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The Sandi Fuqua Scholarship

The scholarship will be awarded to an academically gifted undergraduate or graduate student who has enmeshed themselves in their communities. The firm wants to celebrate students who marry their chosen communities with their life-long dreams.

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Whitley Law Firm

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

Enrolled or accepted at an accredited college, university, or graduate school in the U.S.

 

Jones & Swanson Community Service Scholarship

This Community Service Scholarship will support undergraduate and graduate students who’ve previously demonstrated a commitment to uplifting their neighbors.

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Sponsoring Organization:

Jones & Swanson

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

Berger and Green Heart Disease Scholarship

This scholarship is for a hardworking, eligible college student living with heart disease.

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Sponsoring Organization:

Berger and Green

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

Must have been diagnosed with heart disease or a congenital heart defect

Enrolled in or have been accepted to an accredited college or university or graduate school in the U.S.

Minimum 3.0 GPA

The Ryan Law Group Truth, Justice, and Fairness Scholarship

This scholarship is for stand-out students to use toward their continued education.

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Sponsoring Organization:

The Ryan Law Group

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

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

The Dependent Scholarship

This scholarship is open to Active-Duty military personnel, Veterans, or children/dependents of an Active-Duty personnel or Veteran

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Fight4Vets

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

Enrolled in or accepted at an accredited college, university, or graduate school in the U.S.

Minimum 3.0 GPA

Financial and Banking Industry Reform Scholarship

This annual scholarship is for law students dedicated to making a positive impact in the financial, banking, or insurance industries.

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Sponsoring Organization:

Rosca Scarlato LLC

Award Maximum:
$1,200
Application Deadline:
July 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in, or accepted to an accredited law school within the U.S.

U.S. citizen or permanent resident

18 years or older

Phillips Law Firm A Second Chance Scholarship

 This scholarship is for a student who was involved in a traumatic car accident.

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Phillips Law Firm

Award Maximum:
$2,498
Application Deadline:
July 31
Eligibility Requirements:

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

Must also submit evidence that, at some point in their lives, they were involved in a traumatic car accident.

 

Elmore Law Office Annual Scholarship

This scholarship aims to assist with expenses for students accepted into any accredited school in the United States.

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Elmore Law Office

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

U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Enrolled in, or accepted to an accredited law school within the U.S

Minimum 3.0 GPA

Fernandez Law Group Scholarship For Students

This scholarship aims to assist with expenses for pre-law undergraduates, or first-year law students accepted into a school anywhere in the United States.

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Fernandez Law Group

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

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

Minimum 3.0 GPA

U.S. citizen or permanent resident

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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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

Wounded First Responders Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded to a student who is/was a first responder injured in the line of duty OR the child of an injured first responder.

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Sponsoring Organization:

Parthemos, Curran, Buelow and Polizzi PLLC

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

Must be a first responder injured in the line of duty OR the child of an injured first responder.

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

U.S. citizen 

Making an Impact Scholarship

This scholarship recognizes and supports students dedicated to bettering their communities while encouraging them to continue their education and efforts to make a positive difference.

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Sponsoring Organization:

Kaine Law

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

Minimum 3.0 GPA

Admitted to or enrolled in an accredited college, university, or graduate school in the U.S.

Black Law Student Scholarship - Spring

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Sponsoring Organization:

The Foray Firm

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

An African American student who is pursuing a degree in law and a demonstrated interest in family law

The student is enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school

Minimum 3.0 GPA 

Submit a video answering a prompt

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

Asbestos Scholarship Fund

This scholarship is offered to support a student with a family connection to cancer so they may continue their education

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Environmental Litigation Group

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

U.S. citizens

At least 18 years old 

Enrolled full-time in a U.S. accredited two-year or four-year university, community college or junior college, or a graduate degree program

Applicants must be students who witnessed a parent, sibling, or other immediate family member battling cancer

Justice Stephen K. Tamura Scholarship

This bar association foundation offers scholarships to deserving law students and recent law school graduates in furtherance of their legal education. Japanese heritage, merit and financial need will be taken into consideration.

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Sponsoring Organization:

Japanese American Bar Association Educational Foundation

Application Deadline:
February 17
Eligibility Requirements:

Law students or recent law school graduates

Commitment to serving the local or Japanese American community and/or the API community

Adversity considered

Financial need and academic merit considered

Justice John F. Aiso Scholarship

This organization offers scholarships in varying amounts to deserving law students and recent law school graduates in furtherance of their legal education. Diverse populations dedicated to community service are encouraged to apply.

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Bar Study
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Sponsoring Organization:

Japanese American Bar Association Educational Foundation

Application Deadline:
February 17
Eligibility Requirements:

Law school student and recent graduates

Commitment to serving the Japanese American community and/or the API community

Academic achievement considered

Financial need considered

LimNexus Foundation Scholarship

Deserving law students and recent law graduates with demonstrated commitment to community service, including but not limited to serving the Japanese American community.

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Bar Study
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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Japanese American Bar Association Educational Foundation

Application Deadline:
February 17
Eligibility Requirements:

Law student or recent law graduate

Commitment to serving Japanese American community

Elmer Yamamoto Civil Rights and Public Interest Scholarship

Deserving law students and recent law graduates with demonstrated commitment to community service, including but not limited to serving the Japanese American community.

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Bar Study
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Japanese American Bar Association Educational Foundation

Application Deadline:
February 17
Eligibility Requirements:

Law student or recent law graduate

Commitment to serving Japanese American community

Native Bar Review Scholarship

The annual National Native American Bar Association Foundation scholarship offers Native law students financial assistance with bar exam preparation.

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Bar Study
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

National Native American Bar Association (NNABA)

Application Deadline:
March 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Applicant must be indigenous (including Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander)

Active member of NNABA, a regional American Indian Bar Association or NNALSA

Be a graduate of or a current third year law student   

ABA-accredited law school in the U.S.

Intend to take a State Bar Exam

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

 

2025 Trans/Nonbinary Law Graduates of Color Grant Fund

The Trans/Nonbinary Law Graduates of Color Grant Fund will award three unrestricted to help offset the costs associated with the period of time between graduation and taking the Bar Exam/employment. 

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Bar Study
Sponsoring Organization:

The LGBTQ+ Bar

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

Student who will graduate from a U.S. Law School in the same year as the deadline

Trans and/or Nonbinary

Person of Color

Registered to take a U.S. Bar exam in the summer following the deadline or first legal job does not start until fall after the deadline (or later)

LGBT Public Interest Scholarship Program

Scholarship awards will go to law student or recent graduates who have demonstrated commitment to improve the legal and social standing of the LGBTQ community, including LGBTQ individuals.

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

ABA Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

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

Law student or recent law graduate who attend(ed) an ABA Accredited Law School

Secured a summer internship or job with a public interest organization with a direct impact on LGBTQ+

Honorable Justice Vaino Spencer Scholarship

Justice Vaino H. Spencer was a co-founder of Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, Inc. (BWL) and first African American woman judge in California. The BWL Foundation proudly sponsors the Justice Vaino Spencer Scholarship that is awarded to second- and third year law students who have demonstrated outstanding scholastic achievement, community service and financial need.

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Bar Study
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, INC.

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
April 19
Eligibility Requirements:

2L and 3L law students (or 4L enrolled in part-time or evening programs) at an accredited law school or have passed the California first year student's examination

Expect to practice law in the Southern California area

Become an active member of Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, Inc.

May not be available this year-check with scholarship provider.

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

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

Changing History Scholarship

This scholarship asks that students think about one event in world history, large or small, that they would change.

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

Personal Injury Lawyer in Baton Rouge | Millions Recovered

Application Deadline:
May 30
Eligibility Requirements:

Minimum 3.0 GPA

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

U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

“Invest in Your Future” Scholarship

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

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Bar Study
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Incoming Law Students
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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. 

Working Conditions Reform Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded to a student committed to improving workplace conditions and advocating for reform.

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Bar Study
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Incoming Law Students
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Sponsoring Organization:

Feldman Legal Group

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

Minimum 3.0 GPA

The Bertolino Impact In Government Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded to a student who can discuss how society-impacting changes in the law, and in the way people interact with the law, can help and hinder them in the future. 

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Bar Study
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Sponsoring Organization:

Bertolino LLP

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

Minimum 3.0 GPA

Enrolled in or accepted at an accredited college, university, or graduate school in the U.S.

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