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Scholarships for Law Students

These scholarships provide financial support to law students who meet the individual criteria for an award.

 

Alia Herrera Memorial ATLA Auxiliary Scholarship

This scholarship is open to law students who are entering their second or third year of law school or law students who can commit to delivering their winning eassy at the ATLA Spouse Luncheon during the summer. Eligible applicants are: 1) law students who are attending law schools in the Boston area and have one year or less to graduate; or 2) law students who are student members of the law school student section of ATLA; or 3) law students who are children of ATLA members. Scholarship applications should include a cover letter, resume, transcript, letter of recommendation from a law professor or the Dean of the law school, and a 500-word essay on (see website for topic). The recipient of this scholarship must be present to receive this award at the ATLA Spouse Luncheon at the Annual ATLA Convention.

Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) Trial Advocacy Scholarship

This scholarship is open to all second and third-year ATLA Law Student Members. Successful applicants must demonstrate a commitment to ATLA and a dedication to its mission through extensive involvement in ATLA student chapter activities. They must also express a desire to represent victims, exhibit an interest and proficiency and skills in trial advocacy, and show a financial need for the scholarship. Applicants must submit a short essay on how they meet the criteria and a recommendation from a faculty advisor, trial advocacy professor or dean.

  •  Deadline: May 3
  •  Award: $2,500
  •  Send Applications to :
          American Association for Justice
          AAJ Trial Advocacy Scholarship
          Attn: Nathalie Etori
          1050 31st Street, N.W.
          Washington, DC 20007
  • Phone:                1-800-424-2725        , ext 593,                202-965-3500        , ext 593
  • Email: nathalie.etori@justice.org

ATLA Leesfiled Law Student Scholarship

Sponsored by Ira Leesfiled and ATLA, this scholarship has been established to award a law student for attendance at ATLA's Annual Convention. This scholarship is available to first and second year ATLA Law Student Members. The criteria for the scholarship are as follows:
1) statement of financial need
2) a 500-word, written request substantiating the applicant's commitment to preserving the civil justice system.
The essay as well as any recommendations from a faculty advisor, trial advocacy professor, or dean are required.

  • Deadline: April 30, 2008
  • Award: $1,000
  • Send Applications to:
          American Associtaion for Justice
          Leesfield Law Student Scholarship
          Attn: Nathalie Etori
          1050 31st Street, N.W.
          Washington, DC 20007
  • Phone:                1-800-424-2725        , ext 593,                202-965-3500        , ext 593,                800-424-2725         ext. 372
  • Email: nathalie.etori@justice.org
  • Website: www.atla.org/members/lawstud/leesfied.aspx

Attorney-CPA Foundation

The foundation awards these scholarships to selected students who have completed the second year of law school and who show a commitment to the accounting profession as evidenced by a CPA certificate. Applicants must demonstrate outstanding academic performance. The scholarships are for one year only. Application is available online. The foundation also holds essay contests with a Grand Prize of $2,500.

  • Deadline: Postmarked by April 30
  • Awards: Two $1,000 scholarships, four $500 scholarships and four $250 scholarships
  • Contact:
          The Attorney-CPA Foundation
          3921 Old Lee Highway, Suite 71 A
          Fairfax, Virginia 22030
  • Phone: 888-ATTY-CPA
  • Fax: 703-352-8073
  • Website: http://www.attorney-cpa.com/

California Teachers Association Scholarships

The California Teachers Association (CTA) offers two scholarship programs. Applications are available in October and recipients are announced in June of each year. Forms are available online.

1) CTA Scholarship for Dependent Children—25 $2,000 scholarships are awarded annually to dependent children of active, retired or deceased members of CTA. Applicant must be claimed as dependent status on current year's IRS tax forms.
2) CTA Scholarship for Members—five $2,000 scholarships are awarded annually to active CTA members, including members working on an emergency credential.

Federal Circuit Bar Association

The Federal Circuit Bar Assocication awards a $10,000 scholarship in the memory of Giles S. Rich, Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, to a law student showing financial need and demonstrated academic promise. The Association also annually awards other scholarships based primarily of financial need in the memory of William Bullinger, a respected practitioner. Selection of the awards is based primarily on a written submission of no more than one page setting out the applicant's financial need, any interests in particular areas of the law, and any qualifications for the award considered relevant by the applicant. The submission should also include the applicant's college and law school transcripts and a one page curriculum vitae. Applicants must be nominated by their law school for the awards. Law Schools may nominate up to five candidates for consideration.

  • Deadline: April 28 (Boalt's in-house deadline in 2006 is April 14)
  • Award:  $10,000 Giles S. Rich Scholarship
          Amount Varies for the William Bullinger Scholarships
  • Contact:
          Stephen L Peterson, Past President
          The Federal Circuit Bar Association
          c/o Finnegan, Henderson,Farabow, Garrett, & Dunner
          901 New York Avenue NW
          Washington, DC 20001-4413

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Finlandia Foundation Trust Scholarship

The scholarship is awarded to Finnish citizens currently enrolled in an ABA-approved U.S. law school. Application available online.

  • Deadline: February 1
  • Award: $500 to $3,000
  • Contact:
          Alvar Kauti, Scholarship Committee Chair
          75-795 Armour Way
          Palm Desert, CA 92211
  • Website: http://www.finlandiafoundation.org/

Foundation of the State Bar of California Law School Scholarships for Public Interest

The Foundation of the State Bar of California Law School Scholarships are awarded to California law students with financial need who have demonstrated a commitment to public/community service. The application must be submitted to Berkeley Law's Financial Aid Office. The Assistant Dean for Financial Aid will nominate up to five students and will provide the Certification of Ethical Standing, Statement of Nomination, and Certification of Financial Need for each nominee to the Foundation for final selection. The Foundation bases its decisions on the following criteria:

1) candidates must be enrolled in a California law school for at least one year and be nominated by their law school;
2) candidates must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA;
3) candidates must be certified by their school as maintaining a good ethical standing and likely to pass the moral character review for admission to the state bar;
4) candidates must be certified by their school as being in financial need; and
5) candidates must be able to demonstrate and document an orientation toward public service- a minimum of 3 current references supporting his/her past experience in public service work.

Harry A. Blackmun Scholarship

Recipients will be chosen based on several factors, including academic achievement, financial need and potential for making a contribution to society and the legal profession. Preference will be given to applicants with a significant tie to Justice Blackmun's home state of Minnesota.

  • Deadline: June 1, 2007
  • Award: Variable
  • Contact:
          Harry A. Blackmun Scholarship Foundation Inc.
          Attn: Jeanette Kelch
          118 W. Mulberry Street
          Baltimore, MD 21201-3600
  • Phone:                410-685-3813        
  • Fax: 410 685 0203
  • Email: jak@mcdgr.com

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Harvey Fellows Program

The program seeks to encourage Christian graduate students to integrate their faith and vocation and pursue leadership positions in strategic fields where Christians tend to be underrepresented. Program details, application procedures, and application forms are available online.

  • Deadline: August 1 - November 1
  • Award: $14,000 stipend (renewable)
  • Contact:
          Harvey Fellows Program
          Mustard Seed Foundation
          3330 Washington Blvd., Ste. 100
          Arlington, VA 22201
  • Phone:                703-524-5620        
  • Fax: 703-524-5643
  • Website: http://www.msfdn.org/

Humane Studies Fellowships

Applications will be considered from full-time graduate or undergraduate students who have clearly demonstrated interest in the classical libertal/libertarian tradition of individual rights and market economies, and are interested in applying the principles of this tradition in their work. Program details and application forms are available online.

  • Deadline: December 31
  • Award: $2,000- $12,000
  • Contact:
          Institute for Humane Studies
          George Mason University
          3301 N. Fairfax Dr., Ste. 440
          Arlington, VA 22201
  • Phone:                800-697-8799        
  • Email: ihs@gmu.edu 
  • Website: www.TheIHS.org/hsf
          
         

Imelda Rosenthal Bar Exam Scholarship for Public Interest

This scholarship was established by the Foundation of the State Bar of California to assist law students with the cost of their bar examination. The top winners will receive Bar/Bri Bar Exam Review Courses and the rest of
the winners will receive a $1,000 award to help pay Bar exam and related fees. Preference is given to applicants who can demonstrate a long-term commitment to public service. Applicants must:

1) be taking their bar examination for the first time;
2) confirm their eligibility to graduate from law school in the year of their bar exam;
3) be able to demonstrate a clear need for financial assistance; and
4) be willing to sign a waiver allowing the foundation to review their information.

Each law school in California may nominate up to five candidates for the Rosenthal Scholarship. If there are more than five Boalt applicants, the Boalt Scholarship Committee will select the five nominees who best meet the standards of the scholarship to forward to the Foundation of the Sate Bar.

  • Deadline: TBA October 2007
  • Award: Bar/Bri Bar Exam Review Courses for top winners; $1,000 scholarships for other winners
  • Contact:
          Joilene Grove
          Foundation of the State Bar
          180 Howard Street
          San Francisco, CA 94105
  • Phone:                415-856-0780        
  • Website: www.foundationstatebarcal.org/programs/

Iranian-American Bar Association Scholarship

This scholarship was established to recognize law students committed to the advancement of the Iranian-American community. Applicants must be: of Iranian Heritage or committed to the advancement of the Iranian-American community; enrolled full-time in an accredited law school in the United States; in the position to accept the scholarship in the school year for which it is being awarded.

  • Deadline: June 15
  • Award: 2 scholarships for $1,000
  • Contact: The Iranian-American Bar Association
          1025 Connecticut Ave. N.W. Suite 1012
          Washington, D.C. 20036
  • Website: http://www.iaba.us/

Latham Diversity Scholars Program

Latham & Watkins Diversity Scholars program, is designed to increase the number of diverse attorneys who want to pursue careers in global law firms. The firm awards four second year law students a $10,000
non-renewable scholarship each for use during their third year of law school. Factors considered in choosing the Diversity Scholars include academic and leadership achievements, life experiences and challenges, and a desire to practice at a global law firm and contribute to its diversity objectives.

Candidates are asked to submit an application form, personal statement, resume and official or unofficial law school transcript. Application down load: www.lw.com/diversity

  • Deadline: September 15, 2007
  • Contact:
          Megan St.Clair- Public Relations Coordinator
          Latham & Watkins LLP
          505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000
          San Francisco, CA 94111-2562
  • Phone:                415-395-8873        
  • Fax: 415-395-8095
  • Email: megan.stclair@lw.com
  • Website: http://www.lw.com/

Otto M. Stanfield Legal Scholarship

This scholarship is funded by a trust created by Mrs. Marion Barr Stanfield for Unitarian Universalists studying the field of law. Criteria for recipients include an active relationship with Unitarian Universalism, financial need, and enrollment in an accredited institution. The recipient will be a person whom the committee believes will promote Unitarian Universalist values in the larger world. Application available online.

  • Deadline: February 15
  • Award: variable
  • Contact: Stanfield Law Scholarship
          c/o Unitarian Universalist Funding Program
          P.O. Box 1149
          Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
  • Phone:                617-971-9600        
  • Email: uufp@aol.com
  • Website: www.uua.org/awards/otto.html

Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

These fellowships are awarded for up to two years of graduate study in the United States. A New American is an individual who holds a green card or has been naturalized as a U.S. citizen or is the child of two parents who are both naturalized citizens. To be eligible a student must not be older than 30 as of November 1, 2005. A successful candidate will give evidence of at least two of the following three attributes:

1) creativity, originality and initiative demonstrated in any area of his/her life;
2) a commitment to and capacity for accomplishment, demonstrated through activity that has required drive and sustained effort; and
3) a commitment to the values expressed in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

Applications are available online.

  • Deadline: November 1
  • Award: Maintenance grant of $20,000(paid in 2 installments) and Tuition Grant
  • Contact:
          Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
          400 W. 59th Street
          New York, NY 10019
  • Phone:                212-547-6926        
  • Fax: 212-548-4623
  • Email: pdsoros_fellows@sorosny.org
  • Website: http://www.pdsoros.org/  

Serbian Bar Association of America Scholarship

The Serbian Bar Association of American (SBAA) awards scholarships to law students who are of Serbian birth or ancestry. Applicants must submit a typed essay of no more than 250 words detailing how they plan to use their legal education within the Serbian American community and submit a certified copy of their law school transcript. Applications can be download from their website.