Note: Additional scholarship programs are described on the Admissions page Financing Your Education. Additional information on summer scholarships or stipends is available from PSLawNet.
A number of outside organizations, including local bar and community associations, law firms, and other groups sponsor scholarship programs for law students. Many of these scholarships are aimed at women and members of minority groups. As we become aware of these programs, we will post the information on this site.
| Scholarship | Eligible Students | Prospective or Current Students | Scholarship Type | Application Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAJ (American Association for Justice): Alia Herrera Memorial Scholarship | Current law students entering their second or third year or having the equivalent of one year to complete; must be student members of the law student section of AAJ or children of AAJ members | Current | Any time | May 1 |
| AAJ: Richard D. Hailey Law Student Scholarship | Current law students of diverse background | Current | Any time | May 31 |
| AAJ: Trial Advocacy Scholarship | Second and third-year students who are AAJ law student members who demonstrate commitment to AAJ and financial need. | Current | Any time | May 31 |
| AAUW (American Association of University Women) Educational Foundation | Women from ethnic minority groups. | Fellowships & Grants | Varies | |
| ABA Minority Fellowships in Environmental Law | For disadvantaged or traditionally underrepresented law students to study and pursue careers in environmental law; internship placement by ABA. | Summer | February 5 | |
| ABA: Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund | Minority students. | Prospective, Current | First-year student; renewable | March 1 |
| ACA (American Counsel Association) Scholarship | Academically gifted and financially needy third-year students. | Current | Any time | May 31 |
| ALI-ABA Continuing Professional Education Scholarships | Current law students who wish to attend ALI-ABA study courses | Current | Tuition cost of ALI-ABA study courses | Varies |
| Abbott & Fenner | Any student registered in any accredited post secondary institution who is between the ages of 16 and 30. | Prospective | Any time | June 20 |
| Adler Pollock & Sheehan Diversity Scholarship | Students of diverse background entering their first year of law school; permanent resident of Massachusetts or Rhode Island. | Prospective | June 1 | Any time |
| Alabama Law Foundation | Must be an Alabama resident; for 2nd year. | Current | Any time | June 1 |
| American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation: Sidney B. Williams | Members of a minority group that is underrepresented in the intellectual property filed; applicants must intend to practice in the intellectual property field. | School year (2 semesters) | March 2 | |
| Arent Fox Diversity Scholarship | First-year students of diverse background. | Prospective | Any time + Summer Program | January 15 |
| Arthur C. Helton Fellowship Program | Current law student; affiliation with an NGO or human rights organization is preferred. | Current | Any time | February 26 |
| Attorney-CPA Foundation | Student graduating law school in 2008; commitment to the profession or accounting as evidenced by a CPA certificate; outstanding academic performance; leadership in school and community. | Current | Any time | April 15 |
| BLAC - William A. McClain Scholarship | Law students attending any ABA accredited law school who are residents of Cincinnati. | Any time | March 16 | |
| Bruce D. Rasmussen Trial Advocacy Scholarship | Current law students attending law school in VA, WV, or DC. | To attend the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention and the Virginia College of Trial Advocacy | January 4, 2008 | |
| Bryce Harlow Scholarship | Part-time graduate students pursuing studies that lead to the profession of business-government relations or advocacy and who work full-time. | School year: for part-time students | April 20 | |
| Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute | Current Hispanic students who demonstrate public service and contribution to their communities. | Current | Any time | April 16 |
| Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLC | 2nd-year law students committed to diversity in regions where the Constangy has offices. | Current | Any time | November 1 |
| Datatel Angelfire Scholarship | Current full-time or part-time undergraduate and graduate students; Must be soldiers who served in the Vietnam War, spouse of solder, children of soldier, or Vietnam refugees; also available for soldiers who served in Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. | Prospective, Current | January 31 | |
| Datatel Scholars Foundation Scholarship | Current full-time or part-time undergraduate and graduate students. | Prospective, Current | Any time | January 31 |
| Dinsmore & Shohl LLP | Current first or second-year law students. | Prospective, Current | Salaried summer associate position and up to $10,000 scholarship | September 15 for 2nd-years; December 15 for 1st-years |
| Ellen Spring Moore Scholarship | Current female law students. | Current | $1,000 | July 1, 2007 |
| FEEA (Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund) Scholarship | Current civilian federal and postal employees or their children who are current pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree. | Any time | March 31 | |
| Fairfax Bar Foundation: Wilkins Scholarship | Law students that are residents of or plan to practice and reside in Fairfax County. | Any time | May | |
| Federal Circuit Bar Assocation: Howard T. Markey Memorial Scholarship | Law students who show financial need, demonstrate academic promise and service. | Any time | April 30 | |
| Federal Circuit Bar Association: Giles S. Rich Memorial Scholarship | Law students who show financial need, demonstrate academic promise and service. | Any time | April 30 | |
| Federal Communications Bar Association: Chairman Robert E. Lee Scholarship & Internship Fund | Law students employed as unpaid summer interns in positions with the FCC and other government agencies or entities with jurisdiction over the communications industry. | Summer | March 9 | |
| Finnegan Henderson Diversity Scholarship | Law students of minority heritage. | School year | February 15 | |
| Fish & Richardson Diversity Fellowship Program | First-year minority students. | Prospective | Summer position and then grant at beginning of 2nd year | January 16 |
| Fredrikson & Byron Minority Scholarship | First-year students of diverse background | Prospective | School year + summer associate position | March 31 |
| Harry A. Blackmun Scholarship | Enrolled or about to enroll in JD program. 118 West Mulberry St., Baltimore, MD 20201-3600. | Prospective, Current | Any time | June 1 |
| Hispanic Bar Association of DC Foundation Fellowship | First- and second-year law students attending DC-area law schools seeking funding for summer |
Prospective, Current | Summer | April 1 |
| Hispanic Scholarship Fund | Students of Hispanic heritage pursuing their first undergraduate or graduate degree. | Prospective | Any time | October 15 |
| Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Fund | Berks County residents entering their second year of law school who demonstrate financial need. | Current | Any time | April 1 |
| IPOEF - Intellectual Property Owners Education Foundation: Donald W. Banner Corporate Intern Scholarship | Completion of an internship in a corporate intellectual property department and enrolled in law school in 2008. | Current | $10,000.00 | October 12, 2007 |
| Institute for Humane Studies | Current undergraduate, graduate, law, and professional students demonstrating an interest in exploring principles underlying a free society. | Current | Any time | December 31 |
| J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association Scholarship Fund | Current law students | Current | Any time | |
| J. L. Turner Legal Association | Second or third-year minority law student from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Need-based and merit-based scholarships available. | Current | Any time | September 22 |
| John T. Stewart, Jr. Scholarship Writing Competition | Second-year law students interested in transportation or transportation security law. | Current | Any time | February 5 |
| Judge Elliott D. Marshall Foundation | Residents or former residents of Warren, Clark, Frederick, and Shenandoah Counties and the City of Winchester who will reside in the 26th Judicial District after graduation from law school. | Any time | April | |
| Judge John R. Brown Scholarship Foundation | Current law students. | Current | Any time | May 1 |
| LGA (Local Government Association of Virginia) | Current law students. | Current | LGA conference attendance | September 12 |
| Latham Diversity Scholars Program | Current law students of diverse background; enrolled in ABA-accredited law school; completion of first year of full-time JD program with expected graduation date of 2009. | Current | $10,000 non-renewable scholarship for third year of law school (2008-2009). | September 15, 2007 |
| Law Scholarships | Online scholarship search site. | Prospective, Current | Any time | Varies |
| MALDEF Law School Scholarship Program | Current law students demonstrating involvement in and commitment to serve the Latino community. | Current | Any time | October 2 |
| MCCA (Minority Corporate Counsel Association): LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Client Review Fellowship | Students in their final year of law school | Current | Fellowship and $15,000. | October 1 |
| Mecklenburg Bar Foundation: James B. McMillan Legal Fellowship | Law students desiring work experience with not-for-profit or governmental agencies. | Current | Summer | March 31 |
| Ms. JD Summer Scholarship | Female law students entering their 2nd or 3rd year of law school, who will be working at least 35 hours per week during the summer for a government agency or nonprofit organization. | Current | Summer | June 8 |
| NAPABA Law Foundation Scholarships | Current law student demonstrating commitment to and interest in pro bono, public interest, or public service legal work; commitment to serving the needs of the Asian Pacific American community. | Current | Any time | September 7 |
| NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund | Current law students | Current | Writing Contest; cash prizes for tuition costs | June 1 |
| National Contract Management Association | Current students in a recognized academic program related to the field of acquisition leading to a degree from a Washington metropolitan area accredited institution of higher learning. | Current | Any time | March 31 |
| PLI: Practising Law Institute | All | To attend PLI Programs | Depends on program | |
| PSLawNet Summer Funding | Current law students seeking funding for unpaid summer internships. | Current | Summer | Varies |
| Procter & Gamble Scholarship | Current law students who spend a year as a full-time, visiting student at Franklin Pierce Law Center. | Current | School Year | |
| Public Interest Law Initiative Summer Internship Program | Students accepted into a PILI affiliated agency summer internship. | Current | Summer | March |
| Rhode Island Bar Foundation: Thomas J. Black, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund | Full-time students who are Rhode Island residents who will be entering their first year of law school. | Prospective | School year | March 9 |
| Roanoke Bar Association: James N. Kincanon Scholarship | Demonstrate academic excellence and interest in pursuit of law; must be a resident of the city of Roanoke, the city of Salem, or the County of Roanoke, or a graduate of a high school located in those jurisdictions. | Prospective | Any time | March |
| Robert A. Shuker Scholarship Fund | Attending ABA accredited law school; Legal resident of Greater Metropolitan Area of DC; Demonstrate community service or financial need. | Current | Any time | April 20 |
| Roscoe Pound Institute: Elaine Osborne Jacobson Award | Woman law student with a demonstrated interest in health care law. | Any time | March 9 | |
| Serbian Bar Association of America Scholarship | Current law students of Serbian birth, ancestry, or connubial relationship. | Current | Any time | October 15 |
| Supreme Court of Oklahoma: Ed Edmonson Scholarship | Demonstrate an interest and dedication to Native American law issues and the need for a scholarship. | Tuition only | May | |
| Supreme Court of Oklahoma: Susan J. Ferrell Scholarship | Demonstrate an interest in and contribution to Native American legal issues. | To attend Sovereignty Symposium | April | |
| The Frederick B. Abramson Memorial Foundation Public Interest Fellowship Award | Graduating law student, judicial clerk, or practicing attorney desiring to work in public interest law. | Current | Any time | August 13 |
| The ODBA/Oliver W. Hill and Samuel L. Tucker Scholarship | First-year law student | Prospective | Any time | October 1 |
| The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans | Must be a resident alien, naturalized U.S. Citizen, or the child of two parents who are both naturalized citizens pursuing graduate studies, and not over 30 years of age. | Tuition and Maintenance | November 1 | |
| The Phil Cowan Memorial/BMI Scholarship | Current law students committed to a practice concentrating in one or more areas of entertainment, art or sports law. | Current | Writing Contest; cash prizes | November 15 |
| The Puerto Rican Bar Association | First or Second-year Latino law students demonstrating financial need and academic promise. | Prospective, Current | Any time | March 31 |
| The Voice of the Defense Bar: Law Student Diversity Scholarship | Second-year law students or diverse background, or any second-year female law student. | Any time | ||
| USA Funds | Undergraduate, Graduate, or Professional Students who demonstrate financial need or are members of ethnic-minority groups. | Prospective, Current | Any time | February 15 |
| Warner Norcross & Judd LLP Minority Scholarship Program | Minority student; former or current resident of Michigan. | Any time | April 15 |
Questions concerning these fellowships and additional sources of scholarship funding should be directed to the Office of Admissions.
