intended to help ease the financial burden of tuition for one student who has faced a life-altering obstacle and found a way to grow from it. 

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Bar Study
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Fasig | Brooks Law Offices

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
July 15
Eligibility Requirements:

U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Enrolled in or accepted to an undergraduate or graduate program at an accredited college or university within the U.S.

Minimum 3.0 GPA

Financial and Banking Industry Reform Scholarship

This annual scholarship is for law students dedicated to making a positive impact in the financial, banking, or insurance industries.

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Bar Study
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Rosca Scarlato LLC

Award Maximum:
$1,200
Application Deadline:
July 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in, or accepted to an accredited law school within the U.S.

U.S. citizen or permanent resident

18 years or older

John F. Moriarty Scholarship

This county bar association scholarship is geared toward any Hampden or Hampshire County resident (5 years or more) who has been admitted to or is attending a certified law school. Merit and financial need are also taken into consideration.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Hampden County Bar Association

Application Deadline:
July 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Entering or already attending law school

Resident of Hampden or Hampshire County for at least 5 years

Demonstrate financial need

Demonstrate academic merit

Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers Focused Driver Scholarship

In 2017, we set up our Distracted Driving Awareness Scholarship Program to help even more young people during their studies. Our program was created to help raise awareness about the dangers of distracted driving, one of the most significant causes of accidents involving teens.

 

This year, we are once again offering this scholarship under a new name; The 2023 Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers Focused Driver Scholarship.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers

Award Maximum:
$2,000
Application Deadline:
July 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Must be from a specific set of cities and counties in Virginia

Currently enrolled in a course of study at any accredited community or junior college, or an undergraduate or graduate degree program anywhere in the United States

Good academic standing

3.0 GPA

May not be offered this year - verify status with the scholarship provider

Distraction-Free Driving PSA Scholarship

Every year, Loncar Lyon Jenkins law firm gives this scholarship to one deserving student who creates a video that discourages young drivers from using their cell phones when behind the wheel. 

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Loncar Lyon Jenkins

Award Maximum:
$2,500
Application Deadline:
July 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Admitted to or enrolled in an accredited college or university or graduate school.

3.0 GPA or higher

Samer Habbas & Associates Scholarship

Education comes at a cost, a pricey one at that. Even the most financially stable individuals can fall into a bit of financial disarray with no warning. This scholarship hopes to alleviate some of that cost. 

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Samer Habbas & Associates

Award Maximum:
$2,500
Application Deadline:
July 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Currently enrolled in an accredited college/university in the United States

U.S. Citizen or permanent resident

GWC Injury Lawyers Annual Scholarship

The GWC Injury Lawyers Annual Scholarship is aimed at assisting students that are currently enrolled in a college or university in the U.S.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Goldberg Weisman Cairo

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
July 17
Eligibility Requirements:

Qualified applicants must be currently enrolled in a college or university in the U.S.

Minimum GPA of 3.0 in the college or university in which they are enrolled.

May not be offered this year - verify status with the scholarship provider 

Knights of Lithuania Scholarship

The Knights of Lithuania Scholarship Program is intended to help a worthy and deserving Knight obtain a college education. The Scholarship Program is intended to be a stimulus for young Lithuanian-Americans to join and be active in our organization.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Knights of Lithuania

Application Deadline:
July 17
Eligibility Requirements:

Knights of Lithuania Membership (at least 24 consecutive months)

George V. Powell Diversity Scholarship

Each year, Lane Powell makes the George V. Powell Diversity Scholarship available for a Summer Associate in the firm’s Seattle or Portland office, and each George V. Powell Scholar receives a scholarship toward tuition and/or expenses during the student’s third year of law school.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Lane Powell

Award Maximum:
$7,500
Application Deadline:
July 26
Eligibility Requirements:

2L students in good standing at an ABA accredited law school (candidates in four-year joint degree programs will be considered after their third year)

Contribute meaningfully to the diversity of the legal community

Demonstrated desire to work, live, and eventually practice law in Seattle or Portland

Academic achievements and record of leadership abilities, community service, and involvement in community issues will be taken into consideration

Diversity in Law Minority Scholarship Contest

The aim of this scholarship award is to promote diversity within the legal profession.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Sutliff & Stout

Award Maximum:
$1,500
Application Deadline:
July 26
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled or accepted student at an accredited law school or paralegal program

Sutliff & Stout Law School Scholarship Contest

Annual scholarship contest which will award a law student with an award to be put toward his or her law school costs.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Sutliff & Stout Law Firm

Award Maximum:
$1,500
Application Deadline:
July 26
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled or accepted into an ABA accredited law school in the U.S. as of the upcoming fall semester

Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California (VABANC) Scholarships

The VABANC scholarships are intended to assist recipients who are in pursuit of public interest or social justice goals and have demonstrated a commitment to serving the Vietnamese-American community in Northern California.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California (VABANC)

Application Deadline:
July 28
Eligibility Requirements:

Law student

Demonstrated commitment to serving the Vietnamese-American community in Northern California

Lawyer.com Future Lawyer Scholarship

As an appreciation for lawyers and what they can provide for their community, Lawyer.com is celebrating new and future lawyers-to-be with a law school scholarship.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Lawyer.com

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
July 30
Eligibility Requirements:

Applicants must be future law students or current law students.

Austin Bar Foundation LGBT Bar Association Scholarship

Award is intended to help defray expenses of pursuing a law school education an open to students who have demonstrated some commitment or contribution to the LGBT community or LGBT legal issues.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Austin Bar Foundation and Austin LGBT Bar Association

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
July 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled at a public or private law school physically located in the State of Texas

Demonstrated some commitment or contribution to the LGBT community or LGBT legal issues

Financial need

Ernst Law Group Brain Injury Caregivers Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to a student whose life has been touched by a loved one’s brain injury.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Ernst Law Group

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
July 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in or have been accepted to an accredited college or university

Currently, or have been, a caregiver of someone living with a serious brain injury

GPA 2.8 

May not be offered this year - verify status with the scholarship provider

Steinger, Greene & Feiner Law Scholarship for Child Advocates

A scholarship offered semi-annual for a child advocate or abuse survivor seeking a law degree.

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Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Steinger, Green & Feiner

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
July 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Be either a current law student at an accredited law school or at an accredited undergraduate university planning to attend law school for the following academic year

Minimum 2.8 GPA

Must have either personally worked to protect children's right or stop abuse either as a volunteer, as a counselor, in your professional work or by legal means OR you are an abuse survivor who wishes to use your own experiences to help others

BK Law Group Strong Work Ethic Scholarship

At BK Law Group, we believe in the importance of having a strong work ethic. We want to hear from you about a specific time in your life where you utilized your strong work ethic. The winner will receive a scholarship to put toward their education.

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Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

BK Law Group

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
July 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Current high school senior, college student or graduate student, enrolled in a two to five year post-secondary institution for the upcoming semester

Legal resident of the U.S. residing in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia

Minimum 3.0 GPA 
 

Employees of BK Law Group, their immediate families (parent, child, sibling, and spouse), and persons living in the same households of such individuals (whether related or not), are not eligible to participate in the competition.

The City That Works Scholarship

Costa Ivone, LLC works hard to help clients in the courtroom, and are always looking for ways to help others in the community to continue contributing to the workforce of Chicago. To do this, theu started The City That Works Scholarship.

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Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Costa Ivone, LLC

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
July 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Current high school senior, college student or graduate student

Legal resident of the United States and resides in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia

Enrolled and/or accepted in a two to five-year college or university

Minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher and be in good overall academic standing with their current educational institution.

May not be offered this year - verify status with the scholarship provider

Sieben Edmunds Miller Criminal Justice Scholarship (Spring Deadline)

This is a biannual, national scholarship for law students. We remember our own law school experience fondly; the education and networking opportunities we received during undergrad and law school continue to be invaluable to this day. 

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Sieben Edmunds Miller

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
July 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled or accepted in law school or pursuing a law degree

New Silver Fintech Scholarship

The New Silver Fintech Scholarship will award First, Second, and Third place scholarships to selected applicants submitting an essay up to 1000 words answering the question: "How will artificial intelligence impact the financial services industry over the next 3-5 years?"

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

New Silver

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
July 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Applicants must be enrolled or in the process of enrolling as a full-time student at an accredited college or university in the U.S.

Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident

May not be offered this year - verify status with the scholarship provider

Iranian American Bar Association Foundation (IABA) National General Scholarship

IABA Foundation grants scholarships each year to law students who have demonstrated a commitment to the advancement of the Iranian-American community. Applicants must be at an accredited law school in the United States and are not otherwise receiving full educational funding from another organization. In addition to funding, scholarship recipient(s) will receive one year of mentorship from an IABA mentor.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Iranian American Bar Association Foundation

Award Maximum:
$2,500
Application Deadline:
July 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Current Law Student at an ABA-accredited U.S. law school

Demonstrate leadership or commitment to the advancement of the Iranian American community

The Power of Online Communities Scholarship

This scholarship encourages students to think critically about the ways social media and other online forums have influenced the process of gathering evidence, communicating with witnesses, and sharing information about a case.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Richmond \ Vona

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
July 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrollment or acceptance to an accredited college, university or graduate school in the U.S.

3.0 GPA

May not be offered this year - verify status with the scholarship provider

ABC Law Centers Disability Advocacy Scholarship

Awards one annual scholarship to an undergraduate, graduate, or law student planning to pursue a law or public policy career focused on disability advocacy.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

ABC Law Center

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
July 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Undergraduate or graduate student 

Minimum 3.0 GPA

Interest and/or personal experience in disability advocacy

ABC Law Centers Cerebral Palsy Scholarship

Our annual scholarship is for financial assistance designed to simultaneously increase awareness about cerebral palsy (CP) and celebrate the achievements of those with cerebral palsy.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

ABC Law Centers

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
July 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional School, Law School

Have cerebral palsy

GPA minimum 3.0

Auger & Auger Disabled Scholar Award, Fall

To support disabled students with their educational expenses.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Auger & Auger

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
July 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Disabled student either currently enrolled or will be enrolled at an accredited college or university at the time of application

2.8 GPA or higher

Iranian American Bar Association Foundation (IABA) NorCal Public Interest Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded to a law student who is pursuing a summer internship, externship or clerkship in public interest. This includes a position at a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, government agency, or a judicial clerkship. Please note, students who will be working remotely for their public interest position are still eligible to apply. Applicants must have a connection to Northern California (via, employment, law school, or substantial prior residency).

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Iranian American Bar Association (IABA) Foundation

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
July 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in or accepted for enrollment in an ABA-accredited law school

Must have a connection to Northern California (via employment, law school, or substantial prior residency)

Full-time, part-time, evening or LLM student

Pursuing a summer internship, externship or clerkship in public interest, includes a position at a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, government agency, or a judicial clerkship (including those working remotely for their public interest position) 

MPOWER Global Citizen Scholarship

MPOWER Financing awards scholarships annually to international and DACA students enrolled at certain colleges and universities .

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

MPOWER Financing

Award Maximum:
$10,000
Application Deadline:
July 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Accepted at, or enrolled in, a full-time degree program at a U.S. or Canadian school that MPOWER supports (see scholarship provider website for listing of schools)

Be an international student allowed to legally study in the U.S. or Canada, including DACA, visa that allows studying in the U.S., and U.S. Permanent Resident (Green Card holder)

California Chafee Grant Program

The California Chafee Grant Program gives free money to current or former foster youth enrolled in vocational school or college courses at least half-time and making satisfactory academic progress.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

California Student Aid Commission

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
July 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in vocational school or college courses at least half-time and making satisfactory academic progress

Current or former foster youth who was a ward of the court, living in foster care, between the ages of 16 and 18 (see website for details about Kin-GAP)

Not have reached your 26th birthday as of July 1st of the award year

Not have participated in the program for more than 5 years (whether or not consecutive)

Shumaker 2L Diversity Scholarship

Offered to an outstanding second year law student who is enrolled at an ABA-accredited law school and who participates in the firm’s summer associate program, to assist in offsetting his or her law school expenses. The scholarship is in addition to the salary paid to the student for his or her Summer Associate position.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Shumaker Attorneys at Law

Award Maximum:
$7,500
Application Deadline:
July 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Current 2L student

Members of underrepresented or minority groups

Outstanding undergraduate and law school academic credentials, demonstrated leadership abilities, and community involvement

Applicants must also demonstrate a commitment to practice law after graduating from law school in the geographic area of one of our firm’s offices

Judge Iravani-Sani Public Interest Scholarship

In partnership with IABA National and IABA NorCal, the Judge Iravani-Sani Public Interest Scholarship will support a law student who is pursuing public service law. Candidates from across the country are eligible to apply. IABA would like to thank Judge Iravani-Sani for her generous contribution and for being a role model to Iranian-American law students.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Iranian American Bar Association Foundation 

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
July 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in or accepted for enrollment in an ABA-accredited law school

Full-time, Part-time, Evening or LLM student

Iranian American Bar Association Foundation (IABA) NorCal General Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded to a law student who has shown leadership or commitment to the advancement of the Iranian-American community. Scholarships can be used for general law school expenses, to cover the cost of summer positions, or to cover bar exam study expenses.  Applicants must have a connection to Northern California (via, employment, law school, or substantial prior residency).

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Scholarship Type:
Bar Study
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Iranian American Bar Association Foundation 

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
July 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in or accepted for enrollment in an ABA-accredited law school

Full-time, Part-time, Evening or LLM student

Have a connection to Northern California (via, employment, law school, or substantial prior residency). 

Pines Federal Annual Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded to a current or incoming student interested in civil service, federal employment law, or becoming a federal employment attorney.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

 Pines Federal 

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
August 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Students must be interested in civil service, employment law, or becoming a federal employment attorney.

Enrolled in a college, trade school, university, or law school at the start of the fall semester.

May not be offered this year - verify status with the scholarship provider

The Ridge Ohio Scholarship

The Ridge Ohio strives to provide students with a passion to help struggling addicts and alcoholics recover, support through their college journey

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

The Ridge Ohio

Award Maximum:
$2,500
Application Deadline:
August 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in a U.S. college or university for the upcoming semester.

KF&B Scholarship

This law firm scholarship was created to assist individuals as they continue their educational journey. Being a law student is not a requirement.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Kinney, Fernandez & Boire

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
August 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Graduating high school senior or currently enrolled student at a U.S. College or University, including law school

U.S. Residents

Lozano Law Scholarship

Scholarship granted to the U.S. college student who creates the best video essay that elaborates on why they want to be a lawyer or pursue a career that reflects or highlights the positive impact of immigration in the community.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Lozano Law Firm PLLC

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
August 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Incoming or current law student in U.S.

Commitment to positively impacting immigration in the community

May not be offered this year - verify status with the scholarship provider

Mapes Law Offices Scholarship

Students who have experienced first-hand the pressure of debt and how it shaped you, and how it has affected your plans for college are encouraged to apply for this scholarship.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Mapes

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
August 1
Eligibility Requirements:

College or Graduate/Professional Degrees

Demonstrated financial need

Stewart J. Guss College Student Scholarship

This scholarship to help alleviate some of the financial pressure on promising students wishing to further their education at the college and university level.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Stewart J Guss Personal Injury Attorneys

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
August 1
Eligibility Requirements:

College and university students

May not be offered this year - verify status with the scholarship provider

Johns Law Group – Law School Scholarship Contest

Johns Law Group looks to hear from the next generation of lawyers through their scholarship.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Johns Law Group

Award Maximum:
$2,500
Application Deadline:
August 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Be enrolled at an accredited law school

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