Scholarships in Law And Legal Studies, Other

Gray, Harris, & Robinson Scholarship

Award: $3,750, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be an entering student.

 

Evelyn F. Hartman Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be an entering student. Selection is based upon academic merit.

 

Holland & Knight Scholarship

Award: $3,750, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be an entering student. Selection is based upon academic merit.

 

Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm, Furen, & Ginsburg Tuition Scholarship

Award: $3,750, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be an entering student who is a Sarasota County resident. Selection is based upon academic merit and financial need.

 

Jacksonville Law Alumni Tuition Scholarship

Award: $3,750, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be an entering student who is a Jacksonville-area resident. Selection is based upon academic merit.

 

Joseph R. Julin Memorial Scholarship

Award: $3,750, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be an outstanding freshman law student. Selection is based upon academic merit.

 

Lane, Trohn, Clarke, Bertrand, Vreeland, & Jacobsen Scholarship

Award: $3,750, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be an entering law student. Selection is based upon academic merit. Preference is given to Polk County residents.

 

Wiliam F. & Elizabeth R. Leonard/Judge William T. Hodges Tuition Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be an entering law student. Selection is based upon academic merit.

 

MacFarlane, Ferguson, Allison, & Kelley Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be an entering student. Selection is based upon academic merit and financial need.

 

John C. Pinkerton Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: March 15

 

Terrye Coggin Proctor Memorial Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 15

Selection based on merit and need.

 

Terrye Coggin Proctor Tuition Scholarship

Award: $3,500, Deadline: March 15

Minimum 2.8 GPA required. Selection based on merit and need.

 

Justus W. Reid Scholarship

Award: $3,750, Deadline: March 15

Selection based on merit.

 

Johnson S. Savary Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 15

Selection based on merit.

 

Schutts & Bowen Eric B. Meyers/William P. Simmons, Jr./Thomas L. Wolfe Memorial Tuition Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: March 15

Selection based on merit. Preference given to a resident of Florida.

 

Clifford A. & Michele Schulman Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: March 15

Selection based on merit. Preference given to a resident of Florida.

 

W. Paul and Erin C. Shelley Scholarship

Award: $3,750, Deadline: March 15

Selection based on merit.

 

Law Faculty Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: March 15

 

Graduate and Professional Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a Maryland resident who demonstrates financial need. Applicant must be degree-seeking, either full-time or part-time and attend one of the eligible institutions.

 

Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program

Award: $30,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must graduate from a college in Maryland or from a law school and be employed full-time in state or local government or in a nonprofit organization in Maryland. Applicant's employer must help low income, underserved residents or underserved areas in the state. Applicant must have loans from a university, government, or commercial source used to pay for college expenses. Applicant may not be in default on a loan. Gross salary cannot exceed $50,000 and, if married, combined salaries cannot exceed $110,000.

 

Minoru Yasui Memorial Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a member of JACL. Selection is based upon personal statement, letters of recommendation, transcripts, work experience, and community involvement. Preference is given to applicants interested in human and civil rights.

 

George B. Fraser Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: September 1

Selection is based upon first-year class status and need. Consideration given to performance in civil procedure 1.

 

ACLS/New York Public Library Fellowship

Award: $65,000, Deadline: September 28

Applicant must identify specific resources and benefits to be gained from affiliation with the Center for Scholars and Writers. Applicant must be selected by both ACLS Committee and the New York Public Library. Applications must be submitted through the ACLS Online Fellowship Application system (OFA). OFA is accessible through the Fellowship and Grant Programs section of the web site. Applicant must apply separately to the Cullman Center at the New York Public Library (csw@nypl.org).

 

Law Librarians in Continuing Education Courses

Award: $500, Deadline: October 1; February 1; April 1

Applicant must have a degree from an accredited library or law school and be registered in continuing education courses related to law librarianship. Award amount varies.

 

Bernice Pickens Parsons Fund Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be a resident of West Virginia; preference will be given to Jackson County residents. Applicant must be planning to major in the fields of library science, nursing, or para-professional training in the legal field. Minimum 2.5 GPA and composite ACT score of 20 required.

 

Humane Studies Fellowship

Award: $12,000, Deadline: January 31

Applicant must be a college senior or a graduate/doctoral student who has a commitment to academic excellence and an interest in the ideas of a free society.

 

Donald P. McLaws Prize

Award: $4,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must have completed Contracts and Property plus three of the following: Banking and Bills of Exchange; Business Association; Tax Law and Policy; Personal Property Security; Natural Resources; Corporate Finance and Securities. Applicant must have high aggregate standing in the above courses. Award is in Canadian dollars.

 

Gordon Johnson Law Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: April 15

Applicant must be a member in good standing of Kappa Delta Rho with a minimum grade average of "B," and must be accepted to law school. Selection is based upon academics, financial need, and chapter, community, and campus involvement. Black and white photo of applicant in coat and tie required.

 

Health Research Training Program

Award: -, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a New York City resident who is attending a metropolitan New York City school. The program offers internships in public health research, community outreach and education, fieldwork, laboratory work and administration to all college undergraduates, graduate, and professional school students.

 

Alberta Law Foundation Bursary

Award: $4,000, Deadline: May 1

Selection is based upon academic record, Law School Admission Test scores, maturity, extracurricular activities, work experience, community involvement, and financial need. Preference is given to Canadian Aboriginals.