Law School 
Scholarship Databank

College or Graduate/Professional Degrees

Lesbian woman pursuing higher education with a commitment to impacting LGBTQ issues

Academic Achievement

Community service and leadership

3.0 GPA

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

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

Rising 2L student (current 1L students should apply)

Demonstrates leadership (via leadership experience, volunteerism or service in the public interest)

Demonstrates professional promise via academic excellence in undergrad and first year of law school

Knowledge of social and cultural issues of any one or more Asian American and Pacific Islander communities or commitment to making a significant impact on issues affecting one or more Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, or both

Commitment to “pay it forward”

Diverse 1L student

ABA or CA accredited law school

Law student

Demonstrated commitment to serving the Vietnamese-American community in Northern California

Enrolled in or accepted for enrollment in an ABA-accredited law school

Must have a connection to Northern California (via employment, law school, or substantial prior residency)

Full-time, part-time, evening or LLM student

Pursuing a summer internship, externship or clerkship in public interest, includes a position at a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, government agency, or a judicial clerkship (including those working remotely for their public interest position) 

Enrolled in or accepted for enrollment in an ABA-accredited law school

Full-time, Part-time, Evening or LLM student

Law students

Demonstrated outstanding leadership

Serve the APA community

Enrolled or (or will enroll this Fall) into an accredited post-secondary program (community colleges, private or public undergraduate colleges, and universities, private or public graduate degree programs, law programs, and business programs)

GPA 3.0 

Proven commitment to Citizenry, as demonstrated by their essay and resumé

Show a demonstrated commitment and involvement in uplifting underserved communities through volunteerism and advocacy

U.S. Citizen or permanent resident

Minimum 2.7 GPA

Enrolled in an accredited college or university in the U.S.

Be in good academic standing

Minimum 3.0 GPA

U.S. citizen

Must permanently reside in: Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, or Virginia

Enrolled or accepted to a U.S. college or university as a full-time student

Law student

Maintains 3.8 GPA

Legal community diversity volunteer work required

Law student pursuing a public service career or actively involved with a non-profit that serves the needy and underprivileged

3.5 GPA

Enrolled in Wisconsin, Indiana, and Illinois

Federal Bar Association member in good standing

Demonstrate academic achievement

Participation in the FBA, law school, community activities

Must be enrolled fill-time, or intending to enroll full-time, at an accredited college or university based in the U.S.

Must be “out” as a person who identifies as a member of the LGBTQ community

Law student

Incoming 1L at one of 6 Chicago-area law schools

Planning to pursue a public interest legal career

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

Currently enrolled in or formally accepted to any accredited Texas community college, undergraduate or graduate degree program

Demonstrated history of raising alcohol addition awareness

3.0 GPA or above

In good standing

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.

1L (day) or 2L (evening) student

Part of an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission racial/ethnic group, or

LGBTQ+ Community, or

Committed to diversity

1L Law student enrolled in an accredited law school

Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 or above

Undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree

Veteran and active duty service members from all branches of the military including National Guard and Reserves who have served in pre- and post-9/11 service areas

Current spouses of veteran or active duty service members, including surviving spouses

Spouses, veterans and service members who apply must be a full-time student pursuing specific degrees at a public or private, U.S.-based, accredited institution (see website for more details)

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

Attending an ABA-accredited law school

African American law student

Demonstrated leadership potentia

Dedication to the Cincinnati community

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

Full-time college student in junior or senior year or graduate program at an accredited college/university, with major in civil, chemical, mechanical, electrical or environmental engineering or one of the environmental sciences

U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident

GPA of 3.0 or higher on 4.0 scale (or equivalent on 5.0 scale)

Identify as a woman

Demonstrated leadership within the community

A Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association member

Law student

Secured a volunteer internship position with one non-profit organization in Massachusetts

Preference given to permanent/future residents of Massachusetts

Demonstrated commitment to public interest law

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

Become a student member of APABA Silicon Valley

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

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

Incoming 1L Law student

Financial need

Superior academic performance

Community and public service

Reasonable likelihood recipient will provide legal services to Rhode Island citizens in the future

Must be pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time, post-secondary course of study in a degree program at a U.S. institution in the fall of the year of application (one scholarship may be given to a person employed full-time while attending school part-time)

Must be legally blind in both eyes. Must be residing in the U.S., the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico

Must participate in the entire NFB National Convention and in all of its scheduled scholarship program activities (finalists will receive assistance to attend the national convention).

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

Graduating high school senior, first-year student in an accredited four-year college, or a student transferring into an accredited four-year college

U.S. Citizen

Demonstrated financial need - must have a combined family income of $70,000 or less

Record of academic achievement

Demonstrated commitment to public service

Law student

Currently enrolled at an accredited Illinois law school

Residents of Cook, Lake, DuPage, or McHenry counties

Commitment to the highest scholastic standards

Law students who will spend the summer interning at a LAAC member organization

AND who plan to work at: a rural organization; an urban organization, working on rural issues; OR
any organization, working on racial justice work

Strong interest in a career in public interest law, working to defend and expand the legal rights of people who live in poverty

Students of color and students from low-income or working-class backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply

1L or 2L law student in an Association of American Law School (AALS)-accredited law school.

Enrolled in either college or law school during the academic year surrounding the scholarship deadline and be planning to enroll in law school during the academic year following the deadline. 

Have a connection to the state of Georgia. Preference will be given to applications with a connection to the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot and Taylor counties

U.S. citizen at time of application

Not be an immediate family member of the Scholarship Committee or any employee or board member of the Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley, Inc., or direct descendants of Judge Thompson

Admitted to an ABA accredited law school

Resident of New Jersey

Law student

Asian American

Current member of Asian-American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts (AALAM)

Priority will be given to an individual with a secured public interest position for the summer.

Enrolled in an accredited U.S. college or university for the spring semester

U.S. Citizen 

18 years old

Pursuing a career in public service such as law, social work, government, non-profit, or education