Scholarships in Law And Legal Studies, Other

Robert J. Huffman Memorial Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: March 25

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Milton Union High School who will pursue a degree in government or law.

 

Bob Clark Memorial Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Greensburg, North Decatur or South Decatur High School who will major in criminology or law enforcement at an accredited post-secondary institution.

 

Durrell Public Law Research Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a degree candidate in the University of Oklahoma College of Law.

 

Wayne County Bar Association Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: June 9

Applicant must be a graduate of a Wayne County high school who will attend an accredited law school.

 

The Bodie Law Firm Scholarship Contest

Award: $500, Deadline: December 20

Applicant must be a current two- or four-year college or law student. Essay on the following prompt is required: Discuss solutions to the student loan crisis. Specifically, do you believe amending the bankruptcy code to allow for discharge of student loans would alleviate the problem? If not, what alternative solutions do you recommend?

 

Judge Robert Jenkins Memorial Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a resident of Portage County who is pursuing a post-secondary degree in the field of law, law enforcement, or natural resources. Minimum 3.4 GPA required; community service/co-curricular activities must be demonstrated.

 

Legal Leaders Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: July 15

Applicant must be a United States citizen who is a high school senior or current full-time undergraduate student who plans to pursue a degree in one of the following areas: pre-law, paralegal studies, or working towards their juris doctorate in any concentration of the law. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

My Alarm Center Student Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: July 1

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or freshman/sophomore in college. Essay on one of the following topics is required: (1) What have been the most impactful advances in home security over the last five years, and how have the advances contributed to public safety? or (2) What is it that initially attracted you to a law enforcement related career, and what do you hope to achieve from this career?

 

d'Oliveira & Associates College Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: July 30

Applicant must be a high school senior or full-time college student who plans to or is currently pursuing a degree/certification in law school, paralegal studies, legal assistant studies, court reporting, or any other law-related field from a community college, technical school, or business school in the United States. A 500-word essay persuading young people on the dangers of drinking and driving is required.

 

Future Leaders Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: August 15

Applicant must be a United States citizen who is a full-time student attending (or planning to attend on a full-time basis) an accredited law school. Minimum 3.5 GPA and essay on how personal injury law positively affects social change are required.

 

Davis-Levin Livingston Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: July 1

Applicant must be a United States citizen who is authorized to work in the United States and who is attending law school in the fall of the same year following the application. Minimum 3.0 GPA and essay required.

 

Farzad Family Law Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 15

Applicant must be a pre-law or law student who is currently admitted to and attending an undergraduate degree program at an accredited American university or college or are admitted to and attending a state-accredited law school. Essay on the following question is required: Should the right to marry for same sex couples become a federal constitutional right by amendment to the United States Constitution or remain a State issue?

 

Christopher W. Keyser Undergraduate Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: July 31

Applicant must be enrolled in a four-year college or university program in the United States with an interest in the legal or criminal justice fields. Applicant must be actively pursuing a degree in one of the following areas of study: communications, criminal justice, English, history, journalism, political science, or pre-law studies. Essay required.

 

MALDEF Law School Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: January 27

Applicant must be enrolled at a U.S. accredited law school and demonstrate a commitment to advancing the civil rights of the Latino community. Resume, personal statement, transcripts, and one letter of recommendation required. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Online Associate's Degree Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be pursuing an online associates degree from an accredited online program. Selection based on academic history, extracurricular activities, and employment history.

 

Victoria Ovis Memorial Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: July 1

Applicant must be a child of a law enforcement officer or firefighter who was killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Must be a U.S. citizen, grow up or currently reside in New York, and maintain a 2.7 GPA at a college/university in the U.S. Awards are based on financial need, demonstrated leadership, athletic excellence, and volunteerism. Preference given to those majoring in criminology or pre-law.

 

Eula Mae Jett Plan B Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a California resident who has completed at least one year at a California college pursuing a degree in the legal field (scholarship not intended for students planning to enter law school). Biographical letter, three letters of recommendation, and unofficial transcript required.

 

Eula Mae Jett Plan C Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a California resident who has had a career change and is now pursuing a degree in the legal field (scholarship not intended for students planning to enter law school). Must be attending a California college/university. Biographical letter, three letters of recommendation, and unofficial transcript required.

 

Ashley Rose Honorary Diabetes Law Student Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: September 30

Applicant must be either entering or currently attending law school with type I diabetes. Minimum 2.8 GPA, proof of diagnosis, transcript, and essay between 500 and 1,000 words required.

 

Aquatic & Marine Studies Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: September 30

Applicant must be pursuing an undergraduate degree in a Marine or Aquatic field of study. Minimum 2.8 GPA, transcript, and essay required.

 

Single Mother Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 5

Applicant must be a single mother enrolled in an undergraduate program, community college, or law school in the United States. Minimum 3.0 GPA and essay on the following topic required: What are the advantages of going back to school while caring for your children as a mother?

 

The 'First Step' Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be a United States citizen currently attending college, university, or trade school within the United States. Essay admitting to, at some point, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol is required. Applicant must include a detailed account of their drunk driving mistakes, and the concrete steps they plan to take to ensure they won't make the same mistake again.

 

Annual Asian Heritage Law School Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: August 1

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen (or otherwise authorized to work in the United States) who is attending their first year of law school in the fall of the same year following the application. Applicant must be of Asian heritage with at least one parent of Asian ancestry. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Thomas L. Dickson Scholarship Contest

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 15

Applicant must be under the age of 25 and enrolled in an accredited college in the United States or planning to matriculate in the fall of this year. Video essay on the following question is required: Is getting a law degree still a good investment?

 

LSAT Prep Course Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must be a full-time student at an accredited college or university in the United States who intends to enroll in law school. An essay describing what you will do with your law degree, and how society will benefit is required to be submitted.

 

Thomas H. Steel Fellowship Fund

Award: $30,000, Deadline: January 13

Applicants must be students in their last year of law school or lawyers within three years of graduating from law school. The award is based on the quality and scope of the project, proposal, public service activities and relation to the LGBT community. Applicants should submit applications, resumes, project descriptions, two reference letters, budget, timetable and law school transcript.

 

Otto M. Stanfield Legal Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: February 15

Applicants should be planning to attend or currently attending law school at the graduate level. The award is based on activity with Unitarian Universalism and financial need. Applicants should submit transcripts and recommendations.

 

Association William S. Bullinger Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 15

Applicants must be undergraduate or graduate law student who demonstrate financial need and academic promise. They must submit a one-page statement describing their financial circumstances, their interest in law and their qualifications for the scholarship along with transcripts and a curriculum vitae.

 

Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: April 15

Applicants must be undergraduate or graduate law students who demonstrate academic ability and financial need. They must submit a one-page statement describing their financial need, their interest in law and their qualifications for the award. Applicants must also submit a transcript and curriculum vitae.

 

Injury Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: May 31

Applicants must be attending college by the fall semester and must plan to attend law school but will not have graduated by the fall semester. A minimum of 3.0 GPA is also required. Selection is based on both merit and need. Part of the application will require that you explain any injuries you or someone close to you experienced and how that impacted your life and also how that led you to pursue a career as a personal injury attorney.