In many cities, law students from several schools compete for internships, field projects, and summer employment. But Albany Law is the region's only law school within a 100-mile radius, giving students unprecedented opportunities to tap into both during their course of study, and after graduation.
Included are scholarships offered by voluntary associations of lawyers as well as local and state bar associations and law foundations. Many practice sections of bar associations also offer their own scholarships or sponsor legal writing contests.
Ethnicity- and
Gender-Based Bar Associations
Local Bar
Associations
State Bar Associations and Law
Foundations
Subject Matter Bar Sections and
Associations
Bar
Review
Disability
or Medical Condition
Native
Americans
Interests
and Activities
Offered
by Legal Employers
Non-U.S.
Citizens
Diversity
Organizations
Ethnicity- and Gender-Based Bar Associations ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship
Fund Asian American Bar Association
Scholarship BESLA Scholarship William A. McClain Scholarship
Columbian Lawyers Association
Scholarships Dominican Bar Association Scholarship |
Justice
Pauline Davison Hanson Scholarship
Deadline:
around May 1.
Eligibility: 1L and 2L women
who are current or former residents of the Fresno, California, area.
Award: $2,000.
Criteria: Academic achievement, extracurricular and
community involvement, financial need, demonstrated leadership.
Sponsor: Fresno County (CA) Women Lawyers,
559-432-5400.
Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois
Scholarship
Deadline: around September 15.
Eligibility: 2Ls and 3Ls who are Illinois
residents.
Award: Varies.
Criteria: Financial need, academic
achievement, extracurricular involvement, involvement with the Greek
community.
Sponsor: Hellenic Bar
Association of Illinois
Iranian American Bar Association
Scholarship
Deadline:
around December 15.
Eligibility: Current law
students.
Award: Multiple awards of up to $1,000.
Criteria: Academic and extracurricular achievement,
commitment to the advancement of the Iranian-American community.
Sponsor: Iranian American Bar Association
Italian American
Lawyers Association Scholarship
Deadline: around September 15.
Eligibility: Italian American law students who
intend to practice in the area of Los Angeles County, California.
Award: $2,500.
Criteria: Academic achievement, potential
contribution to the Italian-American community, financial need. Preference
to contributing members of the Italian American Lawyers Association.
Sponsor: Italian American
Lawyers Association
Japanese American Bar Association
Scholarships
Deadline: around January 15.
Eligibility: Law students.
Award: Up to three awards of $1,500 each.
Criteria: Participation in Asian Pacific
American community, financial need, overcoming adversity, academic
achievement, desire to practice law in Southern California.
Sponsor: Japanese American Bar Association of Greater Los
Angeles
Kern County Women Lawyers Association
Scholarship
Deadline: around
March 1.
Eligibility: Current law
students.
Award: $250-$3,000.
Criteria: Ties to Kern County, California;
financial need; academic achievement; concern for society.
Sponsor: Kern County (CA) Women Lawyers
Association, 616-636-4830.
La Raza Lawyers
Scholarships
Eligibility: Latina/Latino law
students from different areas of California.
Virtually all of the 18
affiliate La Raza Lawyers Associations in California offer scholarships to
Latina and Latino residents of their geographical locations who are
currently enrolled in law school. Awards range up to $2,500.
Sponsor: Affiliate groups of La Raza Lawyers
of California.
La Raza Lawyers of San Joaquin
Scholarship
Deadline: around
December 1.
Eligibility: Currently
enrolled law students; preference to Latino students with a relationship
to California's Central Valley.
Award:
Up to $2,000.
Criteria: Academic
achievement, financial need, leadership ability, involvement in the Latino
community.
Sponsor: La Raza Lawyers
Association, San Joaquin Valley (CA) Chapter.
La Raza Lawyers of Santa Clara County
Scholarship
Deadline: around
September 15.
Eligibility: La Raza law
students from the Bay Area of California.
Award: 3 awards of $2,500.
Criteria: Community involvement, school
activities, financial need.
Sponsor: La
Raza Lawyers of Santa Clara County (CA)
La Raza Lawyers
of Santa Cruz Scholarship
Deadline: around June
1.
Eligibility: Currently enrolled Latino
law students originally from Santa Cruz County, California.
Award: Up to $2,000.
Criteria: Financial need, academic
achievement, community involvement, school activities.
Sponsor: La Raza Lawyers Association, Santa
Cruz (CA) Chapter.
Lloyd M. Johnson Jr. Scholarships
Deadline: around June 1.
Eligibility: Entering law students from
disadvantaged backgrounds; must be U.S. citizens.
Award: Ten awards of $10,000 a year for 3
years, plus mentoring and support in locating 1L summer employment with a
corporate law department.
Criteria:
Academic promise, financial need, interest in diversity, leadership,
community service.
Sponsor: Minority Corporate Counsel
Association
NAPABA Law Foundation
Scholarships
Deadline: around September 1.
Eligibility: Enrolled law students.
Award: Several awards of $2,500-7,500.
Criteria: Demonstrated commitment to, and
interest in pro bono, public interest, or public service legal work,
financial need, leadership potential, maturity and responsibility, and
commitment to serving the needs of the Asian Pacific American
community.
Sponsor: National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
National Bar Institute African American Law
Student Fellowships
Deadline: around May 1.
Eligibility: 3Ls who intend to return to the
Black community to practice law after law school
Award: $1,000-$10,000.
Criteria: Academic qualifications;
contribution potential; commitment to African American issues; financial
need.
Sponsor: National
Bar Institute
National Italian American Bar Association
Scholarship
Deadline: around August 15.
Eligibility: Student members of the NIABA.
Award: Up to three awards of $1,000.
Criteria: Scholastic ability, character,
activities, and financial need.
Sponsor: National Italian American Bar
Association
Northwest Indian Bar Association/WSBA
Indian Law Section Scholarship
Deadline: around November 15.
Eligibility: Native law students intending to
work in the field of American Indian or Alaska Native law or policy in
Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, or the Yukon
Territory.
Award: Several scholarships of
$100-$1,500.
Sponsors: Washington State Bar Association Indian Law Section and
the Northwest Indian Bar
Association.
For more information:
Contact Gabriel Galanda at 206-628-2780 or ggalanda@wkg.com.
Northwest Indian Bar Association/WSBA Indian Law Section
Bar Exam Scholarship
Deadline:
around May 15.
Eligibility: May graduates
registered for the July Washington bar exam.
Award: Several scholarships of $500-$1,000.
Sponsors: Washington State Bar Association Indian Law Section
and the Northwest Indian
Bar Association
For more information:
Contact Gabriel Galanda at 206-628-2780 or ggalanda@wkg.com.
Orange County Asian-American Bar Foundation
Scholarship
Deadline: around
March 15.
Eligibility: Law students in good
standing. No preference is given on account of ancestry, national origin,
or other factors not related to merit.
Award: 2 awards of $1,000.
Criteria: Community involvement, legal service
to community, financial need.
Sponsor: Orange County (CA) Asian American Bar Foundation
Orange
County Women Lawyers Association Bar Scholarship
Eligibility: Students preparing to take the
California Bar Exam who plan to practice in Orange County.
Award: $1,000 for February and July exams.
Sponsor: Orange County (CA) Women Lawyers Association; call for
application.
Oregon Minority Lawyers Association/Oregon State
Bar AAP Bar Exam Grants
Deadline:
around April 15 and November 15.
Eligibility: Graduating law students / law
school graduates who are (1) members of any racial or ethnic minority, (2)
have financial need, (3) have a commitment to practice law in Oregon and
advance the mission of the Oregon State Bar Affirmative Action Program,
and (4) have registered with the Oregon State Bar Affirmative Action
Program.
Award: Three grants for February
exam, plus six grants for July exam. Grants consist of reimbursement of
bar application fee and payment of expenses for bar preparation course
focusing on MBE testing.
Sponsor: Oregon Minority Lawyers Association and the Oregon State
Bar
PRBA Scholarship Awards Program for Latino Law
Students
Deadline: March 13, 2010.
Eligibility: All Latino law students
residing, or attending law school, in New York are eligible to apply
for the Scholarship Awards, ranging between $1,500 to $2,000, subject to
certain restrictions. Following the receipt of completed
applications by the deadline of March 13, 2010, the PRBA Scholarship
Fund would select recipients based on financial need and academic
promise. Scholarship recipients will be contacted directly by the
PRBA. Please closely follow the application's instructions.
Award: $1,500 - $2,000
Sponsor: Puerto Rican Bar
Association
J.L. Turner
Minority Law Student Scholarships
Deadline: around September 15.
Eligibility: Minority law students, including
U.S. citizens and permanent residents, from the Dallas/Fort Worth area of
Texas.
Award: Varies by scholarship.
Criteria: Both merit-based and need-based.
Sponsor: J.L. Turner Legal Association
Ventura County
Asian American Bar Association Scholarships
Deadline: around January 15.
Eligibility: Presently enrolled law students
with a connection to Ventura County, California.
Award: Multiple awards of $500-$2,000.
Criteria: Interest and commitment to serving
Asian American community.
Sponsor: Ventura County
(CA) Asian American Bar Association
Ruth Rabstein
Scholarship
Deadline: around
April 15.
Eligibility: Entering and current
women law students with ties to Mercer County, New Jersey.
Award: $1,500.
Criteria: Financial need, academic
achievement, community service.
Sponsor:
Women Lawyers' Caucus of Mercer County (NJ), 609-984-0231.
Local Bar Associations
Akron Bar Association Scholarships
Deadline: around April 15.
Eligibility: Entering or current law students
who are U.S. citizens.
Award: Not
specified.
Criteria: Financial need,
affiliation with Summit County, and history of community involvement
Sponsor: Akron (OH) Bar
Association
Asian American Bar Association
Scholarship
Deadline: around February 1.
Award: Up to three $1,000 awards.
Criteria: Community service in the
Asian/Pacific Islander communities.
Sponsor: Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area
Haneman-Perskie Memorial Foundation
Scholarship
Deadline: around
May 1.
Eligibility: Atlantic County, New
Jersey, residents who are entering or current students at ABA-accredited
law schools.
Award: Varies; scholarships
are renewable.
Criteria: Academic ability,
financial need, leadership potential, character.
Sponsor: Atlantic County (NJ) Bar Association
Howard Fox
Memorial Law Scholarship
Deadline: April 1, 2009
Eligibility: Berks County, Penn., resident
embarking on his or her second year at an accredited Law School, without
discrimination to color, race, national origin or religion.
Award: $3,000
Criteria: Financial
need, Berks County resident.
Sponsor: Berks County Community
Foundation
William A.
McClain Scholarship
Deadline:
around April 1.
Eligibility: Black law
students who are residents of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Criteria: Demonstrated leadership, commitment
to community, and financial need.
Sponsor:
Black
Lawyers Association of Cincinnati
Bronx
County Bar Association Scholarships
Includes the
Hon. Alexander Delle Cese and Craig Lensch Memorial
scholarships.
Deadline: around February
15.
Eligibility: Law students domiciled in
Bronx County, New York.
Award: Two
scholarships of $2,000 each.
Criteria:
Academic merit, financial need, writing sample, personal interview.
Sponsor: Bronx County (NY) Bar Association
Harold and Harriet Plum Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: around February 15.
Eligibility: Law students.
Award: $1,000.
Criteria: Scholastic achievement, financial
need, and commitment to the South Jersey area.
Sponsor: Camden County (NJ)
Bar Association
Cole County Bar Association
Scholarship
Deadline: around July
1.
Eligibility: Law students who are
residents of Cole County, Missouri.
Award:
Varies.
Criteria: Academic achievement,
financial need.
Sponsor: Cole County (MO)
Bar Association.
For more information:
Contact Kimberly Shields at 573-638-2128.
Columbian Lawyers Association Scholarships
Include the CLAW, Carl A. Vergari,
Thomas Bisordi, and Generoso Pope scholarships.
Deadline: around October 15.
Eligibility: Law students in the upper half of
their class who are residents of Westchester County, New York.
Award: Varies.
Criteria: Italian descent, academic
achievement, financial need, aspirations and goals.
Sponsor: Columbian Lawyers
Association of Westchester County (NY).
Joseph H. Gellert Scholarship
Deadline: around April 15.
Eligibility: Residents of Dutchess County,
N.Y. who have completed at least one year of law school.
Award: $1,000.
Sponsor: Dutchess County (NY) Bar Association
Erie
County Bar Association Scholarship
Deadline: around June 15.
Eligibility: 2Ls and 3Ls who are residents of
Erie County, Pennsylvania.
Award: Varies
according to application pool.
Criteria:
Several factors including need.
Sponsor: Erie County (PA) Bar
Association
Chief Justice Samuel J. Roberts
Scholarship
Deadline: around May 15.
Eligibility: Entering 1Ls and current law
students who are residents of Erie County, Pennsylvania.
Award: Varies according to application
pool.
Criteria: Financial need, academic
achievement, and applicant's career statement.
Sponsor: Erie County (PA) Bar Association
Biunno Scholarship
Deadline: May 15, 2009.
Eligibility: Incoming and current law students who (1) are
New Jersey residents, (2) have a physical or mental disability, and (3)
have a 3.0 GPA.
Award: Varies.
Sponsor: Essex County (NJ) Bar Association.
Justice Pauline Davison Hanson Scholarship
Deadline: around May 1.
Eligibility: 1L and 2L women who are current
or former residents of the Fresno, California, area.
Award: $2,000.
Criteria: Academic achievement,
extracurricular and community involvement, financial need, demonstrated
leadership.
Sponsor: Fresno County (CA)
Women Lawyers, 559-432-5400.
Hudson County Bar
Foundation Scholarships
Deadline: around April 15.
Eligibility: Residents of Hudson County, New
Jersey accepted into or attending law school.
Award: Varies.
Criteria: Financial need, academic
progress.
Sponsor: Hudson County (NJ) Bar
Foundation
Italian American Lawyers Association
Scholarship
Deadline: around
September 15.
Eligibility: Italian American
law students who intend to practice in the area of Los Angeles County,
California.
Award: $2,500.
Criteria: Academic achievement, potential
contribution to the Italian-American community, financial need. Preference
to contributing members of the Italian American Lawyers Association.
Sponsor: Italian American
Lawyers Association
Japanese American Bar
Association Scholarships
Deadline: around January 15.
Eligibility: Law students.
Award: Up to three awards of $1,500 each.
Criteria: Participation in Asian Pacific
American community, financial need, overcoming adversity, academic
achievement, desire to practice law in Southern California.
Sponsor: Japanese American Bar Association of Greater Los
Angeles
Kane County Bar Foundation
Scholarships
Deadline: around May 1.
Eligibility: Law students who are residents of
Kane County, Illinois.
Award: Two awards of
$2,000 each.
Sponsor: Kane County
(IL) Bar Association
Kern County Women Lawyers
Association Scholarship
Deadline:
around March 1.
Eligibility: Current law
students.
Award: $250-$3,000.
Criteria: Ties to Kern County, California;
financial need; academic achievement; concern for society.
Sponsor: Kern County (CA) Women Lawyers
Association, 616-636-4830.
La Raza Lawyers of San Joaquin
Scholarship
Deadline: around
December 1.
Eligibility: Currently
enrolled law students; preference to Latino students with a relationship
to California's Central Valley.
Award:
Up to $2,000.
Criteria: Academic
achievement, financial need, leadership ability, involvement in the Latino
community.
Sponsor: La Raza Lawyers
Association, San Joaquin Valley Chapter.
La Raza Lawyers of Santa Clara County
Scholarship
Deadline: around
September 15.
Eligibility: La Raza law
students from the Bay Area of California.
Award: 3 awards of $2,500.
Criteria: Community involvement, school
activities, financial need.
Sponsor: La
Raza Lawyers of Santa Clara County (CA)
La Raza Lawyers
of Santa Cruz Scholarship
Deadline: around June
1.
Eligibility: Currently enrolled Latino
law students originally from Santa Cruz County, California.
Award: Up to $2,000.
Criteria: Financial need, academic
achievement, community involvement, school activities.
Sponsor: La Raza Lawyers Association, Santa
Cruz Chapter.
Mercer County Bar Association
Scholarship
Deadline: around
July 1.
Eligibility: Law students who are
residents of or have strong ties to Mercer County, New Jersey.
Criteria: Ties to Mercer County, community
involvement, and financial need.
Sponsor:
Mercer County
(NJ) Bar Association
Middlesex County Bar Scholarships
Eligibility: Residents of
Middlesex County, New Jersey accepted to or attending law school.
Award: Both grants and loans are available in
varying amounts.
Sponsor: Middlesex County (NJ) Bar
Foundation
Monroe County Bar Association
Scholarship
Eligibility: Accepted
or current law students who have graduated from a high school in Monroe
County, Michigan and who maintain residency in Monroe County.
Award: $500.
Sponsor: Monroe County (MI) Bar
Association.
For more information: Contact
Scholarship Committee, 734-242-3434.
Nassau Lawyers Association Scholarship
Deadline: around May 15.
Eligibility: Residents of Nassau County, New
York, accepted to or enrolled in law school.
Award: $1,000/year up to three years.
Sponsor: Nassau
Lawyers Association of Long Island
Honorable
Timothy C. Evans Scholarship
Deadline: around March 15.
Eligibility: Entering and current law students
who reside in the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division.
Award: Varies.
Criteria: Academic achievement, involvement in
school and extracurricular activities, financial need.
Sponsor: Northwest Suburban (IL) Bar Association
Orange County Asian-American Bar Foundation
Scholarship
Deadline: around
March 15.
Eligibility: Law students in good
standing. No preference is given on account of ancestry, national origin,
or other factors not related to merit.
Award: 2 awards of $1,000.
Criteria: Community involvement, legal service
to community, financial need.
Sponsor: Orange County (CA) Asian American Bar
Foundation
Orange County Women Lawyers Association Bar
Scholarship
Eligibility:
Students preparing to take the California Bar Exam who plan to practice in
Orange County.
Award: $1,000 for February and July
exams.
Sponsor: Orange County (CA) Women Lawyers Association
Philip Tanis Scholarship
Deadline: around March 1.
Eligibility: Law students who are residents of
Passaic and Bergen Counties, New Jersey.
Award: Up to $1,000.
Criteria: Financial need, academic
achievement.
Sponsor: Passaic County
(NJ) Bar Association
Peoria County Bar Association Diversity
Scholarship
Deadline: around March 1.
Eligibility: Racial and ethnic minority
students who are entering or current 1Ls.
Award: $1,000, renewable for 2 additional
years.
Criteria: Financial need,
educational background, and ties to the community of Peoria, Illinois.
Sponsor: Peoria County (IL) Bar Association
Queens County Bar Association
Scholarship
Deadline: around
March 15.
Eligibility: Current law students
who are domiciled in Queens County, New York.
Award: $1,000.
Criteria: Financial need, commitment to
community service, academic achievement.
Sponsor: Queens County (NY) Bar Association
James N. Kincanon Scholarship
Deadline:
around March 15.
Eligibility: Residents of
Roanoke, Virginia with GPA of 3.0 pursuing a legal education.
Sponsor: Roanoke (VA) Bar Association
Saratoga County Bar Association Scholarship
Deadline: around November 1.
Eligibility: 2Ls and 3Ls who are residents of
Saratoga County, New York.
Award: Two
awards of $1,000.
Criteria: Class rank,
leadership, community involvement, and financial need.
Sponsor: Saratoga County
(NY) Bar Association
South Suburban Bar Association
Scholarship
Deadline: around October 1.
Eligibility: Law students who reside or intend to
practice in the south suburbs of Cook County, Illinois.
Award: $1,500.
Sponsor: South Suburban
(IL) Bar Association.
Springfield Metropolitan Bar
Association Scholarship
Deadline:
around April 1.
Eligibility: 2Ls and 3Ls.
Award: Varies.
Criteria: Positive factors include domicile in
or ties to the Southwest Missouri region and/or an interest to reside in
Southwest Missouri.
Sponsor: Springfield (MO) Metropolitan
Bar Association.
Tulsa County Bar Foundation Scholarships
Deadline: around June 1.
Eligibility: Entering 1Ls in the top 50
percent of the LSAT who have a significant connection to Tulsa County.
Award: Up to $2,500, renewable.
Criteria: Connection with Tulsa County,
Oklahoma; financial need; academic record; extracurricular record;
commitment to law; character;, and life experience.
Sponsor: Tulsa County (OK)
Bar Association.
J.L. Turner
Minority Law Student Scholarships
Deadline: around September 15.
Eligibility: Minority law students, including
U.S. citizens and permanent residents, from the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
Award: Varies by scholarship.
Criteria: Both merit-based and need-based.
Sponsor: J.L. Turner
Legal Association.
Ventura County
Asian American Bar Association Scholarships
Deadline: around January 15.
Eligibility: Presently enrolled law students
with a connection to Ventura County, California.
Award: Multiple awards of $500-$2,000.
Criteria: Interest and commitment to serving
Asian American community.
Sponsor: Ventura County
(CA) Asian American Bar Association.
Waterbury Bar Association Scholarships
includes the Waterbury Bar Association, Bar President's, and
Edward Traurig scholarships.
Deadline: around April 15.
Eligibility: Current law students who are
residents of the Waterbury Judicial District of Connecticut.
Award: Three awards of $1,000-1,500.
Sponsor: Waterbury
(CT) Bar Association
Wolverine Bar Association
Scholarships
Deadline: around January 1.
Eligibility: Michigan residents enrolled in
law schools outside Michigan.
Sponsor: Wolverine Bar
Association.
Ruth Rabstein Scholarship
Deadline: around April 15.
Eligibility: Entering and current women law students
with ties to Mercer County, New Jersey.
Award:
$1,500.
Criteria: Financial need, academic
achievement, community service.
Sponsor: Women
Lawyers' Caucus of Mercer County (NJ), 609-984-0231.
State Bar Associations and Law Foundations
Cabaniss, Johnston Scholarship
Deadline: around June 1.
Eligibility: 1Ls; permanent residents of
Alabama.
Award: Up to $5,000.
Criteria: Academic achievement, financial
need, and ethical standards.
Sponsor: Alabama Law Foundation.
2010 Elder
Law Section Scholarship
Deadline: October 15, 2010
Eligibility: Scholarship will be awarded
to a second-year (2L) or third-year (3L) law student who is enrolled in a
law school in the State of New York during the 2010-2011 academic year and
is actively participating in an Elder Law Clinic at the school during the
2010-2011 academic year or performs other substantial efforts which
demonstrate interest in the legal rights of the elderly or the practice of
elder law.
Award: One $2,500
scholarship
Sponsor: New York Bar
Foundation
Monna Mawson Scholarship
Deadline: around March 15.
Eligibility: Idaho resident attending an Idaho
school in legal studies; must be enrolled and have completed first year of
studies.
Award: $400.
Criteria: Financial need.
Sponsor: Idaho Association for Legal
Professionals.
New York Bar Foundation Elder Law Section
Scholarship
Deadline:
October 15, 2009 — must be postmarked on this day or emailed to
foundation@tnybf.org by 4
p.m.
Eligibility: Open to all second-year
and third-year students actively enrolled in or registered for an Elder
Law clinic, with a 2.5 GPA. Preference given to a student who
demonstrates a present and permanent physical or mental disability that
substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the
individual. Preference will be given to a student who can demonstrate
financial need.
Award: $2,500 awarded to one
student, applied to student's 2009-2010 academic year
tuition. Sponsor: New York Bar
Foundation
Contact: Debra Silverman
at dsilverman@tnybf.org or call
518-487-5651.
New York Bar Foundation Joan L. Ellenbogen Memorial
Fellowship
Deadline: October 15, 2009
Eligibility: The fellowship will take place
during the fall semester 2010 and will be made available by the grantee
organization to a third-year law student enrolled in a law school in New
York State or newly graduated law student who has been awarded a degree
from a New York State law school.
Grant
Application: Qualified organizations with the need for
matrimonial law fellow are eligible to apply for the grant by October 15,
2009 to receive funding for the 2010 fall semester fellowship. A
grant application and grant guidelines are accessible at www.tnybf.org/grantapp.htm.
Award: Grant awards for four
fellowships each at $5,000. The 2010 fellowships will take place
from September 13 through November 19, 2010.
Sponsor: New York Bar Foundation
Contact: Debra Silverman at dsilverman@tnybf.org or call
518-487-5651.
New
York Bar Foundation Real Property Law Section Minority Fellowship
Deadline: October 15, 2009
Eligibility: The fellowship will take place in
June 14 - August 6, 2010 and will be available to a minority student
enrolled in a law school in New York State during the 2010 spring
semester.
Grant Application:
Public interest legal organizations or charities in the State of New York
are eligible to apply for a grant award from the New York Bar Foundation
to provide funding to the fellow participating in the organization's
fellowship program.
Award: One grant, valued at $3,333,
will be awarded by the New York Bar Foundation to a public interest legal
organization or charity that is located on Long Island or in the New York
City area including Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.
Sponsor: New York Bar Foundation
Contact: Debra Silverman at dsilverman@tnybf.org or call
518-487-5651.
New York Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section
Fellowship
Deadline: October
15, 2009
Eligibility: Open to any
student enrolled in a law school in New York State and who is capable of
fulfilling the requested work hours and responsibilities at the grantee
organization. The grantee organization should consider students for
the fellowship as follows:The student must be enrolled in a New York State
law school during the 2009 fall semester at the 1L or 2L
level to participate in the summer 2010 fellowship. The fellowship will
take place during summer 2010 for a period of ten weeks
from June 7 to August 13, 2010.
Award: Grants, valued at $5,000 each,
will be awarded by the New York Bar Foundation to two public
interest intellectual property organizations or charities. Grant
awards will be announced by January 31, 2010
Sponsor: New York Bar Foundation
Contact: Debra Silverman at dsilverman@tnybf.org or call
518-487-5651.
Oregon Minority Lawyers
Association/Oregon State Bar AAP Bar Exam Grants
Deadline: around April 15 and November 15.
Eligibility: Graduating law students/law
school graduates who are (1) members of any racial or ethnic minority, (2)
have financial need, (3) have a commitment to practice law in Oregon and
advance the mission of the Oregon State Bar Affirmative Action Program,
and (4) have registered with the Oregon State Bar Affirmative Action
Program.
Award: Three grants for February
exam, plus six grants for July exam. Grants consist of reimbursement of
bar application fee and payment of expenses for bar preparation course
focusing on MBE testing.
Sponsor: Oregon Minority Lawyers Association and the Oregon State
Bar.
Thomas F. Black Jr. Memorial
Scholarships
Deadline: around
March 1.
Eligibility: Rhode Island
residents.
Award: Two $15,000 scholarships
for prospective first-year law students.
Criteria: Financial need, academic
performance, community & public service, and commitment to the State
of Rhode Island.
Sponsor: Rhode Island Bar Foundation -
401-421-6541.
Northwest Indian Bar
Association/WSBA Indian Law Section Scholarship
Deadline: around November 15.
Eligibility: Native law students intending to
work in the field of American Indian or Alaska Native law or policy in
Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, or the Yukon
Territory.
Award: Several scholarships of
$1,00-$1,500.
Sponsors: Washington State Bar Association Indian Law Section
and the Northwest Indian
Bar Association.
For more information:
Contact Gabriel Galanda at 206-628-2780 or ggalanda@wkg.com.
Northwest
Indian Bar Association/WSBA Indian Law Section Bar Exam
Scholarship
Deadline: around May
15.
Eligibility: May graduates registered
for the July Washington bar exam.
Award:
Several scholarships of $500-$1,000.
Sponsors: Washington State Bar Association Indian Law Section
and the Northwest Indian
Bar Association.
For more information:
Contact Gabriel Galanda at 206-628-2780 or ggalanda@wkg.com.
Subject-Matter Bar Sections and Associations
ABA Business Law Scholarships
Eligibility: 1Ls and 2Ls who have
participated in a CLEO pre-law summer institute program or pre-law weekend
program and are members of the ABA Law Student Division.
Award: Up to 5 awards of $1,000 to attend the
ABA Section of Business Law Spring Meeting.
Sponsor: American
Bar Association Section of Business Law.
ABA Communications Forum Scholarships
Deadline: around November 15.
Eligibility: Law students.
Award: Full-ride scholarship to attend the
Annual Conference of the ABA Forum on Communications Law. 2 or 3
scholarships are usually awarded.
Criteria:
Letter should explain your interest in free speech and communications law
plus an past experience you have working or volunteering in these
areas.
Sponsor: American Bar Association Forum on Communications Law.
American Criminal Justice Association Graduate
Scholarship
Deadline: around
December 15.
Eligibility: Graduate students
in the criminal justice field.
Award:
Varies.
Sponsor: American Criminal
Justice Association/Lambda Alpha Epsilon.
Sydney B. Williams Jr. Intellectual Property Law
Scholarships
Deadline: around February 15.
Eligibility: Members of under-represented
minority groups.
Award: $10,000 per year,
renewable upon reapplication for up to three years.
Criteria: Commitment to intellectual property
law, academic performance, financial need, and general factors.
Sponsor: American Intellectual Property Law Education
Foundation.
Attorney-CPA Foundation Scholarships
Deadline: around May 1.
Eligibility: 3Ls with a CPA certificate.
Award: 14 one-year scholarships ranging from
$250 to $1,000.
Criteria: Commitment to
accounting, academic performance, leadership in school and community,
financial need.
Sponsor: Attorney-CPA Foundation.
Donald W. Banner Corporate Intern
Scholarship
Deadline: around
October 1.
Eligibility: Law students who
(1) have completed an internship in a corporate intellectual property law
department, (2) intend to pursue a career in intellectual property law,
and (3) will attend law school in the following calendar year. The IPOEF
maintains a list of companies with internship opportunities, but students
are responsible for arranging their own internships.
Award: Two awards of $10,000 each.
Sponsor: Intellectual Property Owners Education
Foundation.
BESLA
Scholarship
Deadline: around
September 15.
Eligibility: Minority 2Ls and
3Ls with class or experience in entertainment or sports law.
Award: Multiple awards of $1,500.
Sponsor: Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers
Association.
Susan J. Ferrell & Ed Edmondson
Scholarships
Deadline: around
May 1.
Eligibility: U.S. and Canadian law
students demonstrating the need for a scholarship plus an interest in and
dedication to Native American legal issues.
Award: The Ferrell Scholarship pays one award
of tuition and expenses to attend Sovereignty Symposium in Oklahoma City
in late May; up to 100 tuition-only Edmondson Scholarships may be awarded
for the Symposium.
Sponsors: Oklahoma
Supreme Court, Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission, Sovereignty
Symposium, Inc., and the Oklahoma Arts Council.
Judge
Bernard S. Meyer Scholarship
Deadline: April 1, 2010.
Eligibility: Established in 2004 by the law
firm, Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C., the scholarship will be
awarded to a law school student who excels in legal writing and advocacy
skills. An essay that displays excellence in legal writing and
advocacy skills must be submitted for consideration of this
scholarship. The scholarship is open to all second-year students as
of spring 2010 semester enrolled in a law school in the State of New
York.
Award: $5,000 applied to the
student's tuition for the 2010-11 academic year. The scholarship
recipient will be announced no later than May 31, 2010.
Sponsor: New York
Bar Foundation
Northwest
Indian Bar Association/WSBA Indian Law Section Scholarship
Deadline: around November 15.
Eligibility: Native law students intending to
work in the field of American Indian or Alaska Native law or policy in
Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, or the Yukon
Territory.
Award: Several scholarships of
$1,000-$1,500.
Sponsors: Washington State Bar Association Indian Law Section
and the Northwest Indian
Bar Association.
For more information:
Contact Gabriel Galanda at 206-628-2780 or ggalanda@wkg.com.
Rocky
Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Scholarships
Deadline: contact the Foundation at
303-321-8100 ext. 107.
Eligibility: Law
students enrolled in selected law schools (including University of Idaho)
with a commitment to natural resources law.
Award: $4,000-$8,000.
Criteria: Potential to contribute to natural
resources law, academic ability, leadership, financial need.
Sponsor: Rocky Mountain
Mineral Law Foundation.
WSBA Environmental and Land Use Law Section
Scholarships
Deadline: around
April 1.
Eligibility: Law students and
lawyers who are members of the ELUL Section and who are attending the
annual ELUL "Midyear" Conference in May.
Award: 15 awards of up to $500 to cover costs
of attending the Midyear.
Criteria:
Priority given by date of application.
Sponsor:
