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Joel Stern Diversity Equity & Inclusion Pipeline Scholarship

The Joel Stern Diversity Equity & Inclusion Pipeline Scholarship seeks to provide financial support to students who contribute to the diversity of their law school student body as they pursue their legal career. The Joel Stern Diversity Equity & Inclusion Pipeline Scholarship program is open to second- and third-year African American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, LGBT and female students.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

National Association of Minority Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF)

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

2L or 3L enrolled and in good standing at an ABA accredited HBCU school or law program anywhere in the United States OR enrolled in an ABA accredited law school in the state of Georgia.

African American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, LGBT and/or Female

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

Will County Legal Opportunity Scholarship Program

The Will County Bar Association in collaboration with the Black Bar Association of Will County, Latino Bar Association of Will County, Will County Women’s Bar Association and Spesia & Taylor Attorneys at Law is pleased to announce applications are currently being accepted for the Will County Legal Opportunity Scholarship Program. The purpose of this Program is to encourage diversity within the Will County legal community by awarding a scholarship to an incoming first year Black or Latino Law Student.

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Will County Bar Association

Award Maximum:
$41,500
Application Deadline:
June 13
Eligibility Requirements:

Black or Latinx

Admitted to an ABA accredited law school

Incoming 1L or 2L

Maintain a 2.6 GPA

Plan to become licensed to practice law in IL, employed by a governmental entity, law firm, and/or sole practitioner in Will County and actively practice law within Will County.

Cole Schotz Diversity Scholarship

Cole Schotz P.C. created this scholarship with the intent to advance diverse law students.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Cole Schotz P.C.

Award Maximum:
$10,000
Application Deadline:
July 1
Eligibility Requirements:

2L student

Based in a state where Cole Schotz's offices are located

Involved in community service

Demonstrated leadership abilities and advancement of diversity in the legal profession

U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident

Diversity Fellowship for 2L Law School Students

The Weil 2L Diversity Fellowship Program is designed to increase the number of diverse attorneys who want to pursue careers at Weil.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Weil

Award Maximum:
$50,000
Application Deadline:
August 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school and have successfully completed the first semester of the first year of a full-time J.D. program

Intend to practice law in a city in which Weil has a U.S. office

No specific deadline available at last review, 8/31 is a placeholder. Check with scholarship provider for more details.

WLAC/Rhoda and Judge Stuart Hing Scholarship

The Annual WLAC/Rhoda and Judge Stuart Hing Scholarship seeks to support a diverse returning law student with a demonstrated commitment to advocating on behalf of women, with leadership potential, who is engaged in the Alameda County legal community, and is able to attend the annual Judges' Reception to receive the scholarship. 

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Women Lawyers of Alameda County

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
October 4
Eligibility Requirements:

Diverse returning law student

Demonstrated commitment to the advancement of women

Actively engaged in the Alameda County Legal Community

McDonald Worley Annual Scholarship

Award is seeking female students with diverse backgrounds of race, ethnicity, or faith and have demonstrated academic achievement and a commitment to community service in fields of science, math, engineering, technology, business and law to apply for this scholarship.

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Sponsoring Organization:

McDonald Worley

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

College or Graduate/Professional Degrees

Female

Diverse background

Demonstrated academic achievement

Commitment to Community Service

Wyrick Robbins Diversity Scholarship

The Wyrick Robbins Diversity Scholarship demonstrates our commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion within our firm and the legal profession by providing professional and financial support to law students at the outset of their legal careers.

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Incoming Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Wyrick Robbins

Award Maximum:
$20,000
Application Deadline:
January 3
Eligibility Requirements:

Law student

Diverse 1L with consideration of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, Citizenship, veteran status, age, disability, genetic information, or other characteristics protected by applicable law

Demonstrable commitment to diversity and inclusion

The Inclusion & Diversity Fellowship program

The Inclusion & Diversity Fellowship Program offers a pathway for law students who are interested in the practice of antitrust and unfair competition law. In addition to a monetary stipend, the Fellow receives a year-long mentorship from a practicing antitrust or UCL lawyer and a summer internship in a government agency working on antitrust and unfair competition law matters. 

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

California Lawyers Foundation and the California Lawyers Association Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section

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

Law student currently enrolled full-time in good standing at an ABA-accredited law school. 

Shanda L. Spurlock Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship was created in recognition of an active and beloved member of the Cincinnati Legal Community.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Dinsmore & Shohl and the Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
February 24
Eligibility Requirements:

Black law student Attend University of Cincinnati College of Law, Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law or University of Dayton School of Law Resident of Greater Cincinnati

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

William A. McClain Scholarship

The Black Lawyers Association is dedicated to promoting equity in the legal profession and the justice system and offers this scholarship in recognition of the many firsts of the Honorable William A. McClain.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

The Cincinnati Bar Foundation and Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
February 24
Eligibility Requirements:

Attending an ABA-accredited law school

African American law student

Demonstrated leadership potentia

Dedication to the Cincinnati community

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

Rehabs.org Scholarship for Minorities

The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage more students of color to develop a passion for raising awareness about the risks and dangers, such as overdose fatalities, that are associated with addictions.

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

Rehabs.org

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

Currently enrolled or planning to attend an accredited college or University 

minimum 2.50 GPA

Underrepresented and Oppressed Law Student Scholarship

In an effort to combat this issue and promote minority participation in law, the attorneys at Nicol Gersch Petterson will award the winner of this scholarship.

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

Nicol Gersh Petterson Law

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
February 28
Eligibility Requirements:

Current high school senior, college student or graduate student who is a legal resident of the U.S. residing in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia and who is enrolled or accepted into a two to five year post-secondary institution in the Spring

Minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher and be in good overall academic standing

You must belong to a minority group to apply for this scholarship. Minority groups can include, but are not limited to, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, and ethnicity.

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

Agnes B. McGirth Scholarship

The Black Women Lawyers’ Association Scholarship Fund (BWLA-SF) endeavors to encourage African-American women in the law through support in their legal education and to promote diversity in the legal profession.

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

Black Women Lawyers Association (BWLA) of Greater Chicago

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

1L, 2L or 3L in good academic standing attend at an ABA-accredited law school

Demonstrate commitment to public service or diversity as evidenced by current leadership or participation in community service or outreach

Demonstrate unmet financial need

Willcox Savage Scholarship

For African American/Black law students or other historically marginalized racial or ethnic groups such as, but not limited to, Native American/Indigenous, Hispanic/Latinx, Middle Eastern, Asian and Pacific Islander, who are long-time Virginia residents enrolled in a juris doctor program. Preference shall be given to first-year law students, students attending a law school in Virginia, and/or students from Hampton Roads.

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

Hampton Roads Community Foundation

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
May 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolling/enrolled in a JD program at an accredited law school in the U.S.

U.S. Citizen or permanent resident

Black or other historically marginalized racial or ethnic group

Virginia Resident

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