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Kosnett Law Firm Scholarship For Students

This yearly scholarship opportunity is intended for motivated students who may need a little financial assistance to obtain their degree.

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Kosnett Law Firm

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

Accepted or attending a law school in the U.S.

3.0 GPA

U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Students Affected by Cancer Scholarship

Ambient Edge is a top-rated air conditioning, heating & plumbing company. A large part of our work involves removing contaminants from a home’s air or its water supply—including many contaminants that are known to cause cancer and many of us at Ambient Edge have been affected by cancer personally.

 

That’s why we’ve created the Ambient Edge Scholarship for Students Affected by Cancer. 

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Ambient Edge

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

Currently enrolled in, or were accepted to, an accredited college/university in the U.S.  Undergraduate and graduate students are both welcome, as are incoming first-year students.

 Have a good academic standing

Either a current/former cancer patient, or have stood by a loved one who was diagnosed with cancer

Silver Dollar Financial Public Speaking Scholarship

Silver Dollar Financial strives to give a deserving candidate a jumpstart for education and their future career. This scholarship is open to current college students and applicants with an interest in public speaking. 

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Silver Dollar Financial 

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$2,500
Application Deadline:
September 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Must be enrolled in college OR a college applicant to be considered. 

Applicants must write a persuasive speech on a topic on which you are an expert and record a short video of you presenting that speech

Salvi & Maher Law School Opportunity Scholarship

Our firm hopes to make meaningful contributions to the legal profession by helping students pursue a career in law. Through this scholarship, the provider presents current and prospective law students with the chance to supplement their educational expenses.

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Salvi & Maher, LLC

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$1,000
Application Deadline:
September 9
Eligibility Requirements:

Currently pursuing or planning to pursue a degree in law

U.S. citizen or permanent resident

At least 17 years of age

Seven Generations Scholarship for Arizona Law Students

The Seven Generations Scholarship is available to law students recognized by any Native community as being a Native American, Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native and enrolled at an American Bar Association accredited law school located in Arizona.

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The Native American Bar Association

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$2,500
Application Deadline:
September 13
Eligibility Requirements:

Law students recognized by any Native American community as being a Native American, Native Hawaiian, or Alaska Native

Enrolled at any ABA accredited law school located in Arizona

Demonstrated academic achievement, student activities and community service

GoSkills #betheboss Scholarship

GoSkills is offering a scholarship in the fall and spring to females who want to start their own business.

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GoSkills

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Application Deadline:
September 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Any female high-school or college student who wants to start her own business.

Toronto Personal Injury Scholarship, Fall

After an accident, many families have to make the difficult choice between paying expensive medical bills or funding a child’s college fund. Schiffman Personal Injury Lawyers help deserving scholars keep education within reach, no matter what curveballs life throws at them.

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Schiffmann Personal Injury Lawyers

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Application Deadline:
September 15
Eligibility Requirements:

College or Graduate/Professional Degrees

Enrolled in the U.S. or Canada

Alsandor Law Firm Scholarship

Annual scholarship for college students who creates the best video essay that elaborates on why they want to be a lawyer. Goals are to provide financial aid to a college student; encourage students to understand their personal motivation for a career in the legal field and inspire students to pursue a career in law.

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The Alsandor Law Firm

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

College student

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

May Firm Bi-annual Scholarship Fund, Fall

The May Firm's scholarship goal is to provide students with assistance in obtaining a higher education, and taking some of the financial burden off of hard working students. This bi-annual scholarship will be provided to a student enrolled at either a community college or university.

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Sponsoring Organization:

The May Firm

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

Enrolled at either a Community College or University

Financial Education PSA Scholarship

The Financial Education PSA Scholarship's goal is to provide students with an outlet to educate their fellows in an area of financial literacy that interests them. You will write a public service announcement (PSA) addressed to your peers.

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Sponsoring Organization:

High Rise Financial

Award Maximum:
$1,500
Application Deadline:
September 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Current undergraduate or graduate student OR an incoming freshman at an accredited college or university in the U.S.

Personal Growth Through Leadership Scholarship

The purpose of this scholarship is to reward youth who have taken on a meaningful leadership role at schools and in their communities that changed their perspective on their future.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Vaughan & Vaughan 

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

Good academic standing

The End to Stigma Within the Justice System Scholarship

We want to award a student who thinks critically about how stigma impacts the pursuit of justice. This scholarship should encourage the next generation to think critically about the ways they and their peers can work to reduce the stigma that parties pursuing justice face in court.

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Sponsoring Organization:

Winston Law

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

You are enrolled in or accepted at an accredited college, university, or graduate school in the United States.

Good academic standing

Neal Davis Law Scholarship Essay Contest

Studying at the University of Texas not only prepared Neal Davis academically, but gave him the opportunity to meet his mentor, Dick DeGuerin. His collegiate experience shaped the lawyer Neal would become. What better way to pay that forward than by creating a scholarship opportunity for others?

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Sponsoring Organization:

Neal Davis Law Firm

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

Registered at a U.S. trade school, college or university

Must be a U.S. Resident or Resident Alien

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

Attorney Ambitions Scholarship

The Attorney Ambitions Scholarship is for students who want to carve out a career in a law-related profession

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

Robinson Law

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

Must be pursuing a law degree or law-adjacent discipline

Must be enrolled or accepted at an accredited university within the U.S. 

3.0 GPA

U.S. citizen

Fernandez Law Scholarship Fund

The award is given to an immigrant or first-generation Hispanic pre-law or law student to be used toward tuition, room and board, or other educational expenses.

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Sponsoring Organization:

Fernandez Law LLC

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

Pre-law or law student

Immigrant or first-generation Hispanic student

Minimum 2.75 GPA

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

Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association Fund Scholarship

This scholarship is committed to help the advancement of Hispanic students attending a law school in Connecticut and western Massachusetts.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

Award Maximum:
$2,000
Application Deadline:
September 30
Eligibility Requirements:

Hispanic student

Attending Quinnipiac University School of Law, University of Connecticut School of Law, Western New England School of Law, or Yale Law School

Andrew K. Ruotolo, Jr. Memorial Scholarship

The Oscar W. Rittenhouse, Andrew K, Ruotolo, Jr., Harris Y. Cotton and the John H. Stamler Memorial Scholarships to law students and college and graduate students.

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Sponsoring Organization:

County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey Foundation

Award Maximum:
$3,500
Application Deadline:
September 30
Eligibility Requirements:

Acceptance into law or graduate school

Harris Y. Cotton Memorial Scholarship

The County Prosecutors Association of the State of New Jersey, Inc. offers several scholarships aimed at law students and college and graduate students.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey Foundation

Award Maximum:
$3,500
Application Deadline:
September 30
Eligibility Requirements:

Accepted for admission to a law school

New Jersey resident

Interest in law enforcement with an emphasis in Domestic Violence and Hate Crimes prosecutions

Demonstrate financial need

Oscar W. Rittenhouse Memorial Scholarship

A New Jersey resident accepted for admission into a law school, with interest in pursuing a career as a prosecutor and demonstrated financial need can benefit from this scholarship.

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

County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey Foundation

Award Maximum:
$3,500
Application Deadline:
September 30
Eligibility Requirements:

Admitted to a law school

Must have an interest in pursuing a career as a prosecutor

New Jersey resident

Demonstrate financial need

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