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“Invest in Your Future” Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded to a deserving student preparing for their financial future.

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

Speights Law

Award Maximum:
$2,500
Application Deadline:
May 30
Eligibility Requirements:

Accepted, or enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited college or university in the U.S. 

Community Leader Scholarship

This scholarship asks today’s students to define service and leadership in relationship to in-need communities.

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

Duddy, Goodwin & Pollard

Award Maximum:
$2,500
Application Deadline:
May 30
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited college or university in the U.S.

Be in good academic standing

U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Capital City Lawyers Association Scholarship

Capital City Lawyers Association will award two scholarships to deserving law students who demonstrate a commitment to practicing in the Triangle area and using their legal training and skills to benefit low-income and/or traditionally underserved communities.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Capital City Lawyers Association

Application Deadline:
May 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Deserving law students

Demonstrate a commitment to practicing in the Triangle area

Plan to use their legal training and skills to benefit low-income and/or traditionally underserved communities

No specific deadline available at last review. Check with scholarship provider for more details.

Cabaniss Johnston Scholarship

The Cabaniss, Johnston Scholarship’s aim is to recognize and assist academically outstanding second-year law students who are also Alabama residents, and, further, to help promising law students become lawyers who will make a positive impact on society.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Alabama Law Foundation

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
June 6
Eligibility Requirements:

2L student

Alabama resident

Siegfried and Jensen Truth, Justice, and Fairness Scholarship

This scholarship is for a high-achieving student whose engagement with modern personal injury law benefits disenfranchised communities.

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

Siegfried and Jensen

Award Maximum:
$2,500
Application Deadline:
June 30
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at an accredited college or university within the U.S.

U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Enjuris “Future Lawyer” Scholarship Video Contest

Annual scholarship to assist the next generation of lawyers. Create a short video on the theme "30-second law school survival guide" to enter.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Enjuris (law firm)

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

Enrolled in an ABA-approved law school with valid student ID (or alternate proof of enrollment)

U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Women Lawyers Association of San Luis Obispo County Scholarship

The WLASLO is pleased to offer annual scholarship awards that can be used to assist with living expenses, tuition, books, bar exam courses or as otherwise needed to further your legal education.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Women Lawyers Association of San Luis Obispo (WLASLO) County

Application Deadline:
July 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in or accepted for enrollment in law school

Demonstrated connection to San Luis Obispo County

California Change Lawyers Scholarship

The Diversity Scholarship seeks to support newly admitted law students from groups historically underrepresented in the legal profession who have committed to attend a California law school.

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Incoming Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

California Change Lawyers

Award Maximum:
$7,500
Application Deadline:
July 12
Eligibility Requirements:

Diverse 1L student

ABA or CA accredited law school

Adam Z. Rice Memorial Scholarship

California Judges Foundation (CJF) offers a need-based scholarship to aspiring law students in California, created to celebrate the life of a young man who died at age 21. The mission of this award is to promote education and make a lasting impact on future generations devoted to the rule of law and equal access to justice.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

California Judges Association

Award Maximum:
$4,000
Application Deadline:
July 12
Eligibility Requirements:

Proof of full-time enrollment.

Submit a 2-minute video along with the application

Demonstrate financial need

Attending an ABA-Approved law school in California or any California resident attending an ABA-approved law school

John F. Moriarty Scholarship

This county bar association scholarship is geared toward any Hampden or Hampshire County resident (5 years or more) who has been admitted to or is attending a certified law school. Merit and financial need are also taken into consideration.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Hampden County Bar Association

Application Deadline:
July 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Entering or already attending law school

Resident of Hampden or Hampshire County for at least 5 years

Demonstrate financial need

Demonstrate academic merit

California Chafee Grant Program

The California Chafee Grant Program gives free money to current or former foster youth enrolled in vocational school or college courses at least half-time and making satisfactory academic progress.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

California Student Aid Commission

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

Enrolled in vocational school or college courses at least half-time and making satisfactory academic progress

Current or former foster youth who was a ward of the court, living in foster care, between the ages of 16 and 18 (see website for details about Kin-GAP)

Not have reached your 26th birthday as of July 1st of the award year

Not have participated in the program for more than 5 years (whether or not consecutive)

Stewart J. Guss College Student Scholarship

This scholarship to help alleviate some of the financial pressure on promising students wishing to further their education at the college and university level.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Stewart J Guss Personal Injury Attorneys

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

College and university students

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

Massachusetts Nurses Association Disability Scholarship

College students who submit the best video essay explaining what they have learned from a family member or loved one suffering with a disability will win this scholarship.

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

Jonathan M. Feigenbaum, Esquire

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

College or Graduate/Professional Degrees

Have a family member that has an occupationally impairing disability

Work in the public sector or have a family member who works in the public sector

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

Credello College Scholarship

Create a fun and informational video of yourself explaining your take on themes provided below. Leaning on your personal experiences and keeping it original will be the key to win!

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

Credello

Award Maximum:
$7,000
Application Deadline:
August 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled or accepted students at an accredited U.S. College or University

U.S. Citizen or permanent resident

Applicants must be age 18 or older, or the age of majority in his/her state of residence if older than 18

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

Turco Muñoz Domestic Violence Survivor Scholarship

The Turco Muñoz Domestic Violence Survivor Scholarship supports the education of those who intend to professionally help with the domestic violence crisis through a tuition payment to the school of the scholarship recipient.

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

Turco Legal

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
August 19
Eligibility Requirements:

College or Graduate/Professional Degrees

Victim advocacy experience serving domestic violence survivors

Applicable field of study

Genuine intention to serve survivors of domestic violence post-graduation

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

Salvi & Maher, LLC

Award Maximum:
$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

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

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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Scholarship Type:
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

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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Scholarship Type:
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

NextLevel Student Scholarship, Fall

Through this Scholarship, higher education can be more accessible to law students who demonstrate academic excellence. The $1,000 NextLevel Law Scholarship is available to students each semester who are pursuing a career in law, compliance, or public policy.

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Sponsoring Organization:

NextLevel Law, P.C

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

GPA 3.5 

Enrolled in an accredited college or university for the Fall semester. 

Pursuing a career in law, compliance, or public policy

MAX Scholarships - Fall

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

AccessLex Institute

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
November 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

John Alexander Memorial Scholarship

This county bar association scholarship is geared toward Schenectady County residents who are full-time candidates for Juris Doctor or Bachelor of Law degree from an accredited law school in New York State.

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

Schenectady County Bar Association

Application Deadline:
December 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Full-time J.D. candidates or Bachelor of Law degree from an accredited law school

Schenectady County residents of New York State

BerlikLaw Future Virginia Lawyer Scholarship

The scholarship is intended to provide both financial assistance and a bit of free publicity to talented, creative law students interested in practicing law in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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

BerlikLaw

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

Current law student at an accredited law school within the U.S.

Preference is given to individuals who are from Virginia, received their undergraduate degrees from a Virginia college or university, and/or attend law school in Virginia

The Orlow Firm Scholarship

This award will recognize the potential of a socio-economic challenged student who has a vision of giving back to their community.

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

The Orlow Firm

Award Maximum:
$1,500
Application Deadline:
December 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Currently enrolled in or accepted to a U.S. college or university

W.B. Clark Scholarship

This scholarship provides funding for a student from Kay County, Oklahoma, to attend law school in Oklahoma. It is funded from a permanent endowment honoring W.B. Clark.

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

Oklahoma Bar Foundation

Application Deadline:
December 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Law student at an Oklahoma law school

Connection to Kay County, Oklahoma

No specific deadline available at last review, 12/31 is a placeholder. Check with scholarship provider for more details.

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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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
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.

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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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

Empowering Families Scholarship

This financial award will be given to a deserving student passionate about positively impacting families facing legal challenges.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

The Law Office of J. Kevin Clark, PC

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

Enrolled in an accredited college or university pre-law course of study

3.5 GPA

U.S. citizen or permanent resident

California Change Lawyers 3L Diversity Scholarships

This scholarship is intended to support diverse third-year law students who will be sitting for the California Bar Exam. Scholarship is intended to cover the cost of bar preparation courses and bar exam related costs.

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Scholarship Type:
Bar Study
Sponsoring Organization:

Earl B. Gilliam Bar Foundation

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
February 24
Eligibility Requirements:

Recent law school graduate or soon to graduate

Sitting for the upcoming Summer California Bar Exam

Intend to work in California

Demonstrate and document commitment to social justice and public service

Intend to pursue legal career in California after law school

Construction Law

The purpose of the Construction Law Scholarship is to promote the objective and standards of professionalism of the Houston Bar Association within the field of construction law.

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

Houston Bar Association

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

Attending a local law school to Houston, TX

Interested in construction law

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

P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund (IPS)

The International Peace Scholarship Fund is a program which provides scholarships for selected women from other countries for graduate study in the U.S. and Canada. Members of P.E.O. believe that education is fundamental to world peace and understanding.

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

P.E.O.

Award Maximum:
$12,500
Application Deadline:
March 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Admitted to full-time graduate study and working toward a graduate degree in an accredited college or university in the U.S. or Canada

International student (U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident or Canadian Citizens not eligible)

Demonstrated financial need

Must have a full year of coursework remaining, be enrolled and in residence for the entire school year

Citizens Scholarship

No essays, no report cards—just a couple easy steps and you’re entered. The Citizens Scholarship is giving away $2,500 every month to students and parents. If you don’t win this month, you could win next month and you’re automatically entered for the annual grand prize of $15,000. With all that, you’re made ready for success.

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

Citizens Bank

Award Maximum:
$15,000
Application Deadline:
March 31
Eligibility Requirements:

At least 16 years of age or older

High school seniors, undergraduates and graduate students

Students must plan on attending college, or be currently enrolled at least half-time in an eligible, accredited undergraduate/graduate post-secondary institution

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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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

MAX Scholarships, April

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

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

AccessLex Institute

Award Maximum:
$25,000
Application Deadline:
April 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

Agnes Jones Jackson Scholarship

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

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

NAACP

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

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

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

Minimum 3.0 (B) average on a 4.0 system

Demonstrate financial need based on federal poverty guidelines 

Marilynne Graboys Wool Scholarship

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

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

Rhode Island Foundation

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

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

Female

Rhode Island resident

Demonstrate financial need

Jewish Scholarship Service of Greater Pittsburgh

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

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

Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and administered by JFCS

Application Deadline:
April 15
Eligibility Requirements:

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

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

Demonstrate academic merit

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

MAX by AccessLex Hannah R. Arterian Memorial Scholarship

The MAX by AccessLex Hannah R. Arterian Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to one 1L MAX participant who completes the eight-part Financial Foundations course and attends at least two MAX events. Entry is automatic, and the winner will receive a $50,000 scholarship toward their remaining law school tuition.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

AccessLex Institute

Award Maximum:
$50,000
Application Deadline:
May 1
Eligibility Requirements:

1L students at participating MAX Schools

Complete the eight-part Financial Foundations course and attend at least two MAX events. Visit https://askedna.accesslex.org to learn more.

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

U.S. Graduate Scholarship

Scholarships are awarded to graduate students of Armenian descent who clearly demonstrate academic excellence and financial need.

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

Armenian General Benevolent Union

Award Maximum:
$7,500
Application Deadline:
May 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Full-time graduate/professional students, enrolled at a college and university in the U.S.

Minimum GPA of 3.5 or above

Financial need

Rice, Murtha & Psora Scholarship

The leaders of tomorrow are working and often sacrificing to receive an education today. The purpose of the scholarship will be awarded to a deserving student to apply towards college or law school costs and help that student realize his or her potential.

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

Law Offices of Randolph Rice

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

Current or prospective college or law student

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

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