Outside Scholarships for Upper Class JD Students
This listing is intended to provide you with ideas on where to look for scholarships and alternative financial aid resources if you are from another part of the country but attending Loyola University Chicago. Contact information and some details about the scholarships are generally provided. Each listing has its own criteria so deadline dates, selection conditions, application processes, and other details will need to be verified for each scholarship/resource by the student individually. Please contact each individual source for complete, up-to-date details.
Please note: This list contains scholarships for which current students and/or incoming students are eligible. Please read carefully to determine if you qualify.
The Darleen J. and Robert L. Walker Scholarship Fund
Description: The Walker Scholarship Fund is established to provide assistance to law
students in Illinois, Milwaukee, and St. Louis.
Scholarships are open to all, but preference is given to sons and daughters of members of Masonic Lodge 1098 in Lombard, Illinois, and to former residents of the Masonic Children's Home in La Grange, Illinois, who come from Masonic families. Relatives of members of other Masonic Lodges in
Illinois and elsewhere will also receive strong consideration.
Students are responsible for completing the on-line application at www.walkerscholarship.org. Student Aid Report or FAFSA documentation is also required.
Deadline: June 30
The Robert Masure Fellowship for Civil Liberties
The Robert Masur Fellowship for Civil Liberties is open to first-year law students. Offered annually by The Nation Institute, it consists of a $1000 honorarium for students who intend to carry out significant activities during the summer (in between their first and second year) in the areas of civil rights and/or civil liberties. Proposed activities may include a writing or research project, work with a public interest organization in the areas of civil rights or civil liberties, work on a civil rights or civil liberties law case under the supervision of a faculty member or lawyer, or any other work in the areas of civil rights or civil liberties.
Applicants should send a proposal, no more than two pages, describing his or her intended summer project, along with a resume, a brief letter of recommendation, and the name of their faculty or organizational sponsor to:
Robert Masur Fellowship
The Nation Institute
116 East 16th Street, 8th floor
New York, NY 10003
All applications must be postmarked by May 15, 2009. For more information, see www.nationinstitute.org or call 212-822-0252.
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP Scholars Public Interest Stipend
Description: 50 students representing 25 leading U.S. law schools are selected for a $4000 summer stipend to help underwrite their work with a public interest agency of their choice.
Contact: http://www.sonnenschein.com/scholars/apply.html
Deadline: Nomination by your law school starts Nov 1 and the deadline is Jan. 31
Nationwide Scholarship/Financial Aid Resources
Scholarship Search Engines
FastWeb: www.fastweb.com
SRN Express (Scholarship Resource Network): http://72.3.140.137/
Scholarships.com: www.scholarships.com/
American Law Institute-American Bar Association
Scholarship: Full-tuition Course of Study Scholarship
Description: The ALI-ABA Course of Study scholarship is a full-tuition scholarship provided to a full-time law student nominated by the student's law school faculty in order to allow the student to study a specific topic of law (this topic changes yearly) for several days in Bethesda, Maryland.
Contact: www.ali-aba.org
Deadline: December
American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation
Scholarship: Sydney B. Williams, Jr. Scholarship
Description: The Foundation is awarding $10,000 Scholarships for Minority Scholars as well as arranging internships and mentorships to assist under-represented minority law school students entering intellectual property law.
Contact: http://www.aiplef.org/scholarships/sidney_b_williams/
Deadline: February
Scholarship: The Jan Jancin Award
Description: The AIPLEF, the AIPLA and the ABA-Intellectual Property Law Section award this $5,000 Award to an outstanding third year law student who has demonstrated excellence in the area of intellectual property.
Contact: www.aiplef.org/scholarships/jan_jancin/
Deadline: February
Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)
Scholarship: Alia Herrera Memorial Scholarship
Description: Open to Chicago area law students who are entering their second or third year of law school, or having the equivalent of one year to complete.
Contact: www.atla.org/members/lawstud/awards.aspx
Deadline: May
Scholarship: Trial Advocacy Scholarship
Description: Open to all second and third-year ATLA Law Student Members
Contact: www.atla.org/members/lawstud/awards.aspx
Deadline: April
Scholarship: Richard D. Hailey Scholarship
Description: Six scholarships open to all first- and second-year African American, Hispanic, Asian American, Native American and Bi-Racial ATLA Law Student Members.
Contact: www.atla.org/members/lawstud/awards.aspx
Deadline: April
Banner & Witcoff, LTD
Scholarship: Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship
Description: Open to all students currently enrolled in an American Bar Association accredited law school and pursuing a career in intellectual property law. The applicant must be a member of a historically under represented group (including race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and disability) and must have exemplary writing and oral communication skills.
Contact: www.bannerwitcoff.com/diversity.cfm
Deadline: October
Black Women Lawyers Association of Greater Chicago, Inc.
Scholarship: Fall Book Scholarship
Description: $500 Book Scholarship
Contact: www.bwla.org
Scholarship: Spring Essay Contest
Description: An essay on various current legal issues.
Contact: www.bwla.org
Chicago Bar Foundation
Scholarship: Kimball R. Anderson and Karen Gatsis Anderson Public Interest Law Fellowship
Description: The CBF first awarded the fellowship in 2003 and now awards a single $50,000 fellowship each year to an individual who demonstrates the following: (1) a commitment to public interest work (2) academic excellence in law school, and (3) outstanding character and integrity. Fellowship funds are awarded in ten installments of $5,000 over five years, contingent on continued compliance with the terms of the fellowship.
Contact: www.chicagobarfoundation.org
Deadline: Application posted each winter
Scholarship: The Chicago Bar Foundation Sun-Times Public Interest Law Fellowship Program
Description: The CBF will award five (5) five-year fellowships every year over a period of ten years to 50 outstanding young attorneys who have chosen to pursue careers in legal aid or public interest law at a CBF-funded organization or at a qualifying legal aid organization serving other parts of Illinois. Each fellow will receive a total of up to $50,000 of loan repayment assistance during their five-year fellowship. One fellowship each year may be awarded to legal aid attorneys who serve Illinois residents outside of Cook County. This Fellowship Program is available to young attorneys who commit to work full time for minimum of five years at a CBF-funded legal aid organization or, for a limited number of recipients, a qualifying legal aid organization outside of Cook County (a list of these organizations is included with the Fellowship applications) and who otherwise meet the Fellowship Program guidelines.
Contact: www.chicagobarfoundation.org
Deadline: Summer
The Decalogue Foundation, Inc.
Scholarship: The First Annual Favil D. Berns Memorial Jewish Legal Writing Competition
Description: Entries must address the accommodation of religion in the workplace, voucher programs benefiting private and parochial institutions, or government funding of faith-based social service programs.
Contact: www.decaloguesociety.com/writingcompetition.htm
Deadline: February
Federal Circuit Bar Association's Founders and Judicial Scholarships
Please click here for specific criteria and requirements.
ONLY THE FIRST FIVE APPLICANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED
Deadline: April 15
Illinois Bar Foundation - Application are available in the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid, Suite 1440
Scholarship: Illinois Bar Foundation Scholarship
Description: Consistent with its goal to promote the study of law, the Illinois Bar Foundation expects to award a scholarship in the amount of $3000 to one qualified law student from each of the thirteen local law schools. Each scholarship recipient will be 2nd or 3rd year student who has demonstrated an accomplished academic record, participants in diverse extracurricular and community activities and demonstrates financial need. Preference is given to student members of the Illinois State Bar Association and those who plan to practice in Illinois.
Contact: www.isba.org/ibf
Deadline: September
Illinois Government Bar Association
Scholarship: Illinois Government Bar Association Scholarship
Description: Open to all JD students currently enrolled and planning a career in Illinois government, at the local, state or federal level. You must have a job or internship in Illinois in the public sector to qualify.
Contact: Barbara Rowe 217-787-7076;
Frank Martinez 217-789-2393
Deadline: April
The Cook County Pubic Defenders Jack Carey Scholarship
The scholarship requires a commitment as an intern or extern at the Cook County Public Defender’s Office for one semester (Fall, Spring, or Summer).
The scholarship is available only to those law students eligible for a license pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 711 (i.e., 2nd and 3rd year students only). A total of three scholarship stipends, each in the amount of $2,000, will be awarded every school year (one per semester).
Deadline: April 1
Justinian Society of LawyersScholarship:
Description: The Justinian Society of Lawyers provides annual scholarships to needy Italian-American law students attending area law schools.
Contact: www.justinians.org/scholarship.html
Deadline: September
LAGBAC Foundation
Scholarship: 2008 Summer Scholarship Grant ApplicationDescription: The Foundation will award scholarship grants ranging from $3000 to $4000 to support full-time, summer employment with a qualified public interest organization. Scholarship grant recipients will be required to complete 300-400 hours over a 10 week period.
Application guidelines are post on the scholarship board in the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid, Suite 1440.
Contact: www.lagbac.org
Deadline: January
Law School Vets
Jeremy D. Protas, an attorney with the intellectual property law firm of Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP, has established a Patent Law Scholarship specifically for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender law students intending to pursue a legal career in the field of patent law.
Candidates must be second-year students for the 2009-2010 academic year at an American Bar Association-accredited law school, and be eligible to sit for the Patent Bar Exam.
Scholarship: The Walter H. Moses Sr. and Walter H. Moses Jr. Scholarship
Description: The Moses Fellowship is intended to support an individual who is deeply committed to public interest work so that upon graduation the individual will be best prepared to pursue a public interest legal career. The fellowship provides funds for public interest-minded students so they may complete law school with as little debt burden as possible. The fellowship is awarded for a consecutive three year period to the six Chicago area law schools by rotation. Fall, 2009 is Loyola University Chicago's turn in the rotation.
These funds enable an incoming full-time public interest scholar to have a significant portion of his or her tuition covered by fellowship funding through CBF. Contingent on the recipient's continued compliance with the terms of the fellowship, the student will receive $10,000 in the first year, $!5,000 in the second year, and $20,000 in the third year of law school.
Criteria: A one page double spaced essay explaining the candidate's abilities to meet the stated criteria is required. This is to be accompanied by a resume. The deadline for submission is March 1, 2009. These documents are to be sent directly to the Law Admission Office of Loyola University Chicago School of Law, with "Moses Scholarship Application" in the lower left corner of the mailing envelope.
The CBF does not accept applications for the Moses Fellowships.
Deadline: March 1
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Scholarship: Lehman Education Fund
Description: Provides financial assistance to African-American students who are pursuing undergraduate or law degrees
Contact:www.naacpldf.org/content.aspx?article=32
Scholarship: The Earl Warren Legal Training Program Inc.
Description: Provided to African-American law students dedicated to civil rights and public interest work and to increase the number of African-American law students and attorneys.
Contact: www.naacpldf.org/content.aspx?article=41
National Bar Institute
Scholarship: African American Law Student Fellowship
The National Bar Institute African American Law Student Fellowship Program invites applications from law students who:
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Have demonstrated a commitment to creating equality and justice for African Americans through work in their law schools, their neighborhoods and community;
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Are U.S. citizens or permanent residents;
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Are carrying a full-time class load at an accredited U.S. law school;
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Have at least two consecutive years of full-time law student experience and will complete graduation requirements within two semesters;
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Intend to return to a Black community to practice law once their legal training is completed.
African American law students in all areas of law are encouraged to apply. Fellowships range from $1000 to $10,000 depending on the availability of funds. It is understood that in many cases the fellowship award will be supplemented by other sources of income, and we encourage all candidates to seek other funding sources.
Deadline: May
Nordic Law Club
Scholarship: Nordic Law Club Scholarship
Description: The Nordic Law Club has been a professional and social organization for lawyers for over seventy years. According to legend, it was originally dubbed The Horned Helmet Drinking Society and began as a social club for lawyers of Scandinavian heritage. The club has since relaxed membership requirements to include anyone whose homeland was the site of a Viking raid, who has attended a Victor Borge or ABBA concert, who has seen the movie "The Vikings" at least once, or who is acquainted with an individual in one of the above categories. Applicants should submit a letter of application to the law school financial aid office by 5pm. Selections are made based on merit and financial need. Applicants should be entering their final year of law school and have demonstrated an interest in international law issues.
Contact: Office of Financial Aid, Suite 1440
Deadline: November
NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund
Scholarship: 2007-2008 Law Student Essay Contest
Description: The subject of the contest is "The Right of the Individual to Keep and Bear Arms as a Federally Protected Right." Cash prizes are awarded in the amounts of $5000, 3000, 2000, and 1000. The contest is open to all individuals who are law students at the date of submission and who have not been previously admitted to practice law in the United States.
Contact: 703.267.1252
Deadline: June 1
Polish Women's Civic Club, Inc.
Scholarship: Polish Women's Civic Club Scholarship
Description: Realizing that education is the main tool for deepening an appreciation of culture and advancing a people, the Club supports education activities and personal efforts of Polish American students, male and female.
Contact: See the Law Financial Aid Office for information
Deadline: July 1
Public Justice Foundation
Scholarship: 2008 Roscoe Hogan Environmental Essay Contest Description: $5000 cash scholarship for the author of the winning essay regarding the 2008 topic, "Global Warming: How Litigation Can Make a Difference".
Contact: http://www.publicjustice.net/Essay%20Contest/essaycontest.htm
Deadline: Intent-To-Enter Deadline is January 31
Essay Contest Deadline: March 31
Puerto Rican Bar Association
Scholarship: The Puerto Rican Bar Association Scholarship
Description: The Puerto Rican Bar Association has a scholarship opportunity to qualified current 1L or 2L students ? LL.M. students do not qualify.
Contact: www.prbalaw.com/Scholarship.html
Deadline: October
Roscoe Pound Institute
Scholarship: Elaine Osborne Jacobson Scholarship for Women Working in Health Care Law
Description: Given each year to a woman law student who is committed to a career in health care law, working to support women, children, the elderly, or the diisabled.
Contact: www.roscoepound.org/new/updates/lawschoolawards.htm
Deadline: February
Scholarship: The Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest
Description: To provide law students the opportunity to investigate and offer solutions to the multitude of injustices inflicted on the environment.
Contact: www.roscoepound.org/new/programs/hogan06.htm
Deadline: January
The Vedder Price Diversity Scholarship
Description: The law firm of Vedder Price is committed to the goal of increasing the number of women and minorities in the practice of law. They offer a special scholarship in the amount of $5,000 designed to assist a qualified student with tuition and provide a “guaranteed” position in our highly competitive and well-regarded summer program after the first year of law school (2007 summer associates will earn approximately $33,500).
Letter Information Application
Deadline: September
Regional Scholarship/Financial Aid Resources
Alabama
Alabama Law Foundation, Inc.
Scholarship: Cabaniss, Johnston Scholarship
Description: The scholarship is awarded annually to a law student who is a resident of Alabama, is attending an accredited law school in the United States and will be a second year student.
Contact: http://www.alfinc.org
Deadline: June
Alaska
Alaska Commission on Post-Secondary Education
Scholarship: Various educational loan programs
Contact: http://alaskadvantage.state.ak.us/
California
California Indian Law Association
Scholarship: Allogan Slagle Scholarship Fund
Contact: www.calindianlaw.org/news/
Kern County Women Lawyers
Scholarship: Kern County Women Lawyers Public Benefit Scholarship
Description: Awarded to 2nd, 3rd and 4th year law students with ties to Kern County, CA, who demonstrate financial need and/or hardship and good scholarship.
Contact: http://www.kernbar.org/lawresources/wla.shtml; info@kernbar.org
Deadline: March
Connecticut
Swiss Benevolent Society of New York
Scholarship: Various scholarship opportunities.
Description: The applicant or one of his/her parents must be a Swiss national, and applicants for Pellegrini and Zimmermann scholarships and the OSA award must be permanently domiciled in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania or Delaware.
Contact: www.swissbenevolentny.com/index.htm
Delaware
Roxana C. Arsht Public Service Fellowship
Scholarship: Roxana C. Arsht Fellowship
Description: The fellowship offers financial assistance for three years after graduation to encourage law students, recent law school graduates and attorneys newly admitted to the Delaware Bar to pursue careers in non-profit sectors in Delaware.
Contact: http://www.dsba.org/GenInfo/contact.htm to request updated information.
Swiss Benevolent Society of New York
Scholarship: Various scholarship opportunities.
Sponsor: Swiss Benevolent Society of New York
Description: The applicant or one of his/her parents must be a Swiss national, and applicants for Pellegrini and Zimmermann scholarships and the OSA award must be permanently domiciled in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania or Delaware.
Contact: www.swissbenevolentny.com/index.htm
Hawaii
Maui County Bar Association
Scholarship: The Arthur T. Ueoka/MCBA Scholarship
Description: The award is made annually to a student who is enrolled, or has been accepted, to an accredited law school; has significant ties to Maui County; and demonstrates a compelling financial need.
Contact: Wendy Laurel, Esq. Email: wlaurel@maui.net; mcba@justice.com
Illinois
The Aurora Foundation Scholarships Program
Scholarships: The Aurora Foundation Graduate Student Scholarship
Description: Available to full-time graduate students whose permanent residence must be in Aurora, Illinois, including Kendall County and southern Kane County. It is preferred that all students contact The Aurora Foundation by phone to request an application at 630.896.7800. Applications are only available in January.
Contact: www.communityfoundationfrv.org/scholarships.html
Deadline: Early February
The Dupage Association of Women Lawyers Foundation
Scholarship: Judge Helen C. Kinney Scholarship
Description: All second or third-year women law students, past or present residents of DuPage County, enrolled in an accredited law school in Illinois.
Contact: www.dupagewomenlawyers.org/
Deadline: October
Description: 2nd or 3rd year law student of Hellenic descent at an accredited law school in Illinois, or the student must be a resident of Illinois.
Contact: www.hellenicbar.org
Deadline: September
Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois
Description: Students interested in being considered for this program must be a graduate student accepted to an accredited U.S. Law School. Students must have a 3.0 GPA or higher and they must be considered enrolled full time by the institution of which they are attending.
Contact: www.hlai.org
Deadline: October
Scholarship: HLAI/JDM & BARBRI Scholarship
Description: This scholarship will provide post-graduation law students that secure legal or related employment with a government agency, a non-profit organization, or public interest agency with a free BARBRI preparation course.
Illinois Judicial Council Foundation, Inc
Scholarship: IJCF Law School Scholarship
Description: $1500 scholarships to Full-time minority JD student in good standing. Scholarships are evaluated on academic achievement, community activities, extracurricular activity, financial need, honors/awards/achievements, interview, personal statement and recommendations. Applications are available in the Office of Financial Aid, Suite 1440. Loyola University of Chicago will be matching the funds for any Loyola students selected to receive a IJCF scholarship.
Contact: Berta Requena
400 E. Randolph, #2002
Chicago, IL 60601
312-603-1278 (day)
312-540-0971 (eve/fax)
email: 40060601@sbcglobal.net
Deadline: July 1
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Academic Scholarship Program
Scholarship: JFMC Academic Scholarship Program for Law Students
Description: Born or raised in either Cook County, Chicago metropolitan area, or Northwest Indiana, or one continuous year of full-time employment in Cook County or Chicago metropolitan area prior to starting professional education.
Contact: www.jvschicago.org/scholarship/
Deadline: February 15
McRoberts Memorial Law Scholarship Fund
Scholarship: McRoberts Memorial Law Scholarship Fund
Description: An applicant with moderately good grades must demonstrate financial need and have been a resident of Peoria County for five years immediately preceding selection.
Contact: First of America Trust Company, Trustee
301 Southwest Adams Street
Peoria, IL 61652-0749
309.655.5000
Deadline: June 1
South Suburban Bar Association
Scholarship: South Suburban Bar Association Scholarship
Description: Awarded to a JD student residing in the South Suburbs of Cook County, with a present interest in practicing law in the South Suburbs upon graduation, attending an accredited local law school, having financial need.
Contact: Office of Financial Aid, Suite 1440 has the requirements for application. Please pick up a copy at your convenience.
Deadline: October
The Darleen J. and Robert L. Walker Scholarship Fund
Scholarship: The Darleen J. and Robert L. Walker Scholarship Fund
Description: Under the terms of the scholarship, preference will be given to a son or daughter of a member of Masonic Lodge 1098 in Lombard, Illinois, or to former residents of the Masonic Children's Home in La Grange, Illinois, and those who come from Masonic families. Scholarships may be renewed upon verification of continued financial need and continued good standing at the law school.
More Information: www.walkerscholarship.org.
Deadline: June
Indiana
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Academic Scholarship Program
Scholarship: JFMC Academic Scholarship Program for Law Students
Description: Born or raised in Cook County, Chicago metropolitan area, or Northwest Indiana, or one continuous year of full-time employment in Cook County or Chicago metropolitan area prior to starting professional education.
Contact: www.jvschicago.org/scholarship/
Deadline: February
Scholarship: Glenn D. Peters Scholarship
Description: The Glenn D. Peters Scholarship Fund provides scholarships to residents of the Northern District of Indiana attending an accredited law school located anywhere in the United States.
Contact: Calumet National Bank, Trust Department, 5231 Hohman Avenue, Hammond, IN 46320, 800.262.1131
Deadline: June 1
Maryland
The Mary Rubin and Benjamin Rubin Scholarship Fund*
Scholarship: The Mary Rubin and Benjamin Rubin Scholarship
Description: Scholarships ranging from $500 to $3,500 are available for women who are residents of Baltimore and have been out of high school for at least twelve months. A minimum GPA of 3.00 is required and applicants must demonstrate sufficient financial need.
Contact: The Mary Rubin and Benjamin M. Rubin Scholarship
c/o Central Scholarship Bureau
1700 Reisterstown Road, Suite 220
Baltimore, MD 21208-2903
info@centralsb.org
Deadline: March
Massachusetts
Walter S. Barr Fellowships
Description: These awards for full time study beyond the bachelor's degree are made annually to Hampden County, MA residents selected by the Fellowship Committee. Awards are made on the basis of scholastic record, available financial resources, need, and other pertinent information.
Contact: http://www.horacesmithfund.org/scholarships/fellowship.jsp
Deadline: February 1
Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
Scholarships: Various
Description: This Foundation administers the awards for 22 separate sholarships. Applicants must be residents of Western, Massachusetts who are full time students at an accredited college or university.
Contact: www.communityfoundation.org/scholarships/brochure.html
Deadline: March
Michigan
ALPERN FOUNDATION
Scholarship: The Ida and Benjamin Alpern Scholarship
Description: Scholarship awards ranging from $500 to $3,500 are available to assist residents of Michigan pursuing a career in law that are either entering or already enrolled in law school.
Contact: David M. Caplan 32000 Northwestern Highway, Suite 270, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Deadline: May 1
Federal Bar Association for the Western District of Michigan Scholarships
Description: The Western District of Michigan awards annually $4,500 in scholarships to law students who are either from the Western Federal Judicial District of Michigan or have a connection to the practice of law in the Western District of Michigan which suggests that they will become practitioners in this geographic area upon their completion of their legal studies.
Contact: Miller Canfield P.L.C.
444 West Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
269.381.7030
Grand Rapids Community Foundation
Scholarship: Miller Johnson West Michigan Diversity Scholarship - $5000
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Michigan Resident
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Ethnic Minority
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Minimum 3.3 GPA on 4.0 scale
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Accepted to or currently enrolled in an accredited law school located in the United States
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Financial Need
Apply online at http://grcf.egrant.org
Jackson County Bar Association
Description: A scholarship of $2,000 will be awarded to a Jackson County resident attending an accredited law school.
Contact: Scholarship Committee
755 West Michigan Avenue
Jackson, MI 49201
517.782.5240
Kalamazoo Community Foundation
Scholarship: Clarence L. Remynse Scholarship
Description: These scholarships are for undergraduate or graduate students who have been permanent residents of Kalamazoo County for at least twelve months prior to application or are graduating or graduated from a Kalamazoo County high school.
Contact: www.kalfound.org/page10933.cfm
Deadline: December
Kalamazoo Community Foundation
Scholarship: Benjamin and Cherie Gubin Scholarship
Description: This scholarship was established to provide financial support to graduate school students who were Kalamazoo County residents during high school or who graduated from a Kalamazoo County High School.
Contact: www.kalfound.org/page10933.cfm
Deadline: July 1
Minnesota
Harry A. Blackmun Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
Scholarship: Harry A. Blackmun Scholarship
Description: Awarded to a law student enrolled or about to enroll in the pursuit of a J.D. degree at an accredited law school in the United States with preference given to applicants with a significant tie to Minnesota.
Contact: 118 West Mulberry Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3600
410.685.3813
Deadline: June
Mississippi
Feild Co-operative Association, Inc.
Scholarship: Private Loans program
Description: Private loans are available at a 6% interest per annum loan rate.
Contact: http://www.feildstudentloans.org/
New Jersey
Atlantic County Bar Association
Scholarship: Haneman-Perskie Memorial Foundation Scholarship
Description: Applicants must be Atlantic County, New Jersey, residents accepted for admission to law school. Applications must be submitted between January 1st and May 1st of each year. The award is based on academic ability, financial need, leadership potential and character.
Contact: 1201 Bacharach Blvd.
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
609.345.3444
Swiss Benevolent Society of New York
Scholarship: Various scholarship opportunities.
Description: The applicant or one of his/her parents must be a Swiss national, and applicants for Pellegrini and Zimmermann scholarships and the OSA award must be permanently domiciled in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania or Delaware.
Contact: www.swissbenevolentny.com/index.htm
New York
Swiss Benevolent Society of New York
Scholarship: Various scholarship opportunities.
Description: The applicant or one of his/her parents must be a Swiss national, and applicants for Pellegrini and Zimmermann scholarships and the OSA award must be permanently domiciled in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania or Delaware.
Contact: www.swissbenevolentny.com/index.htm
Ohio
Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati
Scholarship: William A. McClain Scholarship
Description: This $2000 scholarship, funded by a joint effort of the Cincinnati Bar Foundation and BLAC, is awarded annually to an African-American Cincinnati resident, enrolled in an accredited law school, who has demonstrated leadership skills, a commitment to the Cincinnati community and has a financial need.
Contact: http://www.cincinnatiblac.org/lawstudents.html
Deadline: March
The Stark Community Foundation Scholarship:
Scholarships: Sanders J. Mestel Legal Scholarship Fund; The Judge and Mrs. Robert D. Horowitz legal Scholarship Fund; Samuel Krugliak Legal Scholarship Fund; Stark County Bar Association Fund.
Contact: www.starkcommunityfoundation.org
Deadline: April
Pennsylvania
Berks County Community Foundation
Scholarship: Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship; Berks County Bar Foundation Scholarship
Description: The purpose of these scholarship funds is to provide scholarships to deserving Berks County residents entering their second year at an accredited law school, who demonstrate financial need, without discrimination to color, race, national origin or religion.
Contact: www.bccf.org/scholarships/index.html
Deadline: April
Swiss Benevolent Society of New York
Scholarship: Various scholarship opportunities.
Description: The applicant or one of his/her parents must be a Swiss national, and applicants for Pellegrini and Zimmermann scholarships and the OSA award must be permanently domiciled in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania or Delaware.
Contact: www.swissbenevolentny.com/index.htm
Rhode Island
Scholarship: The Thomas F. Black, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund
Description: The $10,000 scholarship is a one year, non-renewable award for full-time students who are Rhode Island residents entering their first year of law school.
Contact: http://www.ribar.com/foundation/scholarships.asp
The Rhode Island Foundation*
Scholarship: The Marilynne Graboys Wool Scholarship
Description: Provides tuition support to Rhode Island resident women with financial need who plan to attend graduate school to attain a law degree at an accredited institution.
Contact: www.rifoundation.org
Deadline: June
Texas
J. L. Turner Legal Association
Scholarship: (2) JLTLA Minority Law Student Scholarships; (3) JLTLA Merit Scholarships
Description: J.L. Turner Legal Association, the African-American bar association in Dallas, Texas, established its scholarship to provide financial assistance to minority law students who have a connection to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, and to expose students to the Dallas-Fort Worth legal community.
