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California Consumer Attorney P.C.’s Annual Consumer Advocacy Scholarship

This scholarship is for those individuals who hold a commitment to excellence in advocacy on behalf of individuals.

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

California Consumer Attorneys P.C.

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

Must be enrolled in an accredited California university, law school, or college.

Recipient must be 18 years of age by the beginning of fall semester and a resident of California or attending a school in California.

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

Vernellia R. Randall Bar Exam Grant, February

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:
October 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 February Bar Exam

Taylor & Ring Victim Advocate Scholarship

This award is given to a student interested in pursuing the study of law with a specific goal of helping survivors of sexual assault, rape, child abuse, or sexual harassment in the workplace.

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

Taylor & Ring Law Firm

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

Currently enrolled in, or will be enrolled in, an accredited college or university or law school for the upcoming academic year

Interest in pursuing the study of law with a specific goal of helping survivors of sexual assault, rape, child abuse, or sexual harassment in the workplace

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

Corporate Culture Scholarship

The intention of the scholarship is to expose corporations’ increasing focus on profit and decreasing interest in employees’ well-being. The Investor’s Podcast firmly believes that a highly profitable company shouldn’t come at the expense of its employees’ happiness. We believe that sustainable profitability originates from the employees’ happiness, and that value creation for society and the individual starts with the employers’ genuine actions of showing how much they care.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

The Investor's Podcast

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

Must be an undergraduate or graduate student currently attending any North American university

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

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Diversity Scholarship Program

Bringing diversity and inclusiveness into every aspect of our work and culture is one of our firm's core values. As part of our ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is pleased to sponsor a diversity scholarship program that awards up to four second-year law students.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Award Maximum:
$10,000
Application Deadline:
October 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Full-time law student, in good standing, entering the second year of law school at an accredited ABA law school

Demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion

Received and accepted an offer for a summer associate position after the second year of law school in one of our U.S. offices

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

Champions of Justice Scholarship

The Champions of Justice Scholarship was founded to afford more students the opportunity to attend college and build upon their interest in law and justice.

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

Law Offices of Biederman & Burleson P.L.L.C.

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
October 6
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled as an undergraduate at an academic institution with the intent to attend law school.

U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

The Hoffman Firm Conquering Cancer Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded to a hardworking, eligible college student.

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

The Hoffman Firm

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
October 6
Eligibility Requirements:

You or someone in your immediate family must currently be or have previously been fighting a cancer diagnosis.

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

U.S. citizen

Fight Against Domestic Violence Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to a student impacted by domestic violence in their life or who has a substantial interest in implementing solutions to these issues and protecting others against domestic abuse, harassment, and other forms of family violence.

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

John T. Fields & Associates, LLC

Award Maximum:
$2,000
Application Deadline:
October 8
Eligibility Requirements:

Must be at least 18 years old.

U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident.

Enrolled in or accepted to an undergraduate or graduate program at a U.S. college or university.

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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Bar Study
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
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 

RIG Future Academy Scholarship

Gaming takes passion for practice and commitment to learning, traits that help you succeed in life. RIG and Nacon are proud to equip players who have the drive to be better with the tools they need academic growth. The RIG Future Academy Scholarship is designed to help students on their way to academic success.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

TUN The University Network

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
October 9
Eligibility Requirements:

US Citizen or Permanent Resident

Attend an accredited college or university

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

HBA-DC Scholarship for 3L students

To further its commitment to support law students, HBA-DC maintains a scholarship for 3L/4L law J.D. students attending law schools in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia (HBA-DC) Foundation

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
October 16
Eligibility Requirements:

Final year of studies for a J.D. degree at an ABA approved law school in Washington, DC

Students of Hispanic or Latino descent or heritage

Currently enrolled and in good standing

Diversity Bar Preparation Scholarship

WSAJ is committed to implementing strategies that will result in significant and measurable progress towards increasing diversity in the plaintiff's bar. To help achieve this endeavor, WSAJ has pledged scholarship monies to assist diverse individuals in covering the tuition cost of a Themis bar preparation course (or reimbursement for the tuition cost of the Themis bar prep program if applicant has already paid).

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Scholarship Type:
Bar Study
Sponsoring Organization:

Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ)

Application Deadline:
October 18
Eligibility Requirements:

Identify as a historically disenfranchised or under-represented group (refers to individuals who self-identify with those groups historically discriminated against and or those groups that are historically under-represented in the legal profession based on disability, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression)

Demonstrated interest and intent to practice in the plaintiff’s bar

Other criteria that will be considered include financial need, academic achievements, extracurricular and community activities, and life experiences

LGBTQ Bar Preparation Scholarship

To support aspiring plaintiff’s attorneys from the LGBTQ community, the section raises funds from its membership to provide scholarships to help cover the tuition costs of a Themis bar review course to law school graduates and APR 6 law clerk graduates who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or otherwise self-identify as a part of the queer community.

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Scholarship Type:
Bar Study
Sponsoring Organization:

Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ)

Application Deadline:
October 18
Eligibility Requirements:

Identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or otherwise self-identify as a part of the queer community

Demonstrated interest and intent to practice in the plaintiff’s bar

Other criteria that will be considered include financial need, academic achievements, extracurricular and community activities, and life experiences

Women of WSAJ Bar Preparation Scholarship

To support aspiring female-identifying plaintiffs' attorneys, WOW provides women law school graduates and APR 6 law clerk graduates with scholarships to cover the tuition cost of a Themis bar preparation course

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Scholarship Type:
Bar Study
Sponsoring Organization:

Women of Washington State Association for Justice (WOW)

Application Deadline:
October 18
Eligibility Requirements:

Self-identify as female

Demonstrate an interest and intent to practice in the plaintiff’s bar

Preparing the take the Washington State bar exam in the next year

Other criteria that will be considered include financial need, academic achievements, extracurricular and community activities, and life experiences

Hellenic Bar Association (HBA) Foundation Scholarship

Offered to a second- or third-year law student, of Hellenic descent, from Illinois or enrolled in an Illinois law school

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois

Award Maximum:
$10,000
Application Deadline:
October 18
Eligibility Requirements:

2L or 3L at an accredited law school

Of Hellenic descent

Illinois resident or attending law school in Illinois

Good Lawyers/Good People Scholarship, Fall

Simeone & Miller LLP awards two annual scholarships – one for the fall semester and one for the spring semester - to deserving and qualified students.

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

Simeone & Miller LLP

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

Currently enrolled or accepted as an undergraduate or law student

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

GJELL Law Student Scholarship Program

GJELL is providing a scholarship for students enrolled or enrolling in law school through the GJELL Law Student Scholarship Program.

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

GJELL Accident Attorneys

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

Enrolled in an accredited U.S. Law School by Fall

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

Hope and Opportunity Scholarship

This scholarship is offered to a student who grew up in foster care and is now pursuing a college degree.

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

Whitlock Law

Award Maximum:
$1,500
Application Deadline:
November 5
Eligibility Requirements:

Spent a portion or entirety of childhood in the foster care system

U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Pursuing either an undergraduate or graduate degree at an accredited university within the U.S.

Honorable Clarence (Chuck) N. Patterson Diversity Internship Scholarship

The Clarence "Chuck” N. Patterson Diversity Internship Scholarship Program provides internship opportunities for eligible minority first or second year, full-time law students. Interns participate in a 10-week-long summer internship at the York County Office of the Public Defender.

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

York County Bar Foundation

Award Maximum:
$6,000
Application Deadline:
November 6
Eligibility Requirements:

1L or 2L attending an accredited law school full-time

Minority

Grammy Awards Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition

This writing contest challenges students to identify, research, and write an essay with a proposed solution on a compelling legal issue confronting the music industry. It was designed to promulgate discussion and debate on the most compelling legal issues facing the music industry today and promotes future careers in entertainment law via networking and educational opportunities.

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

ELI (Entertainment Law Initiative)

Award Maximum:
$10,000
Application Deadline:
November 8
Eligibility Requirements:

J.D. or LL.M. candidates currently enrolled at an ABA-accredited law school

The MKFM Resilient Student Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded to a student who endured the difficulties of having parents who divorce.

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

Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick and Mirabella

Award Maximum:
$1,500
Application Deadline:
November 12
Eligibility Requirements:

Parents are either divorced or unmarried.

A U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at an accredited college or university for the upcoming semester.

AWL - KC's Roxanne Barton Conlin Scholarship Award

The Roxanne Barton Conlin Scholarship recognizes excellence in academics, community service and activities that advance women. The intent of the scholarship is to provide an educational supplement for a female law student who has distinguished herself through academics, community service and/or involvement in activities promoting women.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

AWL of Greater Kansas City

Award Maximum:
$2,000
Application Deadline:
November 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Law student

Female

Demonstrated academic success, community service and/or involvement in activities promoting women

OMLA Bar Exam Grant

OMLA is a proud sponsor of the Bar Exam Grant. They are available for both the February and July bar exams each year.

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Scholarship Type:
Bar Study
Sponsoring Organization:

Oregon Minority Lawyers Association (OMLA)

Award Maximum:
$1,550
Application Deadline:
November 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Available for both the February and July bar exams each year

Aaron D. Wersing Federal Employment Rights Scholarship Contest

This scholarship sponsor is committed to educating and raising awareness for workplace injustices.

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

The Federal Employment Law Firm of Aaron D. Wersing

Award Maximum:
$1,500
Application Deadline:
November 18
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school.

Collins Rupp, P.C. Moving Forward Scholarship

Offered each semester, this scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate student with a criminal history who proves they are making the effort to change their life for the better.

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

Collins Rupp, P.C. 

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

Have a criminal history (Felony and Misdemeanor offenses, not Infractions or minor traffic violations).

Be an undergraduate student attending an accredited college or university within the U.S.

U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Bar Stipend Award - February Bar Exam

OCWLA Foundation is pleased to provide the Bar Stipend Award to worthy law students about to take the bar exam. Offered twice a year, the award is given to the student(s) that best exemplifies the mission of OCWLA, and a commitment to scholarship, community service, advancement of women or women’s issues, financial need, and to Orange County.

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Scholarship Type:
Bar Study
Sponsoring Organization:

Orange Country Women Lawyers Association (OCWLA)

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
November 20
Eligibility Requirements:

Applicant must have a connection to Orange County, CA

Commitment to scholarship, community service, advancement of women or women’s issues, financial need, and to Orange County

First or second time takers of the California bar exam

Diversity Bar Stipend Award - February Bar Exam

OCWLA Foundation awards a Diversity Stipend to a recent law school graduate with a minority ethnic background and achievements and contributions in scholarship, community service, advancement of diversity or diversity issues. Financial need and connection to Orange County are also considered.

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Scholarship Type:
Bar Study
Sponsoring Organization:

Orange Country Women Lawyers Association (OCWLA)

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
November 20
Eligibility Requirements:

Recent law school graduate

Minority ethnic background

Demonstrated contributions in scholarship, community service, advancement of diversity or diversity issues

Financial need and connection to Orange County are also considered

Power of Change Scholarship

This scholarship for current university students majoring in political science and criminal justice.

 

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

Ramsell & Kunowski, L.L.C.

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
November 24
Eligibility Requirements:

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

U.S. citizen

Emery Reddy Workers’ Compensation Law Firm Legal Studies Scholarship

Our mission to help and empower workers extends beyond our community and into the next generation, and we are proud to offer an annual scholarship to empower students in pursuit of higher education. This scholarship will be awarded to a law school student with an interest in pursuing a career in the legal field.

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

Emery Reddy, PLLC

Award Maximum:
$2,000
Application Deadline:
November 30
Eligibility Requirements:

U.S Citizen or permanent resident

Currently enrolled in or recently accepted to an accredited U.S. law school

Safe Cycling Scholarship

Cyclists are faced with many distractions and dangers on the road. It is important for citizens to take precautions while on the roads, not only for themselves but for others around them. This scholarship aims to touch on current cycling safety laws and to create new ideas on how to improve cycling safety.

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

Felix Gonzalez Accident and Injury Law Firm

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

3.0 GPA

Enrolled in a US educational institution for the upcoming semester

Darrigo & Diaz Annual Scholarship for Emergency Responders and Their Families

This scholarship is awarded once per year to one of America’s unsung heroes or a member of their family to further their education and, therefore, further their career.

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

Darrigo & Diaz Attorneys at Law

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

Designed to further education (no additional specifics provided)

Must be an Emergency Responder or the family member of an emergency responder

TonaLaw Veteran's Scholarship

TonaLaw is offering a scholarship to veterans who are going back to school.

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

TonaLaw

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

College or Graduate/Professional Degrees

Attending or be accepted to attend (within 6 months) an accredited school in the U.S.

Veteran of any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces

Spotlight On Children's Health Scholarship

The scholarship aims to get students thinking about children’s health on a national scale. 

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

Riley | Ersoff LLP

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

Submissions must be original written and video/photographic work of the student.

Student must be a senior in high school accepted to a university, college, or trade school OR a student already enrolled in university, college or trade school.

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

Aaron Wersing Employment Discrimination Scholarship

This scholarship opportunity is not only to help support young students but to educate students about workplace injustices like employment discrimination.

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

Federal Employment Law Firm of Aaron D Wersing PLLC

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

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

NW Corporate Law Bi-Annual Scholarship (Fall)

The NW Law Firm knows law school in the United States is expensive. Their firm wants to help a law student avoid some of the costs associated with law school. This scholarship award is offered bi-annually, spring and fall.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

NW Corporate Law

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

2L or 3L law student enrolled in an ABA-approved law school in the U.S.

Interest in business law or entrepreneurship.

Demonstrates financial need.

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

Future Lawyer Scholarship

The Reeves Law Group is awarding a scholarship to a deserving law student who authors a winning essay in our Seventh Annual Scholarship Essay Contest.

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

The Reeves Law Group

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

Current law student at an accredited U.S. law school, or an undergraduate student who has applied or will apply to law school

Legal U.S. resident

Scottsdale Injury Lawyers Law School Scholarship Contest

Scottsdale Injury Lawyers, LLC is offering a scholarship to a law student to be applied to law school tuition. 

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

Scottsdale Injury Lawyers, LLC

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

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

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

Jonathan Lax Scholarship Fund for Gay Men

The Jonathan Lax Scholarship Fund for Gay Men was established for the purpose of encouraging gay men to obtain additional education; to aspire to positions in which they contribute to society; to be out about their sexual orientation; and to act as role models for other gay men with similar potential.

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

Bread & Roses Community Fund

Award Maximum:
$10,000
Application Deadline:
December 2
Eligibility Requirements:

Matriculated in a degree program at an accredited college, graduate, or professional school anywhere, or schools within the Philadelphia region

Gay man

Successful applicants graduated from a high school in the Philadelphia region (Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties) and are enrolled at an accredited college, graduate, or professional school in the United States; OR
graduated from a high school outside the region and are enrolled at an accredited college, graduate, or professional school in the Philadelphia region.

Wells Call Injury Lawyers Law School Scholarship

This scholarship is offered to a law student who is passionate about changing a state or federal law.

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

Wells Call Injury Lawyers

Award Maximum:
$2,500
Application Deadline:
December 2
Eligibility Requirements:

Must be currently enrolled in law school.

Point Foundation – The National LGBTQ Scholarship Fund

This scholarship is to support any lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students. Each scholar is paired with a mentor and participates in leadership development programs and events.

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

Point Foundation

Application Deadline:
December 5
Eligibility Requirements:

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

Future Of The Law Scholarship

Talkov Law is awarding a scholarship to a deserving law student who authors a winning essay in our Annual Future of the Law Scholarship Essay Contest.

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

Talkov Law Corp.

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
December 14
Eligibility Requirements:

Law students, including undergraduates accepted to an ABA-accredited law school

Focus on how innovation and technology can enhance access to justice for all Americans

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

Dirk Derrick Car & Truck Accident Injury Scholarship

The Dirk Derrick Car & Truck Accident Injury Scholarship is an award to a student in the U.S. who has had his or her life altered due to an injury from a car or truck accident, be it their own injury, that of a loved one, or an influential individual. The Derrick Law Firm believes in keeping the public safe by bringing first-hand experience to those who haven’t had it, as well as easing the stress of accident victims as they enter one of the most important phases of their lives.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

The Derrick Law Firm

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

Current or soon-to-be undergraduate student in the U.S. 

Diversity In Law Scholarship Contest

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

Tawney, Acosta & Chaparro P.C.

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

Member of a historically underrepresented group in the legal profession.

Enrolled or to be enrolled at ABA law school.

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

The Lem Garcia Law Scholarship

This scholarship is designed to ease the financial burdens of law school, allowing talented individuals to focus on their passion for justice and their dream of making a significant impact in the legal world. This is your chance to step forward, seize the moment, and pave the way for a brighter future.

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

Lem Garcia Law

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

Accepted or enrolled in any law school in the United States for the current academic year,

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

#TextFreeforTita Distracted Driving Scholarship, Fall

This scholarship toward university or law school tuition rewards your creativity! Create and share content you design to help reduce the number of accidents due to distracted driving in Texas. Submissions can be via video or other multimedia; written (like a poem); or a photo or graphic.

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

Patterson Law Group

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

Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional School, Law School

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