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Done With Distracted Driving Scholarship

As personal injury lawyers, our firm is passionate about decreasing the number of distracted driving accidents. This opportunity aims to bring awareness to the dangers of texting while driving and encourages students to think critically about real solutions.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Ostroff Injury Law

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

GPA of 3.0 or higher

Currently enrolled or about to attend an accredited program in the U.S. 

There's Space for Everyone Scholarship

Nobody is better suited to change the way we look at the world than you, the leaders of tomorrow. You're not afraid to challenge authority and question the status quo in order to make the world an equitable and inclusive place for all people, no matter their age, ethnicity gender, gender identity, national origin, nationality, physical ability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status. 

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Extra Space Storage

Award Maximum:
$3,000
Application Deadline:
May 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Applicants must be incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in an accredited college or university during the Fall semester. 

U.S. Citizen 

Arash Law Scholarship

Provides funds for a currently enrolled law student or a student who hopes to attend law school. The funds should be used to pay qualified expenses such as tuition, books, or on-campus room and board.

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Sponsoring Organization:

Arash Law

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

At least one remaining semester of school to complete

U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Minimum 2.5 GPA 

Active in the community

Gainsberg Law Annual Scholarship

Gainsberg Law will select a student who is, or will be, enrolled in an accredited university or college in the Fall semester or the upcoming academic year to receive a scholarship.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Gainsberg Law PC

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

Enrolled in an accredited university or college in the Fall semester of the upcoming academic year

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

Annual Harris Lowry Manton LLP Civil Justice Scholarship

The award is guided by the principle that everyone is equal under the law, and that all people should have access to justice and to ensure that the U.S. civil justice system is fair, just and open to all who need it.

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Sponsoring Organization:

Harris Lowry Manton LLP

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

Incoming or current law student at an accredited law school for the Fall semester of the upcoming academic year

Hedding Law Scholarship

Hedding Law Firm, a Los Angeles criminal defense and DUI law firm is offering an annual scholarship for students who are currently attending or enrolled in  college or graduate school.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Los Angeles Criminal Defenders

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

Enrolled in an accredited college, university, or a law school in the U.S.

Demonstrate a need for financial assistance

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

Annual Civil Justice Scholarship

This annual award will be given to a student interested in any aspect of social or civil justice and is paid directly to the student's college or university.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Plattner Verderame, P.C.

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

Enrolled in or will be enrolled in an accredited institution for the upcoming academic year

Proof of enrollment

One letter of recommendation from a current or previous professor

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

Houtan Scholarship

To aid in the increased exposure of the Iranian culture, the Houtan Foundation has established a scholarship for students from all origins – Iranian and non-Iranian – with an interest in promoting Iran’s great culture, heritage, language and civilization. The scholarship will allow recipients to make a difference in the society where they reside.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

The Houtan Scholarship Foundation

Award Maximum:
$3,500
Application Deadline:
June 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Attending a graduate school or have been admitted to a graduate school

Speak, write, or read Parsi at minimum intermediate level

Academic achievement

Wagner & Wagner Annual Civil Justice Scholarship Award

The Civil Justice Scholarship is awarded annually with a focus on keeping the civil justice system strong.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Wagner & Wagner

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

Incoming or current pre-law or law student

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

Scrofano Law PC Aspiring Public Defender Scholarship

Working as a public defender is one of the highest callings in the legal profession. To give back to the legal community and express our admiration and appreciation to those who aspire to fight for the underdog, we have created a scholarship for law students interested in pursuing a career as a public defender.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Scrofano Law

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

1L or 2L

Interest in legal career representing individuals rather than institutions

Employed in a summer position at a public defender's office

Attorney Scott Henry Annual Scholarship

To share his passion for the criminal justice system, Scott Henry is proud to announce The Attorney Scott Henry Annual Scholarship.

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

Attorney Scott Henry Criminal & DUI Defense 

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

Must be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or law program within the US.

3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale

Terry Bryant Law School Scholarship

This law school scholarship will be awarded to a future or current law student who can effectively and creatively describe what motivates them to practice law and what they plan to accomplish in their careers as attorneys.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Terry Bryant Law Firm

Award Maximum:
$2,500
Application Deadline:
June 3
Eligibility Requirements:

A future or current law school student.

A cumulative college grade point average of at least 3.0.

Currently attending or planning to enter a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) or the Association of American Law Schools (AALS).

Submit a written essay, slideshow presentation, or video explaining their motivation for becoming an attorney and what they hope to accomplish as an advocate

Swenson & Shelley - Scholarship For Students

Two scholarships will be given to aspiring law students to help them achieve their academic goals.

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

Swenson & Shelley

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

U.S. citizen or possess authorization to work in the United States.

Accepted and planning to attend school either as a pre-law undergraduate or entering law school in the upcoming semester.

Minimum GPA of 3.0

Tulsa County Bar Foundation Law School Scholarship

The Tulsa County Bar Foundation scholarships offers annual scholarships and are intended for a student with a significant connection to Tulsa County.

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

Tulsa County Bar Association

Award Maximum:
$2,500
Application Deadline:
June 6
Eligibility Requirements:

Law student - entering 1L at an ABA accredited law school (full or part-time)

Undergraduate GPA - top 50% of the applicant's college class

LSAT scores - top 50% of the LSAT testing pool

U.S. Citizen

Significant connection to Tulsa Country

Hoggatt Injury Law Children of Injured Workers Scholarship

The Hoggatt Injury Law Children of Injured Workers Scholarship provides a scholarship to support the education of a student whose parent has been affected by a work-related injury.

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

Hoggatt Law Office, P.C.

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

Enrolled (or will be) in an undergraduate or graduate program at an accredited U.S. college or university

Cumulative GPA of at least 2.5

Eligible applicants have at least one parent who has been injured or killed in a work-related accident

U.S. citizen 

At least 18 years old

Ramage Law Group Adopted Child Scholarship

This scholarship program provides assistance to children who have been adopted.

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

The Ramage Law Group

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
June 11
Eligibility Requirements:

Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program or have been accepted for admission in the upcoming semester.

3.0 GPA.

Must have been legally adopted by one or both of their parents.

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

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.

Community Volunteer Scholarship

The Law Office of Cohen & Jaffe, LLP wants to help today’s young volunteers succeed in their academic and professional pursuits by providing a scholarship.

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

Law Office of Cohen & Jaffe LLP

Award Maximum:
$2,500
Application Deadline:
June 13
Eligibility Requirements:

Admitted to or enrolled in an accredited college or university

2.5 GPA or higher

New York State resident

Veterans & Military Family Scholarship

In recognition of our nation’s service members and their families, twice per year our firm bestows a scholarship upon a hard-working U.S. college student who is an active duty service member, a veteran, or a spouse or child of an active duty or retired service member.

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

George Sink, P.A. Injury Lawyers

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
June 14
Eligibility Requirements:

College or Graduate/Professional Degrees

Currently serving in the military (all U.S. military branches are eligible), honorably discharged, or have an active duty or retired military spouse or parent

Incoming or currently enrolled student in an accredited U.S. junior college, college, university or graduate school

Minimum 3.0 GPA 

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

Changing the Law Scholarship

Pacific West Injury Law believes the power is in your hands to challenge laws and decide on how you can make them better. Pacific West Injury Law wants to know what sort of laws you envision changing to better fit the issues of the 21st century.

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

Pacific West Injury Law 

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

Current or incoming college student

Proof of good academic standing

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

The Morris Bart, LLC Community Service Scholarship

Community service is one of the pillars of building a strong community, which is why we are looking to reward one committed student for their dedication to helping people in their community. 

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

Morris Bart, LLC

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

Enrolled or accepted to attend an accredited college or university

Undergraduate or graduate students are invited to apply

A history of community service, volunteerism, or fundraising in their community

3.0 GPA

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

Community Growth Scholarship

The Community Growth Scholarship is about ensuring that our schools and local communities are strong presences that sustain and uplift the citizens that make them up. 
 

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

Viles & Beckman, LLC

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

Attend or be accepted to attend an accredited college, university, or graduate school in the United States

3.0 GPA

U.S. Citizen or legal resident

Funk & Associates Law Student Scholarship

A scholarship to help 2L and 3L law school students reach their goals.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Funk & Associates

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

Enrolled in an accredited U.S. law school.

Completed at least one year of legal studies.

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

The Ryan Law Group Law School Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded to a prospective or current law student who can poignantly describe what inspired them to make a career in law.

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

The Ryan Law Group

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

3.0 GPA

Currently enrolled in or accepted to an accredited law school

Cancer Scholarship

Open to all college applicants planning to study medicine, public health, toxicology, or another related field

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

Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers LLC

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

3.0 GPA

 Admitted to or currently attending a college or university, or graduate school

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

Berger and Green Heart Disease Scholarship

This scholarship is for a hardworking, eligible college student living with heart disease.

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

Berger and Green

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

Must have been diagnosed with heart disease or a congenital heart defect

Enrolled in or have been accepted to an accredited college or university or graduate school in the U.S.

Minimum 3.0 GPA

Community Leadership Scholarship

The Underwood Law Office encourages college-bound community leaders to apply for The Underwood Law Office Community Leadership Scholarship. We will award someone who embodies the qualities of leadership and a deep-rooted interest in community involvement and improvement.

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

Underwood Law Office

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

Making satisfactory academic progress according to the norms established by the University or College

Significant community service 

2.5 GPA or higher

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

Heart Disease Scholarship

The Berger and Green team has been serving injured and disabled people in Pennsylvania for over 40 years. We want to give back to the community and help the next generation of leaders and professionals. As part of our outreach efforts, we are offering a new annual scholarship for students living with heart disease.

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

Berger and Green

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

Diagnosed with heart disease or a congenital heart defect

Enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited college or university

3.0 GPA or higher

Jenner Law Make a Difference Scholarship

The Make a Difference Scholarship! will award a student who has demonstrated an exemplary academic performance and who is able to relate how the student’s degree will help make a difference in the world.
 

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

Jenner Law Firm

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

3.0 GPA

Enrolled in or accepted at an accredited college, university, or graduate school

U.S. Citizen or authorized to attend school in the U.S. 

How I Make My Community Great Scholarship

This scholarship contest gives students pursuing higher education an opportunity to tell their stories on how they've made an impact in their communities.

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

New Frontier Immigration Law

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

Admitted to or enrolled in an accredited college or university

Minimum 3.0 GPA

Available to both undocumented and documented immigrant students, and students who are United States legal residents and citizens

Newland & Newland Single Parent Scholarship

The law office of Newland & Newland, LLP is passionate about supporting the local community and our fellow legal professionals. We aspire to help single parents and their children overcome the challenges preventing them from pursuing higher education by providing the Newland & Newland Single Parent Scholarship. Our team is offering this award to single parents and children of single parents who are pursuing a career in law.

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

Newland & Newland 

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
June 16
Eligibility Requirements:

Members of single-parent households who are pursuing an education in law

Enrolled in an accredited college, university, or law school for the semester following scholarship deadline.

Must be pursuing a law degree or paralegal program

Minimum GPA of 2.0

Citizen or permanent resident of the U.S.

Donald Laird Hankey Memorial Scholarship

Scholarship is awarded to a Westmoreland county resident enrolled in any law school.

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

Westmoreland Bar Association

Award Maximum:
$2,500
Application Deadline:
June 19
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in any law school

Resident of Westmoreland, PA county

Wayne R. Donahue Memorial Scholarship

The Wayne R. Donahue Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to a Westmoreland County resident enrolled in a Pennsylvania law school.

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

Westmoreland Bar Association

Award Maximum:
$2,250
Application Deadline:
June 19
Eligibility Requirements:

Law student, enrolled in a Pennsylvania law school

Westmoreland County resident

R.F. Wittmeyer Community Service Scholarship

Community service is admirable and not recognized as often as it should be. This scholarship will help students who have been serving their community to pursue a higher education that will equip them to continue to serve for years to come.

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

Law Offices of R.F. Wittmeyer, LTD

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

Current high school senior, college student or graduate student

Minimum 3.0 GPA

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

Enrolled or accepted into a two to five year post-secondary institution for the fall semester following the deadline

Schaefer Halleen's Social Equity Scholarship

This biannual scholarship is awarded to motivated students who may need a little financial assistance to obtain their degree.

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

Schaefer Halleen

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

Accepted into an accredited college or law school in the U.S.

Interested in pursuing a degree that supports gender, religious, or racial justice, or any accredited program that advances the pursuit of justice for all people.

Schaefer Halleen’s Social Equity Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to students who are committed to advocating for and advancing justice for all.

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

Schaefer Halleen, LLC

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

Accepted into an accredited college or law school in the U.S.

Interested in pursuing a degree that supports gender, religious, or racial justice, or any accredited program that advances the pursuit of justice for all people.

Safety Advocate Scholarship

This scholarship is for students who are passionate about advocating for the safety of others and knows of safety legislation that needs improvement.

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

Maschka, Riedy, Ries & Frentz

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

Must be enrolled is a US college or university for the upcoming semester.

US Citizen or permanent legal resident.

3.0 GPA

Richard S. White Fellowship

This law firm fellowship is geared toward diverse, minority, or underrepresented law students and includes both a 12-week summer associate position and an academic scholarship to be remitted directly to the student’s law school at the beginning of the school year following the summer clerkship. Legal writing sample required.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Helsell Fetterman

Award Maximum:
$7,500
Application Deadline:
June 30
Eligibility Requirements:

2L in good standing pursuing a law degree at an ABA-accredited law school (*third year if pursuing a LL.M.)

Demonstrates academic merit, leadership abilities

Demonstrates a commitment to personal and professional initiatives that indicate promise for a successful legal career

Demonstrate an interest in furthering diversity within the community and the profession

Communicates an interest and commitment to both the practice areas represented at Helsell Fetterman and to building a practice in the Seattle area

Impact of the Community Scholarship

This legal firm scholarship is geared toward students who have devoted their time to improving someone else’s life in their communities. Community involvement can include categories such as community gardens, volunteering at animal shelters, homeless shelters and youth homework programs to name a few.

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

Silberstein, Awad & Miklos, PC

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

Enrolled in an accredited college or university within the U.S. High school seniors who are graduating before the deadline and have been accepted to or enrolled in a graduate program are also eligible.

Richard P. Noll Scholarship

The York County Bar has a long history of collegial practice in York County and offers two opportunities for current law students to experience the unique opportunities afforded in York County. The Richard P. Noll Scholarship was established with a bequest from the estate of one of York’s well-known attorneys.

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

York County (PA) Bar Foundation

Award Maximum:
$1,200
Application Deadline:
June 30
Eligibility Requirements:

Law student

Demonstrated financial need

From the greater York, Pennsylvania area

May not be available this year-please verify with scholarship provider

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