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Aspiring Personal Injury Lawyer Law Student Scholarship

This scholarship aims to extend financial support to law students who have a genuine passion for becoming personal injury lawyers and are committed to making a positive impact in this area of law.

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

Mattiacci Law, LLC

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

Must be a citizen of the United States.

Must be currently enrolled, or planning to enroll, as a full-time student in an accredited law college or university within the United States.

Must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0.

Must be pursuing a degree related to law.

Must possess a sincere desire to become a personal injury lawyer and make a positive impact in this field.

Wagner & Wagner Annual Civil Justice Scholarship Award

The Civil Justice Scholarship is awarded annually with a focus on keeping the civil justice system strong.

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

Wagner & Wagner

Award Maximum:
$2,500
Application Deadline:
June 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Incoming or current pre-law or law student

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

The Stuckey Firm, LLC Scholarship

This scholarship asks students to share their opinion about a jury’s influence on injury cases.

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

The Stuckey Firm, LLC 

Award Maximum:
$2,498
Application Deadline:
June 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in or accepted to an accredited US university.

US Citizen or permanent resident

Must be in good academic standing

Cancer Scholarship

Open to all college applicants planning to study medicine, public health, toxicology, or another related field

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

Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers LLC

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

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

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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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

Richard S. White Fellowship

This law firm fellowship is geared toward diverse, minority, or underrepresented law students and includes both a 12-week summer associate position and an academic scholarship to be remitted directly to the student’s law school at the beginning of the school year following the summer clerkship. Legal writing sample required.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Helsell Fetterman

Award Maximum:
$7,500
Application Deadline:
June 30
Eligibility Requirements:

2L in good standing pursuing a law degree at an ABA-accredited law school (*third year if pursuing a LL.M.)

Demonstrates academic merit, leadership abilities

Demonstrates a commitment to personal and professional initiatives that indicate promise for a successful legal career

Demonstrate an interest in furthering diversity within the community and the profession

Communicates an interest and commitment to both the practice areas represented at Helsell Fetterman and to building a practice in the Seattle area

Dwyer Williams Cherkoss Attorneys Scholarship

A scholarship available to students to help defray first-year expenses for students graduating from undergraduate school that have been accepted into an accredited law school anywhere in the U.S.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Dwyer Williams Cherkoss

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

Attending first year of law school in the fall

U.S. citizen or otherwise authorized for work in the U.S.

Minimum 3.0 GPA

SAIL Scholarship

The SAIL Scholarship is awarded to a law student who has outstanding professional promise and leadership potential.

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Incoming Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

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

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”

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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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
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

Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California (VABANC) Scholarships

The VABANC scholarships are intended to assist recipients who are in pursuit of public interest or social justice goals and have demonstrated a commitment to serving the Vietnamese-American community in Northern California.

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Sponsoring Organization:

Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California (VABANC)

Application Deadline:
July 28
Eligibility Requirements:

Law student

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

Iranian American Bar Association Foundation (IABA) NorCal Public Interest Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded to a law student who is pursuing a summer internship, externship or clerkship in public interest. This includes a position at a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, government agency, or a judicial clerkship. Please note, students who will be working remotely for their public interest position are still eligible to apply. Applicants must have a connection to Northern California (via, employment, law school, or substantial prior residency).

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Iranian American Bar Association (IABA) Foundation

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

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) 

Auger & Auger Disabled Scholar Award, Fall

To support disabled students with their educational expenses.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Auger & Auger

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

Disabled student either currently enrolled or will be enrolled at an accredited college or university at the time of application

2.8 GPA or higher

Judge Iravani-Sani Public Interest Scholarship

In partnership with IABA National and IABA NorCal, the Judge Iravani-Sani Public Interest Scholarship will support a law student who is pursuing public service law. Candidates from across the country are eligible to apply. IABA would like to thank Judge Iravani-Sani for her generous contribution and for being a role model to Iranian-American law students.

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

Iranian American Bar Association Foundation 

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

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

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

Freedman Law Workplace Rights Scholarships

This scholarship is intended for students who are passionate about improving workers’ rights and civil rights, spreading knowledge about employment law, and making a positive impact on workers across the country. 

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

Freedman Law, LLC

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

Enrolled in or accepted to a U.S. college or university for the upcoming semester.

U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Minimum 3.5 GPA

DDRB Lawyers Legal Scholarship

Dolan Dobrinsky Rosenblum Bluestein, LLP has created a recurring scholarship designed to help one law student with their tuition costs. They welcome all eligible students to apply and look forward to reviewing your application.

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

Dolan Dobrinsky Rosenblum Bluestein, LLP

Award Maximum:
$1,500
Application Deadline:
September 13
Eligibility Requirements:

Admitted to, or have received an acceptance letter from to an accredited law school in the U.S.

3.5 or higher current cumulative GPA (Incoming 1Ls use undergraduate GPA; Pass/Fail law schools will accept “pass”)

Toronto Personal Injury Scholarship, Fall

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

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

Schiffmann Personal Injury Lawyers

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

College or Graduate/Professional Degrees

Enrolled in the U.S. or Canada

Uplifting Communities Scholarship

This scholarship supports undergraduates and graduates dedicated to uplifting underserved communities. It can be used for essential educational expenses like tuition, textbooks, and course materials, helping students focus on their studies without financial stress.

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

The Law Office of Donald L. Bell

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

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

Fox Pest Control Future Leaders Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded to a student who can provide real-life examples of how they are making a difference in their community.

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

Fox Pest Control

Award Maximum:
$7,500
Application Deadline:
October 31
Eligibility Requirements:

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

Public Interest Advocate Scholarship Award

This scholarship will be awarded to a law student who is interested in pursuing a career in public service or a student who is actively involved with a not-for-profit agency that represents the needy and the underprivileged.

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

Diversity Scholarship Foundation

Application Deadline:
October 31
Eligibility Requirements:

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

Robert A. McNew Law Student Scholarship

This association scholarship is geared toward a current law student who is a Federal Bar Association Law Student Associate Member in good standing. Academic achievement will be considered.

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

Federal Bar Association

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

Federal Bar Association member in good standing

Demonstrate academic achievement

Participation in the FBA, law school, community activities

Boyk Law Veteran Scholarship

Veterans or children of a U.S. Veteran can write an essay about their experiences for a chance to win a scholarship.

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

The Ohio Personal Injury lawyers of Charles E. Boyk Law Offices, LLC

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

Currently attending an accredited college or university within the United States

Served in the United States Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Reserves OR is the child or stepchild of someone who has

U.S. citizen

Minimum 3.0 GPA and have completed at least one semester of classes at an accredited college or university

Adamson Ahdoot LLP Scholarship Grant

This scholarship strives to recognize young legal professionals dedicated to academic excellence and community service.

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

Adamson Ahdoot

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

A legal U.S. citizen or resident

Admitted to, or matriculated at an accredited law school

Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher 

Auger & Auger Disabled Scholar Award, Spring

To support disabled students with their educational expenses.

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

Auger & Auger

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

Disabled student either currently enrolled or will be enrolled at an accredited college or university at the time of application

2.8 GPA or higher

Fob James Law Firm Law School Scholarship Contest

Fob James Law Firm, LLC is awarding the essay contest winner who best describes how they plan on giving back to their community once they become a lawyer.

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

Fob James Law Firm, LLC

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

Enrolled or accepted into an ABA-accredited law school in the U.S. as of the fall semester

Walter H. Moses, Sr. and Walter H. Moses, Jr. Scholarship

This is a rotating scholarship between the six-Chicago area law schools. Each school selects its own recipient.

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

The Chicago Bar Foundation

Award Maximum:
$60,000
Application Deadline:
December 31
Eligibility Requirements:

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.

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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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
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

Injured Individual Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded to a student who understands the seriousness of personal injury accidents

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Sponsoring Organization:

Libbey Law Offices, LLC

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

Enrolled in or accepted to an educational institution in the U.S. for the upcoming semester.

3.0 GPA

MBF’s Legal Intern Fellowship Program

Talented law students who have secured a volunteer internship with a qualified nonprofit organization in Massachusetts and demonstrate a commitment to public interest law are encouraged to apply for this fellowship program.

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

Massachusetts Bar Foundation Fellowship

Award Maximum:
$8,000
Application Deadline:
March 7
Eligibility Requirements:

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

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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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

Thomas F. Black, Jr. Memorial Scholarship

The Thomas F. Black, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund is a one-time award for an incoming 1L. It is designed to support and foster high legal practice standards and assist Rhode Island residents who have financial need.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Rhode Island Bar Foundation

Award Maximum:
$25,000
Application Deadline:
March 31
Eligibility Requirements:

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

Herbert Lehman Education Fund Scholarship

The Herbert Lehman Scholarship is a national, highly competitive scholarship that makes annual awards to qualified, outstanding undergraduate students. The scholarship is named after the former Governor and United States Senator from New York in recognition of his integrity, courage, and persistence on behalf of numerous civil rights causes.

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Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
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Sponsoring Organization:

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.

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

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

Dan Bradley Fellowship

Each year, LAAC offers the Dan Bradley Fellowship to fund law students who want to spend their summer working at a LAAC member legal aid organization. The Fellowship is awarded to outstanding students who want to pursue a career in public interest law and who want to spend their summer working in a rural area or on a rural issue.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

The Legal Aid Association of California (LAAC)

Award Maximum:
$8,000
Application Deadline:
April 15
Eligibility Requirements:

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

Han C. Choi Scholarship

This Scholarship will benefit a law student who exhibits academic excellence, leadership, volunteerism, mentorship experience, and demonstrates an interest in AAPI civic issues. Special consideration will also be given to applicants who have been adversely affected by cancer (as a survivor, or family member of a victim or survivor).

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

NAPABA Law Foundation

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
April 18
Eligibility Requirements:

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

The Judge Albert W. Thompson, Sr., Scholarship

The Judge Albert W. Thompson, Sr. Scholarship is offered for up to two students with high character, a commitment to community service, a connection to Georgia who are entering or are currently enrolled in law school. Students committed to practicing nonprofit law or another type of public service law are encouraged to apply. 

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley, Inc. 

Award Maximum:
$4,100
Application Deadline:
April 18
Eligibility Requirements:

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

Trial LawHER Scholarship

The Trial LawHER Scholarship was created to help a rising 3L female law student achieve her goal of becoming a plaintiff trial lawyer. This scholarship intends to elevate a rising woman leader in the plaintiff trial lawyer space and educate future trial lawyers around the importance and impact of settlement planning.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Milestone Consulting

Award Maximum:
$10,000
Application Deadline:
April 19
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in a 3L law school program for the fall semester

U.S. Citizen or permanent resident who self-identifies as female

In good academic standing

Planning to become a plaintiff trial lawyer

Mirza Law Scholarship

This scholarship and an opportunity to complete an internship at Mirza Law is for future leaders in employment and personal injury law.

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Scholarship Type:
Bar Study
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Mirza Law

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

U.S. citizen or a permanent resident

Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from an ABA-accredited law school

Asian-American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts AALAM/Dow Fund Scholarship

Asian American law students who demonstrate leadership potential, commitment to Asian American community and personal, professional or academic excellence should consider this scholarship. Priority consideration will be given to law students who have secured a public interest position for the summer.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Asian-American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts (AALAM)

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

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.

The Law Office of Shane R. Kadlec Public Service Scholarship

The Law Office of Shane R. Kadlec Public Service Scholarship supports college students who are pursuing a career in public service and are passionate about helping others.

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

The Law Office of Shane R. Kadlec

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

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

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