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Scholarship Databank

Founded to provide financial assistance to a student who otherwise would have to delay or terminate his/her education due to a lack of financing. Only applicants that exhibit severe financial need will be considered for this award.

Ms. Andow, a longtime member of the Cleveland Chapter, established this scholarship in her will. She was a wedding planner who later studied to become a legal secretary. She shared her enthusiasm and abilities with others, and volunteered almost all of her spare time with the JACL.

This national league scholarship is directed at league members entering the field of law. Applicants should be active within their communities and merit and financial need will be considered. Applicant must hold an individual or youth membership in the JACL.

This scholarship supports graduate studies for students concerned with education, social justice, and service to their communities.

Established in memory of Sho Sato, a professor of law at the University of California at Berkeley, who was one of the nation’s most prominent scholars of local governmental law, this scholarship is for law students who are members of the Japanese American Citizens League.

Thomas Hayashi was a civil rights advocate and attorney in international law, whose philosophy was to encourage other Nikkei to enter the legal profession as a means of securing justice for the disadvantaged. This scholarship was established in his honor.

The NYIPLEF’s Annual Diversity Scholarship was established to promote diversity in IP law. The award is intended to be used by the law student for tuition and expenses related to attending law school.

This association scholarship is open to Black students who have overcome adversity to use their outstanding academic ability and skills in public service. Financial need is not a requirement. Interview is required and two letters of recommendation.

This foundation scholarship is directed at the next generation of women lawyers by supporting outstanding female Alabama residents in achieving their educational goals. Scholarship is both merit and financial need based.

Animal Legal Defense Fund Advancement's scholarships are available to law student members based upon demonstrated commitment to Animal Legal Defense Fund’s mission, “to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system."

This scholarship is awarded to a deserving third-year law students of African/African-American descent and/or law students who possess a demonstrated commitment to improving the African-American community.

The Houston Bar Association Auxiliary Charitable Fund awards scholarship(s) annually to deserving students at each of the Houston area law schools.

Applications for this scholarship are open to a New Jersey law school student from Union County, NJ.

This state bar association scholarship is awarded to female New Jersey resident students attending one of New Jersey’s three law schools or to a female New Jersey resident attending Columbia Law school. In addition to resident requirement, merit and financial need will be taken into consideration.

The New Jersey State Bar Foundation awards scholarships to worthy students entering their second or third year of law school. Students enrolled at a New Jersey law school are encouraged to apply for one of the up to thirteen scholarships awarded annually.

The bar stipend is awarded to law students in their final year of study to assist with bar examination related expenses. In awarding bar stipends, the Fund will consider the applicant’s financial need, academic achievement, community service, leadership experience and any hardship experienced in pursuing an education.

The scholarship will be awarded to one current second, third or fourth-year law student to defray the costs associated with law school, such as tuition, fees, books, and similar school-related expenses.

The NWSBA Foundation is honored to recognize Judge Timothy C. Evans’ contribution to the legal community through The Honorable Timothy C. Evans Scholarship.

The Rachel Krevans Scholarship was established to encourage women to pursue careers in intellectual property law.

Awards for law students who demonstrate academic excellence and commitment to the study and practice of tax law in Texas.

Samvid Scholars is a merit-based graduate scholarship for leaders and changemakers. Samvid Scholars was established by Samvid Ventures to invest in the graduate education of future leaders who are committed to effecting positive change in society. We are looking to build a diverse cohort of promising young changemakers.

Life Care Planning is a discipline that focuses on assessing a chronically or catastrophically injured person’s medical conditions and then formulating a plan of medically-related care to address those conditions throughout a person’s lifetime. This scholarship for those impacted by a Life-Altering Injury, highlights the struggles, successes, and strategies of people affected by catastrophic harm,

This scholarship encourages incoming and current college students to think critically about the dangers of drinking and driving.

The ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund is designed to encourage racial and ethnic minority students who are underrepresented in the legal profession to apply to law school and to provide financial assistance to ensure that these students have the opportunity to attend law school for three years.

Annually, the Asian American Law Fund of New York provides up to three law students with tuition assistance who demonstrate a commitment to the Asian American community.

This association scholarship is open to all first, second-, and third year women law students who have a DuPage county connection and are enrolled in an accredited law school in Illinois. Merit and financial need will be taken into consideration.

The Board Scholarship seeks to encourage law students showing financial need and demonstrating both academic excellence and outstanding leadership.

An award will be given in the memory of Giles S. Rich, Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and an author of the 1952 Patent Act. Ideal candidates will show financial need and reflect academic excellence. They also should consistently demonstrate a dedication to the law, the rule of law, and our court system.

An award will be given in the memory of Helen W. Nies, former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Special considerations include encouraging the participation of women lawyers in the legal profession, recognizing the contributions of women lawyers to society in general, highlighting academic excellence, addressing need, and advancing the interest of women law students in intellectual property.

This memorial scholarship award is geared toward students pursuing a J.D. with an interest in international law or federal law. In particular, a demonstrable interest in procedure, substance, or scope of the United States Four of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is ideal.

In memory of William S. Bullinger, a respected practitioner who tirelessly advanced the Association’s encouragement of professionalism, civility in practice, and dialogue between the Bench and Bar. The award is based primarily on economic need, although other criteria including academic promise and an interest in the subject matter of the Federal Circuit’s legal community are considered.

This county's bar association memorial scholarship was created with the goal of supporting future professionalism, integrity, and community involvement. Applicants need to have one letter of reference from an active HCBA member.

The purpose of this scholarship is to aid and encourage students to practice law in southwest Missouri, as well as promote collegiality within the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association, and to foster and increase a spirit of participation by the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association in community service.

The Gloria Barron Wilderness Society Scholarship seeks to encourage individuals who have the potential to make a significant positive difference in wilderness protection.

This scholarship will assist students from Allen County, Indiana, or those who intend to work there, from underrepresented racial or ethnic groups, enter or continue law school and prepare to join the legal profession. Applicants must be planning to take the LSAT and apply to law school, preparing to enter law school, or enrolled in law school. 

This $5,000 scholarship is available for law students who are the first in their families to pursue a legal career and who have demonstrated outstanding academic success in the face of challenging cultural, social, and economic circumstances. 

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. 

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).

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.

The BWL Foundation is proud to sponsor the Vera Brown-Curtis Hayes Scholarship, which is awarded to second- and third-year law students who have demonstrated outstanding scholastic achievement, community service and financial need.

The Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles invites applicants who intend to practice law in the Southern California area to submit a personal statement and legal essay.

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.

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Law Foundation has partnered with the Choi Family to create the Han C. Choi Scholarship, to honor a Trailblazer, mentor and leader, who embodies grit and courage in the face of great adversity. The Scholarship seeks to benefit a student who exhibits academic excellence, leadership, volunteerism, mentorship experience, and demonstrates an interest in AAPI civic issues.

The scholarship is for anyone attending a New Jersey law school and achieves high academic excellence.

The Labor Law Scholarship is earmarked for a student wishing to enter the field of labor law or who has already shown academic achievement in the area of labor law.

The Scarinci Hollenbeck Scholarship is open to a student who demonstrates a commitment to the advancement of their community and fostering the ideals of inclusion and belonging.

Awarded to a New Jersey law school student who is female and who demonstrates academic excellence (grade-point average and class standing), participation in extracurricular activities, financial need and community service

This law firm scholarship is geared toward students with financial need, especially those who are coping with the financial fallout from a serious accident. 

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.

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.