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Honorable Mikio Uchiyama Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to students who demonstrate a commitment to helping and working with the Asian American Pacific community.

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Central California Asian Pacific American Bar Association

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

Enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or J.D. program at a U.S. college or university.

U.S. citizen.

2.5 GPA.

May not be offered this year- check with scholarship provider.

MAX Scholarships, April

MAX by AccessLex offers scholarship incentives to help you maintain motivation and momentum as you progress through our personal finance curriculum, developed exclusively just for law students like you. Complete MAX activities to be automatically entered into our drawings throughout the year and win up to $40,000!

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AccessLex Institute

Award Maximum:
$25,000
Application Deadline:
April 1
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Current 1L, 2L, and 3L law students at participating MAX Schools (over 80% of the ABA accredited law schools in the U.S.)

Complete MAX activities, ranging from quick surveys, to 10 minute learning modules, and MAX Events (via webinar or in-person) to automatically earn entries at https://askedna.accesslex.org/

Legal U.S. Residents (or lawful permanent residents) currently residing in the 50 United States, the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico

Ramsey County Bar Foundation Scholarship

The Ramsey County Bar Foundation will award scholarships to Minnesota law students who are traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession.

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Ramsey County Bar Foundation

Award Maximum:
$12,000
Application Deadline:
April 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Current law student

Must attend a MN law school

Member of a group traditionally under-represented in the legal profession

Law Student Scholarship, Ohio Women's Bar Foundation

The scholarship is awarded to a female law student in Ohio whom aspires to promote diversity and inclusion efforts in their future legal practice or brings a unique perspective to the law as a result of their diverse background or experience.

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Sponsoring Organization:

The Ohio Women’s Bar Foundation

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

Law student

Female

Attend law school in Ohio

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

Agnes Jones Jackson Scholarship

This scholarship is offered in memory of the late Agnes Jones Jackson who was a long time NAACP member from the San Francisco branch.

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NAACP

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$2,000
Application Deadline:
April 11
Eligibility Requirements:

Currently enrolled or accepted to an accredited college or university in the U.S. (graduate student applicants may be full or part time)

Current member of NAACP; African American and a U.S. resident

Minimum 3.0 (B) average on a 4.0 system

Demonstrate financial need based on federal poverty guidelines 

Marilynne Graboys Wool Scholarship

Due to the generosity of many Rhode Islanders, the Foundation is able to offer scholarships and fellowships to students from middle school to post-graduate level, from communities throughout the state, and in many different fields of study

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Rhode Island Foundation

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$2,000
Application Deadline:
April 14
Eligibility Requirements:

Plan to attend graduate school to obtain a law degree at an accredited institution

Female

Rhode Island resident

Demonstrate financial need

Dan Bradley Fellowship

Each year, LAAC offers the Dan Bradley Fellowship to fund law students who want to spend their summer working at a LAAC member legal aid organization. The Fellowship is awarded to outstanding students who want to pursue a career in public interest law and who want to spend their summer working in a rural area or on a rural issue.

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The Legal Aid Association of California (LAAC)

Award Maximum:
$8,000
Application Deadline:
April 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Law students who will spend the summer interning at a LAAC member organization

AND who plan to work at: a rural organization; an urban organization, working on rural issues; OR
any organization, working on racial justice work

Strong interest in a career in public interest law, working to defend and expand the legal rights of people who live in poverty

Students of color and students from low-income or working-class backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply

Jewish Scholarship Service of Greater Pittsburgh

This organization's scholarships are directed at local Jewish students enrolled in an accredited institution of higher education. Several scholarships are available. Demonstrated financial need and asset caps will be taken into consideration.

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Sponsoring Organization:

Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and administered by JFCS

Application Deadline:
April 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Any Jewish high school senior or those enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate or technical school

Demonstrate financial need (graduate students are encouraged to apply and their financial need is assessed independently of their parents)

Demonstrate academic merit

Bona-fide residents of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Washington and Westmoreland counties for 2+ years plus additional geographic requirements

The Robert Masur Fellowship in Civil Liberties

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.

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Sponsoring Organization:

Type Media Center

Award Maximum:
$3,000
Application Deadline:
April 18
Eligibility Requirements:

Must be a law student completing their first year.

Evidence of project approval + project sponsor.

Trial LawHER Scholarship

The Trial LawHER Scholarship was created to help a rising 3L female law student achieve her goal of becoming a plaintiff trial lawyer. This scholarship intends to elevate a rising woman leader in the plaintiff trial lawyer space and educate future trial lawyers around the importance and impact of settlement planning.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Milestone Consulting

Award Maximum:
$10,000
Application Deadline:
April 19
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in a 3L law school program for the fall semester

U.S. Citizen or permanent resident who self-identifies as female

In good academic standing

Planning to become a plaintiff trial lawyer

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