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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

FCBA Foundation Law School Scholarship Program

The FCBA Foundation Law School Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to rising second-or third-year students currently enrolled in accredited U.S. law schools who have a demonstrated interest in pursing a career in TMT law.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Federal Communications Bar Association Foundation (FCBA)

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
March 3
Eligibility Requirements:

Demonstrated interest in technology, media, and telecommunications law and policy

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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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
Returning Law Students
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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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

Constantine Cannon Law School Scholarship

This law school scholarship asks future leaders of the Bar to discuss the critical role whistleblowers play in serving the public good.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Constantine Cannon

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

Enrolled or accepted in an accredited U.S. law school.

Silver Jubilee Scholarship Fund

This scholarship is to help women in their final two years of undergraduate school or graduate program at an accredited college or university.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

San Francisco branch of the American Association of University Women

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

Must have a San Francisco address and/or attend a school within one hundred miles of San Francisco

2L/3L

Otis M. Smith Scholarship

The purpose of the Otis M. Smith Scholarship Program is to provide scholarships to selected single parent mothers to assist them in obtaining post-secondary education at selected accredited institutions.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

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

Current resident of the following counties of Southeastern Michigan: Wayne, Oakland or Macomb

Pursuing Post-Secondary Education at the Columbus College of Law at Catholic University of America, any campus of the University of Michigan or any campus of Wayne State University

Single parent mothers

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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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.

Alumnae Panhellenic Association of Washington DC Scholarship

Scholarships provide merit-based aid for collegiate and alumna members’ educational pursuits. Amounts vary each year based on the established criteria and distribution voted on annually by the Board of Trustees.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Washington, DC Alumnae Panhellenic Association

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

Rising sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student in the fall

Member in good standing of a fully participating sorority of the National Panhellenic Conference

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

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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Scholarship Type:
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

James Deanda 2L Scholarship

This city bar association scholarship is geared to diverse, Latinx student populations, who demonstrate not only academic excellence, but leadership via extracurricular activities.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Hispanic Bar Association of Houston

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

Must be 2L

Attend a Houston area law school

Member of the Hispanic Law Student Association (HLSA) at their law school

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

Judge A.D. Azios 1L Scholarship

The scholarship is designed to assist students who have demonstrated leadership and a commitment toward the advancement of Hispanics in the legal professions via extracurricular activities. Candidates must demonstrate a potential for successful study of the law. In addition to Houston area law school requirement, financial need will be considered.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Hispanic Bar Association of Houston

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

1L at an ABA accredited law school

Member of the Hispanic Law Student Association at a Houston area ABA accredited law school

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

The California Workers Compensation Lawyers Scholarship

The cost of education on all levels has been increasing year by year and we understand how challenging this can be for a student pursing a college degree. So, that is why our law firm is offering to all students that meet the criteria

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

California Workers Compensation Lawyers

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

Currently enrolled or accepted to a university/college/community college.

Must be in good academic standing with your current educational institution.

3.0 or higher GPA.

Must be a citizen of the U.S.

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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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.

Ronald P. Wilmot Scholarship

Students who are children of a gay or lesbian parent(s), who demonstrate academic and artistic excellence, and who live in the greater San Francisco Bay Area are eligible.

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

Jewish Community Federation & Endowment Fund

Award Maximum:
$2,000
Application Deadline:
March 16
Eligibility Requirements:

High school seniors or graduates who are planning to enroll or already enrolled in a full-time undergraduate or graduate program at an accredited college or university

Students who are children of a gay or lesbian parent(s)

Demonstrate academic and artistic excellence

Demonstrate financial need

Permanent residence is in the greater San Francisco Bay Area

Kimberly M. Cahill Leadership Memorial Scholarship

The Kimberly M. Cahill Leadership Memorial Scholarship is to be awarded to a second- or third year law student who is currently enrolled in law classes at any accredited Michigan law school. The recipient should demonstrate outstanding qualities of leadership and the ability to inspire and effectively lead others to a defined objective.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

The Macomb County Bar Foundation

Award Maximum:
$3,000
Application Deadline:
March 17
Eligibility Requirements:

Second or third year law student who is currently enrolled in law classes at any accredited Michigan law school

Demonstrate outstanding qualities of leadership

Demonstrate a need for financial assistance

Minimum 3.0 GPA

Philip F. Greco Memorial Scholarship

Second or third year law students, with financial need and strong academics, who can demonstrate a commitment to Macomb County, MI can benefit from this scholarship.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

The Macomb County Bar Foundation

Award Maximum:
$2,000
Application Deadline:
March 17
Eligibility Requirements:

2L or 3L

Demonstrates a commitment to serve or contribute to the Macomb County, MI legal community

Has a need for financial assistance and high scholastic achievement

Trustees Law School Scholarship

The Macomb County Bar Foundation is a non-profit organization which was established by the Macomb County Bar Association to identify and support law related education. The Foundation is proud to offer an annual scholarship, which originates from the generous contributions of the Foundation’s Trustees.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

The Macomb County Bar Foundation

Award Maximum:
$3,000
Application Deadline:
March 17
Eligibility Requirements:

Currently enrolled 2L or 3L at Michigan State University, Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, University of Michigan, University of Detroit Mercy, or Wayne State University

Commitment to serve or contribute to the Macomb County legal community

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

Goostree Law Group Bright Futures Scholarship, Spring

This award opportunity is provided to students with demonstrated financial need who exhibit leadership, determination, and passion in their academic studies and personal lives. This scholarship is offered to one student each semester.

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

Goostree Law Group

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

GPA of 3.0 or higher in most recently completed semester

U.S. Citizen or permanent resident

Enrolled in an accredited college or university for the upcoming semester

Annual household income of less than $75,000

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

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 

Bar Study Scholarship

The goal of the scholarship is to promote the CFAWL mission. The scholarship is meant to help the recipient while they study for the Florida Bar Exam. It is made possible through the generous donations of CFAWL members, friends, and CFAWL fundraising efforts.

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Scholarship Type:
Bar Study
Sponsoring Organization:

Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers (CFAWL)

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
March 23
Eligibility Requirements:

Full-time or part-time law student

Intend to take Florida Bar Exam for the first time the summer following the application deadline

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

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

Dallas Women Lawyers Association Foundation Bar Study Scholarship

Those submitting applications are required to submit the application which includes a one-page resume, current transcript, and two letters of reference. Foundation may interview candidates.

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Scholarship Type:
Bar Study
Sponsoring Organization:

Dallas Women Lawyers Association Foundation

Award Maximum:
$2,500
Application Deadline:
March 28
Eligibility Requirements:

Studying to take the summer Texas bar exam or the UBE exam

Don't have a grant or a current or future employer paying for a bar study course

Demonstrated leadership and academic excellence

Demonstrated efforts in line with the mission of the DWLA, most notably elevating the standing of women in the legal profession

Will be practicing law in the Dallas metropolitan area following graduation

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

Sugarman Law School Scholarship

Two annual scholarships award to assist in paying for tuition and/or other education-related expenses. Applicants should have an interest in public service and the practice of law.

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

Sugarman Law Firm

Award Maximum:
$1,250
Application Deadline:
March 29
Eligibility Requirements:

Current or admitted student at an accredited law program in the U.S.

In good academic standing at a law school or college

Preparing to pursue a practice in personal injury law and/or public service

Preference may be given to individuals attending law school in the Greater Boston area, including Suffolk, Norfolk, Middlesex and Essex counties

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

Jacob and Celia Richmond

This foundation scholarship is geared to law students who reside in Hampden County. In addition to the residency requirement, this is also a merit and need-based scholarship.

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

Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

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

Demonstrate academic achievement

Demonstrate financial need

Must reside in Hampden County, Massachusetts

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

Gamma Mu Scholarship Program

The Gamma Mu Scholarships Program provides support to gay men who want to further their education at a college, university, or vocational or professional training program.

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

Gamma Mu

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

Admitted to an accredited college, university, or vocational institution

Financial need and strong academic performance

Gay man under 35 years of age

U.S. Citizen

Preference to those living in, from, or plan to attend school in rural/underserved area, or students who have overcome issues of community discrimination/marginalization, or students who demonstrate leadership qualities/pursue goals to benefit the LGBT community

Redick Memorial Scholarship

This law firm's scholarship is geared to academically successful students committed to combat the issue of distracted driving by championing and developing a plan that will persuade young adults to avoid distracted driving. Financial need is not a requirement.

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

Kisling, Nestico & Redick Law Firm

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

Accepted to or currently enrolled in an accredited college, university, or graduate program within the U.S.

Be a resident of Ohio

Minimum GPA 3.0

Demonstrate good character and high initiative

Applicants will be required to develop a plan that will persuade young adults to avoid distracted driving

Mesothelioma.com Scholarship

If you’ve battled a form of cancer yourself, or witnessed a loved one receiving treatment, the purpose of the scholarship is to provide financial assistance to college students in their pursuit of higher education whose life has been impacted by cancer.

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

Mesothelioma.com

Award Maximum:
$4,000
Application Deadline:
March 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled full-time at an accredited two-year or four-year university, community college or junior college, or a graduate degree program

Battled cancer at any point in their lives (not limited to mesothelioma) or who have a parent, sibling, immediate family member or close friend that has battled or is currently fighting cancer

U.S. Citizen

Minimum 3.2 GPA

National Black Prosecutors Association Scholarship

To strengthen the pipeline of prosecutors across the nation, the National Black Prosecutors Foundation has established a scholarship program to provide financial assistance to law students who have a demonstrated interest in pursing a career in criminal prosecution. 

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

National Black Prosecutors Association

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

Current law student with strong academic credentials

Demonstrated commitment to public service

Demonstrated interest in a career in prosecution

Member of the NBPA

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

James N. Kincanon Scholarship

This foundation scholarship is geared to students interested in the pursuit of law, and who reside in or around Roanoke county. In addition to the residency requirement, this scholarship also contains a merit component.

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

Roanoke Law Foundation

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

Accepted to an accredited law school, or expect to be accepted prior to the fall semester

Resident of the City of Roanoke, the City of Salem or the County of Roanoke, or a graduate of a high school located in those jurisdictions

3.0 GPA

Richard W. and Florence B. Irwin Scholarship Fund

This foundation scholarship is geared to law students who reside in Northampton, MA. In addition to the residency requirement, this is also a merit and need-based scholarship.

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

Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

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

Demonstrate academic achievement

Demonstrate financial need

Must reside in Northhampton, Massachusetts

Sarita and Claire Wright Lucas Foundation Bar Prep Scholarship

The SCWLF awards $5,000 scholarships to African-American female law students who have committed to careers as prosecutors. For these future prosecutors the Scholarship program covers the cost of the bar application and preparation up to $5,000. The Scholarship program also offers a $5,000 incentive for scholarship recipients who secure employment as prosecutors. 

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Scholarship Type:
Bar Study
Sponsoring Organization:

Sarita and Claire Wright Lucas Foundation

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

African-American Female committed to career as a prosecutor

U.S. Citizen

Graduating law student preparing to take the Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland or Pennsylvania Bar Exam.

Commitment to Public Service

Alford Excellence Award

This scholarship is awarded to at least three future practitioners who will sit for the February or July Delaware Bar Exam.

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Scholarship Type:
Bar Study
Sponsoring Organization:

Delaware State Bar Association Multicultural Judges & Lawyers Section

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

Intent to sit for Delaware State Bar Exam in February or July

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.

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

Jose Marti Scholarship Challenge Grant Fund

This state scholarship is directed at students of Hispanic origin who will attend Florida public or eligible private institutions. Merit and demonstrated financial need will be taken into consideration.

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

Florida Office of Student Financial Assistance

Award Maximum:
$2,000
Application Deadline:
April 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Florida resident attending a Florida institution

3.0 on 4.0 GPA

Born in (or having a natural parent who was born in) either Mexico or a Hispanic country of the Caribbean, Central or South America (excludes Brazil, Spain, and Haiti), regardless of race

U.S. Citizen or eligible non-Citizen

Not owe a repayment or be in default under any state or federal grant, loan or scholarship program

John S. Manos, Esq., Memorial Graduate Scholarship

This club's annual scholarship is geared toward high-achieving, community service-oriented law students of Greek heritage. Contains residency requirement, in addition to demonstration of merit and financial need.

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

Hellenic University Club of Philadelphia

Award Maximum:
$2,000
Application Deadline:
April 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Senior undergraduate or graduate student, enrolled or accepted to full-time in a graduate degree program

Demonstrate financial need

Demonstrate academic merit

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