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The Kilroy Law Firm Justice Scholarship

The Kilroy Law Firm Justice Scholarship promotes diversity within the profession for Black/African American, Hispanic, Native North American, and Pacific Islander students. This scholarship will be awarded to a law school student.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

The Kilroy Law Firm

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

Must have at least one birth parent who is a member of one of the following minority groups: Black/African American, Hispanic, Native North American, Pacific Islander

Must be currently enrolled or accepted in an accredited law school in the U.S.

Sieben Edmunds Miller Criminal Justice Scholarship (Fall Deadline)

This is a national, needs-based scholarship for students pursuing a career in criminal justice. Undergraduates and law school students are encouraged to apply.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Sieben Edmunds Miller

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

Lawyers’ Mutual First-Generation Student Scholarship

The aim of this scholarship is to provide support to law school students who are the first in their families to pursue higher education and a legal career.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Lawyers’ Mutual Insurance Company Scholarship Program In cooperation with the Daily Journal

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

First-gen law student

Current full-time law student in the state of California

Bar Exam Stipend - Winter Bar Exam

NIBA seeks to increase the membership and participation of Native attorneys in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. The purpose of the NIBA bar stipend is to aid graduating Native law students, who are committed to advancing the goals and visions of Native communities and people through legal representation and advocacy, with bar exam preparation for either of the Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington State bar exams.

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Bar Study
Sponsoring Organization:

Northwest Indian Bar Association (NIBA)

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

Applicant must be set to graduate or have graduated from an accredited law school

Registered for the winter Alaska, Idaho, Oregon or Washington State Bar exams

Intend to work in the field of American Indian law or policy in the Northwest

May Firm Bi-annual Scholarship Fund, Spring

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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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

The May Firm

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

Enrolled at either a Community College or University

Glotzer & Leib's Scholarship, Spring

Glotzer & Leib is a personal injury law firm serving accident victims in Southern California. We believe our mission to empower Californians goes beyond helping after an accident. Education empowers everyone. That's why we've launched the Glotzer & Leib Personal Injury Scholarship Fund.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Glotzer & Leib LLP

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

Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university in the U.S. or accepted and have committed to attend a specific college or university next semester

Toronto Personal Injury Scholarship, Spring

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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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Schiffmann Personal Injury Lawyers

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

College or Graduate/Professional Degrees

Enrolled in the U.S. or Canada

May Firm Bi-annual Scholarship Fund, Spring

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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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

The May Firm

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

Enrolled at either a Community College or University

Hinkle Law Firm Student Scholarship

Because community service is extremely important to the Hinkle law firm, applicants must demonstrate a history of community involvement to be considered. It is also important to the Hinkle law firm that applicants exhibit professionalism and high character in their personal and professional lives.

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Kansas Bar Foundation

Award Maximum:
$4,000
Application Deadline:
January 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Attending the University of Kansas School of Law or Washburn University School of Law

Bona fide intent to practice in the state of Kansas

Mensa Foundation College Scholarship Program

Scholarships are awarded to students expressing their academic and professional goals and how their personal experiences will help them to accomplish those goals.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Mensa Foundation

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

College or Graduate/Professional Degrees

AlvaradoSmith Raymond G. Alvarado Scholarship

Provides opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished Latinos to achieve excellence and become leaders in the legal field.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Hispanic Education Endowment Fund (HEEF)

Application Deadline:
January 17
Eligibility Requirements:

Admitted to a Law School

Either from Orange County, CA (OC high school or community college graduates) OR for non-OC Latino students who are attending an OC Law School

Participated in college pre-law programs or clubs as well as worked or volunteered in a local Law Firm or public service agency and/or the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association.

Advocates Scholarship, Fall

This scholarship shows The Advocates' commitment to continued learning throughout life and believe we better ourselves and our communities through education. We are committed to continued learning throughout life and believe we better ourselves and our communities through education.

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

The Advocates

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

Incoming or current student enrolled in an accredited college or university the U.S.

MAX Scholarships, Winter

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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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

AccessLex Institute

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

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

P.J.C. Lindfors Legal Studies Fund

Pertti Lindfors, a Finnish-American attorney in San Francisco, established this scholarship to encourage cross-cultural study and understanding by law students in Finland and the U.S.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Finlandia Foundation

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

American students who have completed at least one year of studies at a law school in the U.S. and who are currently enrolled or accepted to the law faculty of a Finnish university within the U.S. (or applied to and are awaiting acceptance)

OR Finnish Citizens who have completed at least one year of studies at a law faculty in Finland or in the EU and who are currently enrolled or accepted to an ABA law school within the U.S. (or applied to and are awaiting acceptance)

Supporting Our Heroes Scholarship

This award is intended to help undergraduate or graduate students who wish to pursue a career in advocating on behalf of veterans.

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

The Law Office of Edward M. Farmer

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

Currently enrolled in a U.S. undergraduate or graduate program

U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Overcoming Adversity After an Injury

This scholarship will be awarded to an individual who overcome adversity after an injury.

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

Emerson Straw Injury Law

Award Maximum:
$999
Application Deadline:
February 10
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in or accepted to an accredited institution in the United States.

3.0 GPA

APIQWTC Scholarship

This scholarship recognizes those who are active in the APIQWTC community in pursuit of technical/professional training or higher education and encourages future leaders.

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

Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Transgender Community (APIQWTC)

Award Maximum:
$3,500
Application Deadline:
February 14
Eligibility Requirements:

Students pursuing any degree-granting program or certificate

Demonstrated involvement with the API Queer and Trans community

Future planned involvement in the API Queer and Trans community

Melmed Law Group Scholarship

Students who have completed at least one year of college or university, or who are currently law students may apply for a one-time, monetary scholarship award that is to be used for academic purposes to pay for school tuition, room-and-board, or other school-related expenses.

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

Melmed Law Group

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
February 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Students must either be a law student or have completed at least one year of college or university and be currently enrolled.

U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident

GunterFirm Employment Law Scholarship Program

This scholarship will be awarded to an individual who best demonstrates their interest and passion in employment law, and the desire to enter that field of law.

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Scholarship Type:
Bar Study
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

GunterFirm, Attorneys

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
February 18
Eligibility Requirements:

Must be a current law school student or recent graduate preparing for the Florida Bar exam

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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Scholarship Type:
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

WADR Law Scholarship

This scholarship is for future leaders in business, entertainment, media, and/or tech law.

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

WADR Law

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

Currently enrolled in law school

3.0 GPA

Chris Mourtos Memorial Award

This award is designed to assist a full or part-time law student who is not in his or her final year of study.

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

Camden County Bar Association

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

South Jersey, preferably Camden County, resident

Commitment to charitable, humanitarian and/or community service activities

Preference to those who graduated from the Camden City public school system

George F. Kugler, Jr. Award

This award is available to a second or third-year student attending any New Jersey law school. Applicants must demonstrate genuine financial need as well as a history of and/or desire to work in public service law.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Camden County Bar Association

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

2L or 3L student attending any New Jersey law school

Demonstrated financial need

Desire to work in public service

Alternative Dispute Resolution Scholarship

These scholarships are for students who are interested in real estate law.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Houston Bar Association

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

2L or 3L student

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

Houston Bar Association Real Estate Section Student Scholarship

Scholarships are available to Houston-area law students with a demonstrated interest in Real Estate Law.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Houston Bar Association Real Estate Section

Application Deadline:
February 28
Eligibility Requirements:

2L or 3L law student

Attend Houston-are law school

Demonstrated interest in real estate law

All American Car Review/Essay Scholarship

To help capable Americans get into institutions of their choice, CarHP is doing its part to facilitate financial support for students who might be missing out on quality education. The "All-American Car Review/Essay Scholarship" aims to offer financial aid to students, with the help of an exciting and competition-free challenge. 

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

CarHP

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

Secure admission in any approved undergraduate/postgraduate course in any reputed US educational institute

18 years old or older

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

Citywide Law Scholarship

Citywide Law Group offers this scholarship to a current or aspiring law student to assist with the financial hardship law school can be.

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

Citiwide Law Group

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

Full-time U.S. law school or college student

U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident

Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Academic Scholarship

This education trust scholarship is geared to provide support to Jewish students, born and raised in the Chicago Metropolitan area. The trust's mission is to actively promote excellence in legal education and to encourage the most scholastically qualified students to remain or return to Chicago area to practice law. The primary criteria for the award are career promise and financial need.

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

Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

Award Maximum:
$4,000
Application Deadline:
March 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Are entering an accredited graduate program in a helping profession (such as law) on a full-time basis for the upcoming academic year OR are entering your junior or senior year of an accredited bachelor’s degree program in a helping profession on a full-time basis

Jewish heritage

Born and raised in the Chicago Metropolitan area including Lake County, Indiana or one continuous year of full-time employment in the Chicago metro area

Intends to remain in the Chicago metropolitan area after completing school

Demonstrate financial need and career promise

Margaret Yardley Fellowship

The Margaret Yardley Fellowship Fund was established to provide fellowship grants to deserving women who are New Jersey residents pursuing post-graduate advanced studies at the school of their choice.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs

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

New Jersey residents pursuing post-graduate advanced studies

Female student

Scholastic achievement and career service

Charitable endeavors

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

Bernadine Johnson Marshall and Martha Belle Scholarship

To promote African-American females in the field of law to help support outstanding law students and recognize extraordinary individuals and institutions.

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

Association of Black Women Lawyers of New Jersey, Inc.

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

Attend an accredited law school

New Jersey resident

Demonstrate community service and financial need

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

George H. Nofer Scholarship for Law and Public Policy

The George H. Nofer Scholarship for Law and Public Policy is for full-time graduate students with a pre-lingual bilateral hearing loss in the moderately-severe to profound range, who use listening and spoken language as their primary method of communication.

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Incoming Law Students
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Sponsoring Organization:

A.G. Bell Association for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
March 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Accepted to or enrolled full-time in an accredited law school or masters/doctoral program in public policy or public administration for the fall following the application period

You use listening and spoken language as the primary mode of communication

You have a pre-lingual hearing loss (diagnosed prior to the fourth birthday)

Hearing loss is bilateral, moderately severe to profound. Unaided Pure-Tone Average (PTA) of 60dB or greater in the better hearing ear in the speech frequencies of 500, 1000 and 2000 Hz. (Cochlear implants meet this eligibility requirement)

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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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

Mark B. Holzman Scholarship

Residents of Delaware attaining an advanced professional degree in medicine, dentistry, law or the ministry are encouraged to apply.

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

Delaware Community Foundation

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

Graduate/Professional Degrees

Resident of Delaware

GoSkills #betheboss Scholarship, Spring

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

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

GoSkills

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

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

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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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

Diane and Stephen Uhl Essay Competition for Law School Students

This scholarship is awarded to an ongoing law student who has not previously been awarded from a FFRF law student essay contest.

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

Freedom From Religion Foundation

Award Maximum:
$4,000
Application Deadline:
March 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Open to all ongoing law school students attending a North American law school.

Judge Jerri Lee Mills Law Student Scholarship

This foundation scholarship is open to all first, second, and third year law students who either graduated from a public or private high school in Brazoria County, TX, or who currently reside in Brazoria County, TX. Financial need will not be taken into consideration.

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

Brazoria County Bar Association

Award Maximum:
$2,000
Application Deadline:
March 18
Eligibility Requirements:

1L, 2L or 3L enrolled in an ABA-accredited Law School

Graduated from a public or private high school in Brazoria County, TX, or currently reside in the county

Margaret A. Gannon Legal Education Stipend Application

Provides financial assistance to help with costs of a bar review course (or related study materials) for law students and graduates who are preparing to take the July California Bar Exam. Up to four stipends will be awarded.

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Scholarship Type:
Bar Study
Sponsoring Organization:

Women Lawyers of Alameda County

Award Maximum:
$2,000
Application Deadline:
March 21
Eligibility Requirements:

Must join Women Lawyers of Alameda County before submitting stipend application

Have already applied to take the July California Bar Exam

Not currently a member of any state bar

Intend to pursue a legal career

APABA Silicon Valley & BALIF Joint Scholarship

A joint scholarship to recognize law students who have shown excellence and achievement in law school, who overcome personal hardships or challenges and have a demonstrated commitment to the Asian Pacific American and LGBTQIA communities.

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

Asian Pacific American Bar Association Silicon Valley

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
March 28
Eligibility Requirements:

Become a student member of APABA Silicon Valley

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

Energy & Mineral Law Foundation Scholarships

Scholarships will be awarded to law students studying energy, environmental, natural resource, and mineral law at schools holding membership in the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation.

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

Energy & Mineral Law Foundation

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
March 28
Eligibility Requirements:

Current law student

Attend school that is a member of Energy & Mineral Law Foundation

Bohemian Lawyers' Association of Chicago Scholarship

The Bohemian Lawyers' Scholarship Fund was established to provide financial assistance to law students of Czech, Moravian, Ruthenian, Silesian, or Slovac ancestry in the Chicagoland area.

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

Bohemian Lawyer's Association of Chicago

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
March 29
Eligibility Requirements:

Law student of Czech, Moravian, Ruthenian, Silesian, or Slovac ancestry

Enrolled in an accredited law school in the greater Chicagoland area

Rebecca and Sada Tarshis Memorial Scholarship

The Rebecca and Sada Tarshis Memorial Scholarship was established through a legacy gift from the Tarshis sisters to provide tuition assistance to Jewish students for higher education at accredited colleges, universities, and graduate schools.

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

Oregon Jewish Community Foundation

Award Maximum:
$3,500
Application Deadline:
March 29
Eligibility Requirements:

Jewish students

Resident of Oregon

Demonstrated financial need

Markowski-Leach Scholarship

Scholarships are awarded to applicants whose leadership potential is evident and will demonstrate their dedication to excellence in their lives through service, education, or employment, and for bringing broad positive impacts to society as an out and visible LGBTQ person becoming a positive role model for other LGBTQ people.

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

The Markowski-Leach Scholarship Fund

Award Maximum:
$2,500
Application Deadline:
March 31
Eligibility Requirements:

College or Graduate/Professional Degrees

2.5 or higher overall GPA

Accepted into specific Northern California Universities

LGBTQIA+

California Asian-Pacific American Judges Association (CAPAJA) Scholarship

This scholarship is for law students who are serving or intend to serve as a judicial clerk/intern/extern in California with a mission to promote diversity in the legal profession. 

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

California Asian-Pacific American Judges Association

Award Maximum:
$2,500
Application Deadline:
March 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Applied for and/or received an offer for judicial clerkship/internship/externship.

Currently enrolled in a U.S. accredited law program.

Overuse of Imprisonment Scholarship

This scholarship opportunity is for students who feel passionately about over incarceration in the United States.

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

Kohlmeyer Hagen, Law Office Chtd.

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

3.0 GPA

Enrolled in a post-secondary institution for the upcoming semester.

PBA Elder Law Section Diversity Scholarship

This scholarship is for law students who may be interest in the field of elder law as a profession.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Pennsylvania Bar Foundation

Award Maximum:
$2,500
Application Deadline:
March 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in a Pennsylvania accredited law school 2L or 3L 

Become a student member of the PBA Elder Law Section

Become a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Law Student Division

Continuing Education and Job Training Program (Casey Foundation)

To assist students who have received foster care, guardianship, adoption, or Continuing Education and Job Training from the Casey Family Programs in certain states, this scholarship will assist students attending college or graduate school.

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

Foster Care for Success

Application Deadline:
March 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Be starting or currently attending a technical school, college or university in pursuit of a certificate, associate’s, bachelor’s or graduate/professional degree

Received foster care, guardianship or adoption services from Casey Family Programs in Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Washington or Wyoming

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

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

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.

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