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Traumatic Brain Injury Scholarship

Bressman Law has created a scholarship for students persevering despite the effects of severe head trauma. The scholarship is also designed to heighten public awareness of the challenges American youth face following traumatic brain injuries.

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

BressmanLaw

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

College or Graduate/Professional Degrees

Currently enrolled at or accepted to an accredited college in the U.S.

Minimum 3.0 GPA 

Documented diagnosis by a licensed healthcare professional

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

John Foy & Associates Strong Arm Leukemia Scholarship

This foundation scholarship is geared toward college students who have battled leukemia or whose lives were affected by it. This scholarship is not merit or financial need based.

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

John Foy & Associates

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

Enrolled in an accredited college or university as an undergraduate student, graduate student, or you are an incoming freshman at an accredited institution in the U.S.

You have battled leukemia or your life has been affected by it

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

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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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

J. Franklyn Bourne Scholarship

This bar association's scholarship is geared toward supporting applicants who have financial need, strong academic achievement, and are active in their communities.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

J. Franklyn Bourne Scholarship Fund, Inc.

Award Maximum:
$1,500
Application Deadline:
September 29
Eligibility Requirements:

Registered and in good standing at an accredited law school

Must demonstrate financial need

Must demonstrate service to community and school

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

Buckfire & Buckfire P.C. Law School Disability Scholarship

The Disability Scholarship demonstrates the law firm’s commitment to helping students with disabilities or injuries who are in need of financial assistance for education purposes.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Buckfire Law Firm

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

Attending college or graduate school

U.S. citizen

Diagnosed disability

Completed at least one semester in college or university

Vernellia R. Randall Bar Exam Grant, February

The grant honors Vernellia R. Randall, who has made a lasting contribution to the Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation and has played a significant role in the effort to give women and minorities greater access to the justice system.

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Scholarship Type:
Bar Study
Sponsoring Organization:

Oregon Women Lawyers (OWLS) Foundation

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

Must be a parent with children under the age of 18 (special consideration given to students with multiple children, children under the age of 6, and children with special needs)

In last year of law school

Intend to practice law in Oregon

Sitting for the February Bar Exam

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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Scholarship Type:
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

Wounded First Responders Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded to a student who is/was a first responder injured in the line of duty OR the child of an injured first responder.

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

Parthemos, Curran, Buelow and Polizzi PLLC

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
October 8
Eligibility Requirements:

Must be a first responder injured in the line of duty OR the child of an injured first responder.

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

U.S. citizen 

HBZ Diversity Scholarship

This annual Diversity Scholarship is for a law student from an underrepresented community with ties to Contra Costa or Alameda County, CA.

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

Hartog, Baer, Zabronsky APC

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

Enrolled or accepted to a law school accredited by the ABA or the bar association of the state in which the school is located

From a community that is underrepresented in the practice of law

Is from or resides in Contra Costa or Alameda County or is interested in practicing law in either county after graduation

Demonstrates a commitment to excellence in academics

Collins Rupp, P.C. Moving Forward Scholarship

Offered each semester, this scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate student with a criminal history who proves they are making the effort to change their life for the better.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Collins Rupp, P.C. 

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
November 19
Eligibility Requirements:

Have a criminal history (Felony and Misdemeanor offenses, not Infractions or minor traffic violations).

Be an undergraduate student attending an accredited college or university within the U.S.

U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Schwartz Injury Law Perseverance Scholarship

This scholarship was created to support the education of a student who overcame a severe injury or medical issue.

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

Schwartz Injury Law 

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
November 25
Eligibility Requirements:

U.S. citizen or permanent resident

3.0 GPA

18 years or older

Auger & Auger Disabled Scholar Award, Spring

To support disabled students with their educational expenses.

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

Auger & Auger

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
November 30
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

Test Prep Insight Scholarship

This scholarship was created for students with disabilities. 

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

Test Prep Insight

Award Maximum:
$1,500
Application Deadline:
November 30
Eligibility Requirements:

Must be currently enrolled at or planning to attend a 2-4 year university, community college or graduate school program located in the United States.

Must have a medically recognized physical or mental disability.

Minimum GPA 2.5.

Car Accident Survivor Scholarship

If you have been seriously injured in a car accident, you personally know the devastating effects it can have. This scholarship was created to help you achieve your goal of going to college by easing the financial burden of secondary education.

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

Hawkins Spizman Trial Lawyers

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

Accepted or attending an accredited college or university

Minimum cumulative 2.8 GPA

James W. Stoudt Memorial Scholarship

This memorial foundation provides three scholarships, two of which are specifically dedicated to the support of historically underrepresented minority law students of African-American, Hispanic-American or Native American ancestry. Open to Pennsylvania residents in their second year of a full-time law school program or third year of a part-time program.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Pennsylvania Bar Foundation

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

Attending any one of the nine accredited law schools serving Pennsylvania

Must be or become law student members of the Pennsylvania Bar Association (free student membership)

Demonstrate financial need

Be in good academic standing

Path to Law Scholarship

This scholarship is intended for undergraduates who are interested in pursuing law as a career.

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

Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC

Award Maximum:
$2,000
Application Deadline:
December 8
Eligibility Requirements:

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

U.S. citizen 

Annual income of your household must not exceed $100,000

Minimum 3.5 GPA

Renewed Horizons Scholarship

This scholarship aims to empower single parents who are committed to furthering their education and improving their family’s future. 

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

Zide Law Group

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

Must be single parents (biological, step, or adoptive)

Minimum 3.0 GPA

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

U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Diversity In Law Scholarship Contest

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

Tawney, Acosta & Chaparro P.C.

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

Member of a historically underrepresented group in the legal profession.

Enrolled or to be enrolled at ABA law school.

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

Gideon Asen Perseverance Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded to a college student whose birth/childhood injury has presented challenges in life.

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

Gideon Asen LLC

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

Experienced a birth/childhood injury.

Current or incoming college student at an accredited institution in the U.S.

3.0 GPA

The Orlow Firm Scholarship

This award will recognize the potential of a socio-economic challenged student who has a vision of giving back to their community.

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

The Orlow Firm

Award Maximum:
$1,500
Application Deadline:
December 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Currently enrolled in or accepted to a U.S. college or university

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

Fred Scheigert Scholarship Program

Council of Citizens with Low Vision International looks to support students with verification of low vision.

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

Council of Citizens with Low Vision International

Award Maximum:
$3,000
Application Deadline:
February 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Full-time student at a college/trade/vocational student for the academic year

Minimum cumulative 3.2 GPA

Low Vision Requirements

Justice John F. Aiso Scholarship

This organization offers scholarships in varying amounts to deserving law students and recent law school graduates in furtherance of their legal education. Diverse populations dedicated to community service are encouraged to apply.

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

Japanese American Bar Association Educational Foundation

Application Deadline:
February 17
Eligibility Requirements:

Law school student and recent graduates

Commitment to serving the Japanese American community and/or the API community

Academic achievement considered

Financial need considered

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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Scholarship Type:
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

Vernellia R. Randall Bar Exam Grant, July

The grant honors Vernellia R. Randall, who has made a lasting contribution to the Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation and has played a significant role in the effort to give women and minorities greater access to the justice system.

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Scholarship Type:
Bar Study
Sponsoring Organization:

Oregon Women Lawyers (OWLS) Foundation

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

Must be a parent with children under the age of 18 (special consideration given to students with multiple children, children under the age of 6, and children with special needs)

In last year of law school

Intend to practice law in Oregon

Sitting for the July Bar Exam

National Scholarship for College Students with Disabilities

disABLE Inc is a 501(c)3 who mission is to reduce the high unemployment rate of people and veterans with disabilities. The scholarship is offered to college students with disabilities.

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

disABLEDperson, Inc.

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

Enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited college or university in the U.S.

Student must be enrolled full-time unless their disability prevents them from attending full-time

U.S. Citizen

Provide proof of disability and enrollment

USLAW Law School Diversity Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded to eligible, diverse law students and those who demonstrate a genuine commitment to DEI and social justice in their communities, or within their academic career, and demonstrate financial need to achieve their academic and professional dreams.

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

USLAW

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
March 21
Eligibility Requirements:

Applicant is from an underrepresented population and background, which includes but is not limited to, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native American or Other Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latinx, and/or multiple of the aforementioned racial identities, or who identifies as LGBTQ+.

U.S. Citizen or permanent resident

Applicant is currently attending an ABA-accredited law school 

Howard Brown Rickard Scholarships

This memorial scholarship award is for law students. Student must be legally blind in order to be eligible to apply.

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

National Federation of the Blind

Award Maximum:
$2,300
Application Deadline:
March 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Any legally blind university student in the professions of law, medicine, engineering, architecture, or the natural sciences, including undergraduates in these fields, is eligible to apply

Legally blind

George A. Straight Minority Scholarship

This award is provided annually in honor of George A. Strait, an exceptional law librarian and life-long member of the American Association of Law Librarians.

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

American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)

Application Deadline:
April 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Degree candidates in an accredited library or law school

Members of a minority group

Intend to have a career in law librarianship

Demonstrate financial need

Law library experience

PBA Environmental & Energy Law Section Minority Scholarship Fund

The PBA Environmental & Energy Law Section Minority Scholarship Fund of the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation was created to support law students enrolled in any Pennsylvania accredited law schools.

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

Pennsylvania Bar Foundation

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

Attending any accredited law school in Pennsylvania

Under-represented racial/ethnic minority law students (African American, Hispanic American, Asian Pacific Islander American, and Native American)

Pennsylvania residents

Allen County Bar Foundation Legal Opportunity Scholarship

This scholarship will assist students from Allen County, Indiana, or those who intend to work there, from underrepresented racial or ethnic groups, enter or continue law school and prepare to join the legal profession. Applicants must be planning to take the LSAT and apply to law school, preparing to enter law school, or enrolled in law school. 

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

Allen County (Indiana) Bar Foundation

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

Undergraduate or law school student

Underrepresented racial or ethnic groups

From Allen County, Indiana or those who intend to work there

Flora Marie Jenkins Memorial Disability Scholarship

This nationally-based scholarship awards money to aspiring individuals with disabilities who wish to further their education. 

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

Marc Whitehead & Associates

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

U.S. Citizen or permanent resident with medical documentation of a disability

Accepted, or enrolled as an undergraduate student at an accredited college or university in the U.S.

Waple & Houk, PLLC Scholarship For Students

This scholarship is for student pursuing an undergraduate degree in pre-law studies or a student entering law school.

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

Waple & Houk, PLLC 

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
April 30
Eligibility Requirements:

3.0 GPA

Must be accepted or enrolled into a program at any U.S. college or university

Sue Cantrell Scholarship Program

The scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit through an application process that is evaluated by a committee. These scholarships are for one year only, but recipients can reapply and receive the award up to four times.

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

Blinded Veterans Association

Award Maximum:
$2,500
Application Deadline:
April 30
Eligibility Requirements:

Full-time student in an accredited institution of higher education, or business, secretarial, or vocational training school

Spouses, children and grandchildren of blind and low vision veterans are eligible 

Financial need not considered

The Coelho Law Fellowship Program

Our mission is to bring together and foster the development of leaders from our disability community. In particular, we believe in creating a strong pipeline of law students with disabilities who will go on to serve as attorneys, judges, public policy professionals, and public servants. Our ultimate goal is to increase representation the legal profession.

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

The Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy and Innovation

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
April 30
Eligibility Requirements:

Students who identify as a person with a disability/disabled are encouraged to apply.

Currently enrolled in a community college, college, or university, or be a recent graduate

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

Pearce Law Firm Empowering Women in Law Scholarship

This scholarship is intended to encourage and support outstanding achievement and leadership by example from women in the field of law.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Pearce Law Firm

Award Maximum:
$1,500
Application Deadline:
May 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Must be a current female law student.

Successfully completed at least one semester of law school

Must have a minimum G.P.A. of 3.0

Jan Jancin Competition

These merit-based scholarships are directed toward recognizing rising, second and third year law students from diverse backgrounds who are underrepresented racial or ethnic minorities. In addition, applicants must demonstrate an interest in, be engaged in activities related to, or be pursuing a career in Intellectual Property law. Institution must have at least one IP course.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)

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

2L or 3L

Nominated by law school

Underrepresented racial or ethnic minority law student

Interested in pursuing a career in Intellectual Property

Michigan Auto Law Diversity Scholarship

Scholarship provides financial support to diverse students who contribute to the diversity of the law school student body as they pursue their legal career.

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

Michigan Auto Law Attorneys

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

Accepted to or currently attending an accredited law school in the U.S.

U.S. Citizen

Member of an ethnic or racial minority

3.0 cumulative undergraduate GPA or higher

Commitment to issues of diversity in their academic career

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