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Fish & Richardson 1L Diversity Fellowship Program

The 1L Diversity Fellowship Program includes a paid summer associate position, mentoring throughout the year by members of the firm, participation in the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity 1L Scholars Program, and a scholarship reward.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Fish & Richardson

Award Maximum:
$30,000
Application Deadline:
December 27
Eligibility Requirements:

1L law student at an ABA accredited law school in good standing

Demonstrate a record of academic and professional achievement

Contribute meaningfully to diversity and inclusion through their involvements in law school or other community efforts and initiatives

STEM background and sincere interest in intellectual property law at Fish & Richardson

Simmrin Law Group Entrepreneurial Scholarship

This scholarship will support one, high-achieving, entrepreneurially-minded college student.

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

Simmrin Law Group

Award Maximum:
$1,500
Application Deadline:
December 30
Eligibility Requirements:

Currently enrolled in, or have been accepted by, an accredited university/college in the U.S. We encourage both undergraduate and graduate students to apply.

Passionate about pursuing your entrepreneurial dream

GPA Minimum 3.0

Meyer Wilson’s The Importance of Personal Finance Education Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded to a student who demonstrates how financial literacy can empower people and how, in turn, that literacy can lend itself to a person’s long-term financial stability.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Meyer Wilson

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

G.P.A. 3.0

Enrolled in or accepted at an accredited college, university, or graduate school in the United States

Answering Legal Law Scholarship

Answering Legal’s Future Attorneys of America Scholarship is dedicated in choosing one law student, of academic excellence, every year and awarding them with the FAAS merit scholarship.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Answering Legal

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
December 30
Eligibility Requirements:

Currently enrolled or accepted at an accredited law school

Minimum 3.5 GPA

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

Pilzer/Klein Fighting Cancer Scholarship

This scholarship will be offered to an incoming or current college student diagnosed or recovering from cancer.  

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

Pilzer Klein, PC. 

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

Must have personal experience contending with cancer, including a recent diagnosis and/or childhood diagnosis

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

Maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher

Easton & Easton College Scholarship

By investing in the betterment of self, individuals are able to give back to their communities. This scholarship supports the advancement of post-secondary education.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Easton & Easton

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

Currently attending or accepted student to a college, university, or trade school

U.S. citizen

Minimum 3.0 GPA

IMLA Charles W. Thompson Jr. Local Government Law Scholarships

Since 1935, International Municipal Lawyers Association has been devoted to promoting excellence in the practice of local government law, through publications, conferences, online resources, amicus support and an active community of local government lawyer members. Named in honor of Charles Thompson, local government law lecturer, county attorney, and long-time Executive Director of IMLA, the IMLA Scholarships are an extension of IMLA’s activities, by encouraging law students to pursue the study of local government law and expanding the ranks of local government practitioners.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

International Municipal Lawyers Association

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

First-year law and second-year law students, currently enrolled at an accredited law school in the U.S. (must provide enrollment verification).

References from one or more local government lawyers or law professors confirming interest and promise in the area of local government law.

The Dominguez Firm Legal Scholarship Award

This award will be presented to a worthy student accepted into or currently enrolled in law school.

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

The Dominguez Firm, LLP

Award Maximum:
$2,500
Application Deadline:
December 31
Eligibility Requirements:

Student must be a US citizen or a permanent resident.

Student must be either accepted or currently enrolled in law school.

Student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Student must demonstrate involvement in community activities.

H&S Legal Scholarship

This annual scholarship will be awarded to a student who has demonstrated academic achievement, moral decency, and legal aptitude.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Hanning & Sacchetto

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

U.S. citizen

3.0 GPA

Accepted to or attending an accredited undergraduate or law school for the Fall semester

Federal Justice Reform Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to a deserving student who demonstrates a thoughtful, well-reasoned view on the justice of specific laws and criminal justice policies. 

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

Kush Arora Criminal Defense Attorney

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

Enrolled or will be enrolled in an accredited institution within the United States for the upcoming semester.

3.0 GPA

Gideon Asen Perseverance Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded to a college student whose birth/childhood injury has presented challenges in life.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Gideon Asen LLC

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

Experienced a birth/childhood injury.

Current or incoming college student at an accredited institution in the U.S.

3.0 GPA

Path To Success Scholarship

 This scholarship aids the recipient by recognizing the person that put them on a path to success

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

Jan Dils Attorneys at Law

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

U.S. Citizen or permanent resident

Enrolled in an accredited institution for the upcoming semester

Minimum 3.0 GPA

The Lemon Law Firm Annual Scholarship

 This annual scholarship aims to support the educational growth of current and future law students.

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

LemonLawFirm.com by Ovation Law Firm A.P.C.

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

Minimum 3.0 GPA

U.S. citizens or permanent resident

Must be enrolled in an accredited U.S. law school or an undergraduate program with plans to attend law school

First Generation Scholarship

Sponsors are looking for applicants who are first generation immigrants or the child of a first generation immigrant. The scholarship aims to empower and celebrate the individuality of immigrant communities.

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

Godoy Law Office

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

Enrolled in an accredited community college, undergraduate, or graduate program

3.0 or higher overall GPA

First generation immigrant or the child of a first generation immigrant

Law Offices of Daniel Kim Scholarship

The Law Offices of Daniel Kim understand the cost of attending higher education can be thousands of dollars and understand how challenging the financial burden can be for a student in pursing higher studies. This scholarship is offered to individuals who are in colleges or universities or planning on attending college or graduate school in nearest future.

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

Law Offices of Daniel Kim

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

Enrolled in university/college

Good academic standing with your current educational institution

3.0+ GPA

Citizen of the U.S.

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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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.

McDonald Worley Annual Scholarship

Award is seeking female students with diverse backgrounds of race, ethnicity, or faith and have demonstrated academic achievement and a commitment to community service in fields of science, math, engineering, technology, business and law to apply for this scholarship.

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

McDonald Worley

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

College or Graduate/Professional Degrees

Female

Diverse background

Demonstrated academic achievement

Commitment to Community Service

Mark Sherman Juvenile Justice Scholarship

The Law Offices of Mark Sherman has a long-standing commitment to serving clients and fighting for justice on their behalf. That is why we are proud to announce our 2024 Juvenile Justice Scholarship! 

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

The Law Offices of Mark Sherman

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

Must be enrolled in college, graduate school or a GED holder who is about to attend college

3.0 GPA or higher

Must have an interest in serving underrepresented communities

Education Accessibility Scholarship

The public education system could learn a great deal from the students that it serves. Connecticut Trial Firm would like to hear the next generations’ ideas on how to improve America’s public education system so that more students have access to higher education institutions.

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

Connecticut Trial Firm, LLC

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

Currently enrolled (or enrolled prior to the scholarship deadline) at an accredited institution in the U.S.

Must have the intent to complete a 2 or 4 year program at a junior or community college or paralegal, graduate, or undergraduate program

Be the first in your family to attend a four-year college

Have good academic standing with a minimum 3.0 GPA or above

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

Lawyers’ Mutual First-Generation Student Scholarship

The aim of this scholarship is to provide support to law school students who are the first in their families to pursue higher education and a legal career.

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

Lawyers’ Mutual Insurance Company Scholarship Program In cooperation with the Daily Journal

Award Maximum:
$3,500
Application Deadline:
January 1
Eligibility Requirements:

First-gen law student

Current full-time law student in the state of California

Harvey Fellowship

The Harvey Fellows Program provides scholarships to Christian students who are pursuing graduate studies at premier universities in fields considered to be underrepresented by Christians. The awards (which vary in quantity and amount from year-to-year) can be used for legitimate educational expenses and are renewable up to two additional years.

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

The 28twelve Foundation

Award Maximum:
$16,000
Application Deadline:
January 3
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in or have applied to a full-time graduate program at a "premier university"

Christian Religion

Must demonstrate intended vocational field has a significant impact on society, and yet appears to be underrepresented by Christians

Wyrick Robbins Diversity Scholarship

The Wyrick Robbins Diversity Scholarship demonstrates our commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion within our firm and the legal profession by providing professional and financial support to law students at the outset of their legal careers.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Wyrick Robbins

Award Maximum:
$20,000
Application Deadline:
January 3
Eligibility Requirements:

Law student

Diverse 1L with consideration of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, Citizenship, veteran status, age, disability, genetic information, or other characteristics protected by applicable law

Demonstrable commitment to diversity and inclusion

Donald W. Banner Diversity Fellowship

Created to strengthen diversity and inclusion in the field of intellectual property law, this fellowship provides first- and second-year law students with the opportunity to participate in the firm’s summer associate program and receive a scholarship towards law school tuition or other school-related expenses.

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

Banner Witcoff (law firm)

Award Maximum:
$10,000
Application Deadline:
January 3
Eligibility Requirements:

1L and 2L students who attend an ABA-accredited law school in the U.S.

Identify as members of a historically underrepresented group in intellectual property law or possess a demonstrated commitment to strengthening diversity and inclusion in the legal profession

Don H. Liu Scholars Program

The Don H. Liu Scholars Program seeks to identify, cultivate and inspire future Asian American leaders within the legal profession in order to address the single most important reality facing Asian American professionals today – the barrier to advancement.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY)

Award Maximum:
$15,000
Application Deadline:
January 4
Eligibility Requirements:

Full-time 1L at a .J.D.. program at ABA-accredited and approved law school in U.S.

U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident

Asian descent

Demonstrate financial need, exceptional academic accomplishments and leadership

Intend to practice in the private sector in the New York City metropolitan area following graduation

Stoel Rives First-year Law Student Diversity Fellowship

The 1L Diversity Fellowship promotes the commitment to fostering diversity within the Stole Rivers firm and community.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Stoel Rives

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

1L at an ABA-accredited law school in good academic standing

Ability to bring a diverse perspective to the firm because of your adaptability, cultural fluency, resilience, and life experiences

Demonstrate academic excellence, personal and professional accomplishments, commitment to community service, and meaningful contribution to the diversity of the legal profession

Involvement in leadership roles or opportunities where you have led others toward a common goal or project

1L Diversity Fellowship Program

A first-year law student who is a person of color or a member of an underrepresented group is eligible for this diversity fellowship, which includes a 10-week paid summer associate position and a grant.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Tonkon Torp

Award Maximum:
$10,000
Application Deadline:
January 5
Eligibility Requirements:

1L law student in good standing

Demonstrated record of academic achievement

Contribute to the diversity of the legal community

Demonstrate commitment to practicing law in Portland, Oregon

1L Diversity Scholarship

These 1L Diversity Scholarship recipients will receive a paid position in the Summer Associate Program in one of four offices and a scholarship for 2nd year tuition and expenses.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

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

1L law student

Diverse backgrounds

Committed to civic involvement that promotes diversity and will continue that commitment upon entering the legal profession

Committed to practicing in the location in which they are applying

Diversity in Law Scholarship and 1L Summer Clerkship

The Scholarship is designed to encourage and assist 1L law students from diverse backgrounds and with diverse perspectives, in pursuing the law as a profession.

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

Zelle LLP

Award Maximum:
$15,000
Application Deadline:
January 6
Eligibility Requirements:

GPA 2.8

Completed at least one semester of law school

Switzer Environmental Fellowship Program

A one-year fellowship provided to highly talented graduate students in New England and California whose studies and career goals are directed toward environmental improvement and who clearly demonstrate leadership in their field.

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

Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation

Award Maximum:
$17,000
Application Deadline:
January 6
Eligibility Requirements:

Be enrolled Full-Time at an accredited graduate institution ONLY in California or New England

Graduate School and Law School

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, or DACA recipient

Strong academic qualifications, with academic and career goals focused on environmental improvement

Must have completed at least one semester or quarter of course work to apply, and be seeking the Master’s (J.D.) as their terminal degree

Cooley Diversity Fellowship

As part of Cooley’s ongoing commitment to diversity, this diversity fellowship is offered to outstanding first year law school students.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Cooley Law Firm

Award Maximum:
$50,000
Application Deadline:
January 10
Eligibility Requirements:

Law school

Demonstrate a commitment to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion

Pride Foundation

This scholarship will be awarded to an individual who shows leadership potential either within the LGBTQ+ community or within their field of study.

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Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
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Sponsoring Organization:

Pride Foundation

Application Deadline:
January 10
Eligibility Requirements:

Must be pursuing post-secondary education (individuals planning to enroll in a program next year are eligible as are current high school seniors)

Northwest Residency: Applicants must be a resident of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or Washington

Stinson Diversity Scholarship/Diversity Fellowship

This fellowship provides substantial tuition assistance, a dedicated attorney mentor, plus a paid summer associate position where fellows experience meaningful, hands-on learning and networking opportunities.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Stinson

Award Maximum:
$30,000
Application Deadline:
January 10
Eligibility Requirements:

1L member of a racial minority group historically underrepresented in the legal profession

Strong academic record as an undergraduate, graduate (if applicable) and law school student

Be interested in areas of the law that match the firm's practice areas and demonstrate strong legal writing skills

Committed to practicing law in the firm's locations to which the candidate is seeking a summer associate position (currently only available in Kansas City, Minneapolis, Phoenix and St. Louis)

Oregon Latino Scholarship Program

The Latino Scholarship Program supports students entering or continuing college or graduate school. First generation, low- and moderate-income students in Oregon and SW Washington have won in the past.

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

Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber Oregon Community Foundation

Application Deadline:
January 12
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in an accredited community college, 4-year college or university, or an accredited graduate degree program

Applicant must be currently attending a high school in Oregon or Clark County, Washington or have attended a high school in Oregon OR Clark County, Washington and currently enrolled in an accredited college

Hispanic ancestry

Minimum 3.0 GPA

Demonstrated academic excellence, extra-curricular activities, and community service

Perkins Coie 1L Patent Litigation & Patent Fellowship

This 1L Fellowship program is designed to recruit top-notch law students who may eventually begin full-time employment with the firm.

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Incoming Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Perkins Coie

Award Maximum:
$15,000
Application Deadline:
January 13
Eligibility Requirements:

1L

Technical backgrounds/ interest in patent litigation &/or patent prosecution.

Glotzer & Leib's Scholarship, Spring

Glotzer & Leib is a personal injury law firm serving accident victims in Southern California. We believe our mission to empower Californians goes beyond helping after an accident. Education empowers everyone. That's why we've launched the Glotzer & Leib Personal Injury Scholarship Fund.

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

Glotzer & Leib LLP

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

Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university in the U.S. or accepted and have committed to attend a specific college or university next semester

Coleman 1L Diversity Fellowship

This award was designed to urge young lawyers to cultivate their cultural literacy and pay close attention to events unfolding on the world stage as well as promote diversity for first year law students.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

O'Melveny

Application Deadline:
January 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Law student in good standing

Demonstrate a commitment to diversity

Case, Moses & Zommerman, P.A. Law Student Scholarship

This law student scholarship promotes the practice of law in the state of Kansas by awarding a 2L student attending the University of Kansas School of Law, Washburn University School of Law, Creighton University Law School or Oklahoma City University School of Law an annual scholarship.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Kansas Bar Foundation

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

2L student

Intention of practicing law in Kansas

Culturally diverse students encouraged

Justice Alex M. Fromme Memorial Scholarship Award

This foundation scholarship is open to all law students attending the University of Kansas Law School or Washburn Law School, and who are committed to practicing law in Kansas. Financial need is not considered.

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

Kansas Bar Foundation

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

Attend either the University of Kansas School of Law or Washburn University School of Law

Intend to practice law in Kansas

Frank Rice Scholarship

This scholarship is intended to help law students become lawyers in the mold of Frank Rice, who was “among the finest…in the Bar. He was at the top of his class…and always applied the highest level of legal scholarship to any legal matter in which he was involved.”

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

Kansas Bar Foundation

Award Maximum:
$6,000
Application Deadline:
January 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Attending either the University of Kansas School of Law or Washburn University School of Law

Kansas resident with a bona fide desire to practice in Kansas

Hinkle Law Firm Student Scholarship

Because community service is extremely important to the Hinkle law firm, applicants must demonstrate a history of community involvement to be considered. It is also important to the Hinkle law firm that applicants exhibit professionalism and high character in their personal and professional lives.

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

Kansas Bar Foundation

Award Maximum:
$4,000
Application Deadline:
January 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Attending the University of Kansas School of Law or Washburn University School of Law

Bona fide intent to practice in the state of Kansas

Lathrop GPM Scholarship

Kansas Bar Foundation offers scholarships to law student at the University of Kansas School of Law or Washburn University School of Law. The Foundation seeks to support applicants demonstrating a bona fide intention to practice law in Kansas.

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

Kansas Bar Foundation

Award Maximum:
$4,000
Application Deadline:
January 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Attending the University of Kansas School of Law or Washburn University School of Law

Bona fide intent to practice in the state of Kansas

Maxine S. Thompson Memorial Scholarship Award

The Kansas Bar association created this scholarship to promote the practice of law in rural Kansas. The goal is to support applicants committed to practicing law in rural Kansas, preferably western Kansas.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Kansas Bar Foundation

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

Attending the University of Kansas, School of Law or Washburn University School of Law

Originally from Kansas

Completion of at least 60 credit hours

Bona fide intent to practice in rural Kansas

Perkins Coie 1L Diversity Fellowship

This 1L Fellowship program is designed to recruit top-notch law students who may eventually begin full-time employment with the firm.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Perkins Coie

Award Maximum:
$15,000
Application Deadline:
January 16
Eligibility Requirements:

1L

Racial/Ethnic and other underrepresented minority groups

Randall Blair Isenberg Alcohol Addiction Awareness Scholarship

This scholarship is offered to an individual who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to raising awareness about alcohol addiction.

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

Law Offices of Randall B. Isenberg

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
January 17
Eligibility Requirements:

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

Shumaker 1L Diversity Scholarship

Offered to an outstanding first year law student who is enrolled at an ABA-accredited law school and who participates in the firm’s summer associate program, to assist in offsetting his or her law school expenses. The scholarship is in addition to the salary paid to the student for his or her Summer Associate position.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Shumaker Attorneys at Law

Award Maximum:
$7,500
Application Deadline:
January 17
Eligibility Requirements:

Current 1L student

Members of underrepresented or minority groups

Outstanding undergraduate and law school academic credentials, demonstrated leadership abilities, and community involvement

Applicants must also demonstrate a commitment to practice law after graduating from law school in the geographic area of one of our firm’s offices

Army Women's Foundation Legacy Scholarship Program

The Army Women’s Foundation scholarship recognizes the importance of education and the role it plays in personal, professional and economic fulfillment. This scholarship provides women soldiers, past and present, and their lineal descendants to help them attain their educational goals.

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

Army Women's Foundation

Award Maximum:
$2,500
Application Deadline:
January 21
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in a degree granting and accredited institution

Must be honorably serving in the U.S. Army Reserve or U.S. Army or U.S. Army National Guard or the lineal descendant of a woman who has served or is serving honorably in the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve or U.S. Army National Guard

Minimum 2.5 GPA high school graduation

Commander's verification of active duty or qualified documentation of the sponsor or women's service

Hispanic Lawyers Scholarship Fund

This scholarship is available for 1L students who are making a difference in the Hispanic Community.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Hispanic Lawyers Scholarship Fund Board of Directors

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
January 24
Eligibility Requirements:

1L currently enrolled in an ABA accredited law school

Blank Rome Diversity Scholars Program

This scholarship was established to attract outstanding diverse law students committed to promoting diversity to the legal community at large.

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

Blank Rome

Award Maximum:
$25,000
Application Deadline:
January 24
Eligibility Requirements:

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

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

LGBTQ+ Community, or

Committed to diversity

Silver Scholar Program - 1L

Scholarship is awarded for first-year law school students which is designed to increase diversity within the firm and the legal profession. Students selected to be Silver Scholars will receive a summer associate position at Proskauer and be eligible for a cash award payable in installments.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Proskauer

Award Maximum:
$30,000
Application Deadline:
January 24
Eligibility Requirements:

1L enrolled in a full-time program at an ABA-accredited law school

Demonstrate leadership qualities and active involvement in the community

Member of a historically underrepresented group in the legal profession, including, law students who are members of racial and/or ethnic minority groups, are differently abled, or are from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds

Outstanding undergraduate and law school academic achievement

1L Diversity & Inclusion Fellowship

First-year law students with a demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion are encouraged to apply for this employment-based scholarship.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Cozen O'Connor

Award Maximum:
$15,000
Application Deadline:
January 24
Eligibility Requirements:

Law School 1L Commitment to diversity and inclusion

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