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The Federal Circuit Bar Association: Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Scholarship
This award seeks a law student showing financial need and demonstrated academic promise, either in undergraduate studies or in law school, and an interest in an area of the law within the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Deadline for submission is April 30, 2008.
Award: $10,000
Contact:
Kevin Casey, Past President
The Federal Circuit Bar Association
(610) 640-5813
kcasey@stradley.com
Website: http://www.fedcirbar.org/
The Federal Circuit Bar Association: William S. Bullinger Scholarship
Awarded in memory of William Bullinger, this scholarship is based primarily on financial need. Deadline for submission is April 30, 2008.
Award: $5,000 (variable)
Contact:
Kevin Casey, Past President
The Federal Circuit Bar Association
(610) 640-5813
kcasey@stradley.com
Website: http://www.fedcirbar.org/
The Federal Circuit Bar Association: Howard T. Markey Memorial Scholarship
Awarded in memory of Howard T. Markey, this scholarship will be given to a law student showing financial need, demonstrated academic promise, and an interest in public service. Deadline for submission is April 30, 2008.
Award: $10,000
Contact:
Kevin Casey, Past President
The Federal Circuit Bar Association
(610) 640-5813
kcasey@stradley.com
Website: http://www.fedcirbar.org/
Humane Studies Fellowship
The Institute for Humane Studies awards scholarships up to $12,000 for undergraduate or graduate study in the United States or abroad. Last year IHS awarded 120 scholarships to outstanding undergraduate, graduate, law, and professional students who are exploring the principles, practices, and institutions necessary to a free society through their academic work. Select winners and finalists are invited to present and discuss their research at the annual Humane Studies Research Colloquium.
Award: up to $12,000
Website: http://www.theihs.org/scholarships/id.775/default.asp
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation: Graduate Scholarship Program
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program will award scholarships to seniors and recent graduates planning to attend graduate school for the first time. Each award covers a portion of educational expenses, including tuition, living expenses, required fees, and books for the graduate degree chosen.
Award: $50,000 (maximum)
Contact:
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
44115 Woodbridge Parkway, Suite 200
Lansdowne, VA 20176
Phone: 703-723-8000
Fax: 703-723-8030
Email: jkc@act.org
Judge John R. Brown Scholarship Foundation: Brown Award for Excellence in Legal Writing
Any law student currently enrolled in an accredited law school in the United States seeking a J.D. or LL.B. degree is eligible to receive the award. Four copies of a current legal writing must be submitted to the Foundation c/o Kenneth G. Engerrand, Brown Sims, P.C., Tenth Floor, 1177 West Loop South, Houston, Texas 77027-9007 with a letter of recommendation by a law school faculty member or legal professional other than the author of the paper. Submissions must be postmarked no later than May 15, 2008. There is no page limitation or restriction on the topic except that the writing must be on a legal subject.
Award: $10,000
Contact:
Kenneth G. Engerrand
Brown Sims, P.C.
Tenth Floor
1177 West Loop South
Houston, Texas 77027-9007
The Mary A. McCarthy Memorial Fund
The Mary A. McCarthy Memorial Fund annually awards one or more grants to Yale law students (including graduating third-year students) who wish to undertake significant public interest projects in the following year. Emphasis will be given to projects in the areas of practice that especially interested Mary: mediation and the rights of women, immigrants, prisoners, and criminal defendants. Applications for other projects will also be welcomed, however, in keeping with the conviction of those who knew Mary that her interests would have continued to expand. While the committee will consider all generally appropriate applications, it will favor projects emphasizing legal work in direct client-service settings in the United States.
Award: $500-$10,000
Contact:
Maura Sichol-Sprague
Phone:(203) 432-4756
Email: maura.sichol-sprague@yale.edu
The Marilynne Graboys Wool Scholarship
The Marilynne Graboys Wool Scholarship provides tuition support to women with financial need who plan
to attend graduate school to attain a law degree at an accredited institution. One $2,000 scholarship will
be given annually.
Contact: libbym@rifoundation.org
or (401) 274-4564.
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Law School Scholarship
The MALDEF scholarships are awarded to students based on demonstrated involvement in and commitment to serve the Latino community through the legal profession, academic and professional achievement, and financial need.
Award: $3,000-7,000
Contact:
MALDEF Law School Scholarship Program
634 S. Spring Street, 11th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Website: http://www.maldef.org/
Milbank Diversity Scholars Program
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP will award two students with a salaried summer associate position and a $50,000 scholarship. $15,000 will be distributed during the students’ third year of law school, and payment of the additional $35,000 will be awarded contingent upon receipt and acceptance of an offer of permanent employment, to be paid upon the students’ joining the Firm.
Award: $50,000
Contact:
Milbank Diversity Scholars Selection Committee
Attn: Joanne DeZego, Manager, Legal Recruiting
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
One Chase Manhattan Plaza
New York, NY 10005
Email: recruiting@milbank.com
Fax: 212-822-5872
Website: www.milbank.com/en/Diversity
Yale University Student Grants and Fellowship Database
This website brings together in a comprehensive, searchable resource those grants and fellowships funded and/or administered by Yale. Most of these are open only to Yale students and are available from Yale’s schools, departments, and programs, while others are national competitions to which Yale nominates candidates.
Award: Variable
Website: http://studentgrants.yale.edu/
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Alabama Law Foundation: Cabaniss, Johnston Scholarship
The Cabaniss, Johnston Scholarship is awarded to a resident of Alabama for his or her second year of law school. The Scholarship will cover tuition and books for the second year of law school to a maximum of $5,000. A second place scholarship of $1,000 will be awarded at the committee's discretion.
Award: $5,000
Contact:
Tracey A. Daniel, Executive Director
Cabaniss, Johnston Scholarship Committee
Alabama Law Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 671
Montgomery, AL 36101
Phone: 334-269-1515
Website: http://www.alfinc.org/cabanissjohnston.cfm
Berks County Community Foundation: Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship
The Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Award is given to help fund a deserving Berks County, Pennsylvania resident embarking on his or her second year at an accredited law school.
Contact:
Website: http://www.bccf.org/
County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey Foundation: Andrew K. Ruotolo, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
To be eligible, an applicant must be a New Jersey resident accepted for admission to a law school. The applicant must exhibit an interest in, and commitment to, enhancing the rights and well-being of children through child advocacy programs. The applicant must also exhibit financial need.
Award: $2,500
Contact:
Andrew K. Ruotolo, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
c/o Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow
Union County Prosecutor’s Office
32 Rahway Avenue
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey Foundation: Harris Y. Cotton Memorial Scholarship
To be eligible, an applicant must be a New Jersey resident accepted for admission to a law school. The applicant must have an interest in pursuing a career as a prosecutor with an emphasis in Domestic Violence or Hate Crimes prosecutions.
Award: $2,500
Contact:
Harris Y. Cotton Memorial Scholarship
c/o Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow
Union County Prosecutor’s Office
32 Rahway Avenue
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
Hispanic Scholarship Fund: Little Village Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors Scholarship Program
The HSF in conjunction with the Little Village Chamber of Commerce in Chicago is providing scholarships for entering and continuing undergraduate and graduate students from the Little Village Community.
Award: $2,500
Contact:
55 Second Street
Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA 94105
Website: http://www.hsf.net/scholarships/programs/College_Programs/
Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Fund
In 1978 the Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Fund was established by Helen and Richard Fox and Friends to honor the memory of their son who, as a proud member of the Berks County Bar Association, served as a young attorney in the Public Defender's Office. The Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Award of $3,000 is presented annually at the Berks County Bar Association Law Day Event. It is given to help fund a deserving Berks County, Pennsylvania, resident embarking on his or her second year at an accredited Law School.
Award: $3,000
Contact:
The Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship
Berks County Community Foundation
P.O. Box 212
Reading, PA 19603-0212
Website: http://www.bccf.org/pages/forms/Foxapplication.html
Maui County Bar Association: Arthur T. Ueoka Scholarship
The MCBA/Ueoka Scholarship is awarded annually to a current or entering law student with strong Maui County ties and a compelling financial need.
Contact:
William A. Sloper, Esq.
c/o Dept. of Prosecuting Attorney
15 South High Street
Wailuku, HI 96793
Phone: 808-270-7630
Montclair New Jersey Scholarship
Yale students who have attended a secondary school in Montclair, New Jersey may be eligible to apply for the Yale Club of Montclair Scholarship.
Award: $2,000
Contact:
Donald S. McCabe
24 Oak Ridge Road
Caldwell, NJ 07006
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
These fellowships support individuals for up to two years of graduate study anywhere in the United States. Candidates must be either holders of Green Cards, naturalized citizens, or children of two naturalized citizen parents.
Award: $20,000 (plus half-tuition)
Contact:
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
400 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-547-6926
Email: pdsoros_fellows@sorosny.org
Website: http://www.pdsoros.org/
The Rhode Island Bar Foundation: Thomas F. Black, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
For Rhode Island residents. First-year students enrolled in LL.B. or J.D. programs must demonstrate a commitment to the State of Rhode Island and a need for financial assistance.
Award: $10,000 (variable)
Contact:
Rhode Island Bar Foundation
115 Cedar Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-421-6541
Email: gcaldwell@ribar.com
Website: http://www.ribar.com/
The Rhode Island Foundation: Marilynne Graboys Wool Scholarship
This scholarship provides financial assistance to a woman who is a Rhode Island resident with demonstrated financial need attending or planning to attend an accredited law school.
Award: $2,000
Contact:
Libby Monahan
Marilynne Graboys Wool Scholarship
The Rhode Island Foundation
One Union Station
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-274-4564 (Neil Severance)
Website: http://www.rifoundation.org/
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara: Medical and Graduate Student Scholarships
Applicant must have attended at least four of the six secondary grade school years and graduated from a high school in Santa Barbara, California. Applicant must be a full-time graduate student at an approved U.S. college or university.
Contact:
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara
PO Box 3620
Santa Barbara, CA 93130
Phone: 805-687-6065
Email: info@sbscholarship.org
Website: http://www.sbscholarship.org/
Talentia Scholarships
Administered by the regional government of Andalusia, Spain, this scholarship will be awarded to a citizen of a European Union Members State who was born in or is an administrative resident of Andalusia. The scholarship covers full tuition (up to two years); housing, books, and supplies (16,000 Euro annually); one round trip to the city where the university is located; health, medical, and casualty insurance. Upon completion of the graduate program, all scholarship awardees promise to return to Andalusia in order to continue their career there for at least four years.
Contact:
Talentia Scholarship Program
JUNTA DE ANDALUCIA
Phone: +34 954 99 50 09/954
Email: talentia.cice@juntadeandalucia.es
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Waterbury Bar Association: Waterbury Bar Association Scholarship
Applicant must be a resident of the Waterbury Judicial District (Middlebury, Naugatuck, Prospect, Southbury, Watertown, Wolcott, Woodbury, or Waterbury) and be in or entering his or her final year of study at an accredited law school. All aplications must be postmarked no later than May 16, 2008.
Award: $1,500
Contact:
Attorney Gina M. Petrokaitis
678 Chase Parkway
Waterbury, CT 06708
Phone: 203-756-6955
Website: http://www.waterburybar.org/
Waterbury Bar Association: Bar President’s Scholarship
Applicant must be residents of the Waterbury Judicial District (Middlebury, Naugatuck, Prospect, Southbury, Watertown, Wolcott, Woodbury, or Waterbury) and be in or entering their final year of study at an accredited law school.
Award: $1,000
Contact:
Attorney Gina M. Petrokaitis
678 Chase Parkway
Waterbury, CT 06708
Phone: 203-756-6955
Website: http://www.waterburybar.org/
Waterbury Bar Association: Edward Traurig Scholarship
Applicants must be residents of the Waterbury Judicial District (Middlebury, Naugatuck, Prospect, Southbury, Watertown, Wolcott, Woodbury, or Waterbury) and be entering their second or final year of study as a full or part-time student at an accredited institution.
Award: $1,000
Contact:
Attorney Gina M. Petrokaitis
678 Chase Parkway
Waterbury, CT 06708
Phone: 203-756-6955
Website: http://www.waterburybar.org/
Women Lawyers’ Caucus of Mercer County: Ruth Rabstein Scholarship
Awarded to a woman with ties to Mercer County, New Jersey on the basis of financial need, academic achievement, and community service, among other factors. Completed application forms should be sent to the Mercer County Women Lawyers' Caucus, Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 56141, Trenton, New Jersey 08638 no later than April 25, 2008.
Award: $1,500
Contact:
Anne M. Stefane, Esq.
Mercer County Women Lawyers’ Caucus
Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 56141
Trenton, New Jersey 08638
Phone: (609) 984-0231
Yale Club of New Haven: Graduate and Professional Students Scholarship
For residents of the greater New Haven County area (determined primarily by secondary school attended).
Award: $2,000 (renewable)
Contact:
Theresa Mester
Phone: 203-432-4435
Email: ycnh@pantheon.yale.edu
ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund
The Scholarship Fund is intended to encourage racial and ethnic minority students to apply to law school and to provide financial assistance to the scholarship recipients. Only entering, first-year law students may apply. Applicants must have received a minimum GPA of 2.5 at their undergraduate institution and must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
Award: $5,000 (renewable)
Contact:
ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund – Application
Office of the President
American Bar Association
321 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60610-4714
Phone: 312-988-5415 (Office of the President)
Email: mastronardi@staff.abanet.org
Website: www.abanet.org/fje
Adler Pollock & Sheehan: Diversity Scholarship
AP&S will award a scholarship of $10,000 to a minority student entering his or her first year of law school. The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage and assist a needy minority student, who has demonstrated academic excellence and a commitment to the community, to attend law school and successfully enter the practice of law. Applicant must be a permanent resident of Massachusetts or Rhode Island and must intend on working and residing in Massachusetts or Rhode Island upon graduation. Deadline for submission is June 1st of the year the student will be entering the first year of law school.
Award: $10,000
Contact:
Pamela E. Berman
Diversity Committee Chair
Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.
175 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-482-0600
Fax: 617-482-0604
Email: diversitycomm@apslaw.com
Website: http://www.apslaw.com/
Arent Fox Annual Diversity Scholarship Program
Arent Fox is seeking applicants for its third-annual Diversity Scholarship Program. The firm will award three first-year law students $15,000. The scholarship recipients will also join Arent Fox’s 2008 summer associate program. Each of the firm’s three offices – Washington, New York, Los Angeles – will host one of the recipients for the summer. The scholarship is part of a larger effort to increase the firm’s diversity and attract top lawyers from diverse backgrounds. Arent Fox will accept program applications from first-year law students beginning December 1, 2007 through January 15, 2008. For consideration, applications must be received by the January 15th deadline.
Award: $15,000
Website: http://www.arentfox.com/firm/diversity/index.cfm?fa=scholarship
Armenian General Benevolent Union Scholarship
Loan ranging from $5,000 - $7,000 yearly are available to full-time students of Armenian heritage pursuing Master's degree in communications, education administration, public administration, or international relations; Ph.D. in Armenian studies (final two years only); first professional degree in law (J.D.) or medicine (M.D.). Candidates must be students enrolled in highly competitive colleges and universities. Applicants must also have a GPA of 3.5 or better during their undergraduate study.
Award: $5,000 to $7,000
Contact:
Armenian General Benevolent Union
Educational Dept
31 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019-6118
Phone: 212-765-8260
Armenian Students’ Association Scholarship
Applicants must be of Armenian ancestry, demonstrate financial need, have good academic performance, show self-help and participate in extracurricular activities.
Award: $500 to $1,500
Contact:
Armenian Students’ Association
ATTN: Christine Williamson, Scholarship Administrator
395 Concord Avenue
Belmont, MA 02178
ATLA Richard D. Hailey Law Student Scholarships
Up to six $1,000 tuition assistance scholarships will be awarded. These scholarships are open to all first and second year African American, Hispanic, Asian American, Native American and Bi-Racial ATLA Law student Members. Scholarships will be awarded to the applicants who best meet, but not limited to, the following criteria: exhibit an interest and proficiency of skills in trial advocacy, express a desire to represent victims, demonstrate a commitment to ATLA and dedication to its mission through involvement in an ATLA student chapter and Minority Caucus activities show a financial need for scholarship.
Contact:
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
ATLA Minority Caucus
ATTN: Michelle Haynes
1050 31st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 800-424-2725, ext. 278 or 202-944-2827
Website: http://www.atla.org/
Black Women Lawyers Association Scholarship
The Black Women Lawyers Association will award scholarships to second and third-year full-time law students as well as fourth year law students enrolled in night programs who intend to practice law in California. Recepients are selected on the basis of financial need, community service, academic achievement and legal writing ability. Completed applications must be postmarked no later than March 31, 2008.
Award: Variable
Contact:
Mika M. Hilaire
Chair, BWLA Scholarship Selection Committee
Appell, Hilaire, Bernardo, LLP
15233 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 420
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Email/Application Request: mika@ahblegal.com
Council of Higher Education Scholarship
Financial assistance, in the form of scholarships and interest-free loans, is available to students of Czechoslovak background who are enrolled full time, who can prove need and who can demonstrate high scholastic achievement. The amount of the scholarship is unspecified; the maximum loan amount is $500 per semester.
Contact:
Council of Higher Education
James and Helen Hovorka Endowment Fund
817 North Street
Racine, WI 53402
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 1L Diversity Scholarship Program
DWT will award two scholarships, which will consist of a paid Summer Clerkship and $7,500 for second year tuition and expenses. All first-year law students of color, or others of diverse background may apply. Applicants must demonstrate academic achievement and participation in community and civic activities that promote diversity within the legal profession. Applicants must also be willing to commit to working as a Summer Associate in Davis Wright Tremaine's Seattle office between their first and second years of law school.
Award: $7,500
Contact:
DWT 1L Diversity Scholarship Program
ATTN: Carol Yuly
2600 Century Square
1501 Fourth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101-1688
Phone:206-622-3150
Website: http://www.dwt.com/
Delta Sigma Theta Scholarship
Awards ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 are given to members of Delta Sigma Theta. Aid is based on meritorious achievement. Winners may also be eligible for other types of financial assistance.
Award: $1,000 to $3,000
Contact:
Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.
1707 New Hampshire Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20009
Dominican Bar Association Scholarship
A scholarship of $1,000 will be awarded by the Dominican Bar Association to first, second or third year students. This scholarship will be awarded based upon applicant's involvement in the Latino community, academic and personal achievement, and financial need.
Award: $1,000
Contact:
Dominican Bar Association Scholarship
P.O. Box 1535
New York, NY 10013
Website: http://www.dominicanbarassociation.org/httpd/htdocs/scholarship/scholarship.htm
DRI: Law Student Diversity Scholarship
The Law Student Diversity Scholarship program is open to second-year law students of color and all second-year female law students regardless of heritage or color.
Award: $10,000
Contact:
DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar
150 N Michigan Ave., Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312-698-6207
Email: kholland@dri.org
Website: http://www.dri.org/
The Earl Warren Legal Training Program, Inc. - Public Interest Law Scholarships
Awards of $1,500 per year for three years (plus a $2,500 summer intern grant) are available to black law students who are U.S. citizens and who pledge to work one year in the field of public interest law for every year of financial backing provided. Preference is given to needy applicants who are under 35 years of age.
Award: $1,500
Contact:
The Earl Warren Legal Training Program, Inc. - Public Interest Law Scholarships
99 Hudson Street, Suite 1600
New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212-219-1900
Faegre & Benson Diversity Scholarship Program
This scholarship seeks to increase diversity in the legal profession. Scholarship recipients will receive $6,000 payable for their second year of law school, and an additional $6,000 for their third year of law school. Recipients will also have the opportunity to be Summer Associates in one of the Firm's U.S. offices between their first and second years of law school. To be eligible for the scholarship, candidates must successfully complete their first year of a full-time J.D. program in 2007-2008, with an anticipated graduation date of Spring 2010.
Award: 6,000 per year (2L and 3L years only)
Contact:
Dana Gray
Manager of Legal Personnel Services
Faegre & Benson LLP
2200 Wells Fargo Center
90 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Website: http://www.faegre.com/diversityscholarship
Email: dgray@faegre.com
Finnegan, Henderson Diversity Scholarship
The Finnegan Henderson Diversity Scholarship is open to persons of a minority heritage attending top law schools around the nation with a demonstrated commitment to pursuing a career in intellectual property law. Each scholar is given $12,000 per year for tuition and other law school fees.
Award: $12,000
Contact:
Finnegan Henderson Diversity Scholarship
c/o Suzanne Gentes, Director of Professional Recruitment & Development
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.
901 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001-4413
Fredrikson & Byron Foundation Minority Scholarship Program
The purpose of the scholarship is to provide financial assistance and work experience to first-year minority law students. African American, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Hispanic American, and Native American students enrolled in their first year of law school are eligible to apply. Selection is based on academic performance and potential. Financial need is not considered.
Contact:
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
ATTN: Greta Larson, Attorney Recruiting Administrator
4000 Pillsbury Center
200 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1425
Phone: 612-492-7141
Website: http://www.fredlaw.com/index.htm
Goodwin Diversity Fellowships
Goodwin Proctor annually awards stipends of $15,000 each to up to three minority law students who demonstrate exceptional academic performance, outstanding leadership, a commitment to community service, interest in the private practice of law, and other special achievements and honors. Students should apply for a Fellowship during the summer before their second year of law school, in connection with signing up to interview with Goodwin Proctor for a summer associate position the following year. While candidates applying to be Goodwin Diversity Fellows must express interest in joining their Summer Program, they neither need receive nor accept an offer of summer employment to be eligible for a Fellowship.
Award: $15,000
Contact:
Goodwin Diversity Fellowships
Goodwin Procter LLP
Exchange Place
Boston, MA 02109
Phone: 617-570-1000
Website: http://www.goodwinproctor.com/OurFirm/Diversity/TheGoodwinDiversityFellowships.aspx
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP Diversity Scholarship
This scholarship will provide one 1L law student with a $5,000 scholarship to be applied to the student's second year tuition and a paid 1L summer associate position for 12 weeks at Harter Secrest & Emery's office in Rochester, New York. Harter Secrest & Emery believes that by continuously broadening the diversity of its attorneys that it can provide better service to its clients and create a richer work environment. Its goal is to foster and support an inclusive environment that appreciates, respects and values individual and group differences across all areas of the firm. It established the Diversity Scholarship as part of its commitment to diversity, and in an effort to provide students with support in pursuing a law degree.
Award: $5,000
Contact:
Elizabeth Hofmeister
ehofmeister@hselaw.com
Hispanic Scholarship Fund College Scholarship Program
The College Scholarship Program is available on a competitive basis to community college, four-year college, and graduate students of Hispanic heritage with demonstrated financial need.
Award: $1,000-3,000
Contact:
55 Second Street
Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA 94105
Website: http://www.hsf.net/scholarships/programs/College_Programs/
Incorporated Society of Irish American Lawyers
Each year the Incorporated Society of Irish American Lawyers awards two $1,500 scholarships to second or third year law students. Applicants will be asked to provide their resume, financial need, transcript of grades and a short letter stating why they should be awarded the scholarship.
Award: $1,500
Contact:
Thomas P. Thornton Scholarship
c/o Thomas F. Myers, Esq.
1000 Woodbridge Place
Detroit, MI 48207-3192
The Iranian-American Bar Association Scholarship
This scholarship is designed to recognize the commitment of law students to the advancement of the Iranian-American community. Applicants must be full-time students of Iranian-American heritage enrolled in an accredited U.S. law school with a commitment to the advancement of the Iranian-American community and IABA’s mission.
Award: $2,000 (variable)
Contact:
The Iranian-American Bar Association
1025 Connecticut Ave. N.W. Suite 1012
Washington, D.C. 20036
Email: iaba@iaba.us
Japanese American Citizens League Scholarship
The JACL will award over 40 scholarships in seven categories: Entering Freshman, Undergraduate, Graduate, Law, Hagiwara Financial Aid, Creative and Performing Arts, and Special Awards. Applicants may apply under one category only. Applicants must be JACL members to qualify for a scholarship; applications for membership may be requested with the scholarship application. Scholarship awards range from $1,000-$5,000. Applications for the scholarship program should be requested in writing. The request should specify one type of scholarship application and include a #10 Self Addressed Stamped Envelope. Requests received without a SASE will not be processed.
Award: $1,000 to $5,000
Contact:
Japanese American Citizens League
ATTN: National Scholarship Awards
JACL National Headquarters
Masao Satow Building
1765 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Website: http://www.jacl.org/
J. L. Turner Legal Association Scholarship
JLTLA, the African-American bar association of Dallas, Texas, established its scholarship to provide financial assistance to minority law students who have a connection to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, and to expose students to the Dallas-Fort Worth legal community. Students must be enrolled in their second or third year at an accredited law school.
Award: $1,000
Contact:
J.L. Turner Legal Association
P.O. Box 134002
Dallas, TX 75313
Phone: 214-880-8116
Email: brhodes-ford@littler.com
Website: http://www.jltla.org/scholarships.html
The Kosciuszko Foundation
Rokicki Memorial Scholarship Fund: Students of Polish descent between the ages of 19 and 30 who have a minimum GPA of 2.50 and who demonstrate financial need may apply for a minimum grant of $1,000- $5,000. Male students are given preference.
Stephen P. Mizwa Memorial Scholarship Fund: Also for students of Polish descent between the ages of 19 and 30. Deserving graduate students can apply for this scholarship of an unspecified amount.
Contact:
The Kosciuszko Foundation
15 East 65th Street
New York, NY 10021-6595
Phone: 212-734-2130
Latham Diversity Scholars Program
The Latham Diversity Scholars Program is designed to increase the number of diverse attorneys who want to pursue careers in global law firms. To be eligible you must be a U.S. citizen enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school. You must have successfully completed your first year of a full-time JD program in 2004-2005, with an expected graduation date of spring 2007, and you may not be the recipient of a similar scholarship award from another law firm. Other factors considered may include a candidate's ability to contribute to the diversity objectives of global law firms, success in overcoming any obstacles or challenges faced in deciding to choose law as a profession, academic and leadership achievements, and desire to practice in a global law firm environment. Latham Diversity Scholars will receive a gift of a $10,000 non-renewable scholarship for their third year of law school (2006-07). This scholarship is not contingent upon receiving or accepting an offer of employment at Latham. They anticipate naming four Latham Diversity Scholars for 2006.
Award: $10,000
Contact:
Diversity Scholars Program Selection Panel
ATTN: Skip Horne
Latham & Watkins LLP
12636 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400
San Diego, CA 92130
Fax: 858.523.5450
Email: skip.horne@lw.com
Website: http://www.lw.com/AboutLatham.aspx?page=Diversity
Latino Lawyers Association Law School Scholarship Fund
The LLA Law School Scholarship Program each year awards scholarships to deserving Latino students entering their first, second, or third year of law school. The scholarships are awarded to Latino students based upon three primary factors:
• demonstrated commitment to work with the Latino community
• financial need
• academic achievement
Contact:
Latino Lawyers Association Law School Scholarship Fund
c/o Maribel Medina
333 South Hope Street, 38th Fl.
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship Program
The Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship Program promotes academic excellence and diversity in law schools by awarding ten newly accepted law students with scholarships to help defray their educational expenses. The LMJ Scholarships will provide ten selected students with $10,000 a year for three years. In addition, approximately 7-8 students will also receive a one-time scholarship gift of $10,000 in support of their law school education. Deadline for receipt of applications is June 1, 2008.
Award: $10,000
Contact:
Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship Program
Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA)
MCCA LMJ Scholarship Program
Scholarships and Grants Administration
United Negro College Fund, Inc.
ATTN: Kimberly Hall
8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive
Fairfax, VA 22031
Phone: 703-205-3443
Website: http://www.mcca.com/
Makarios Scholarship Fund, Inc.
Scholarships of up to $1,500 are available to students of Cypriot or Greek origin. Some awards are for Greek Cypriots born on the island of Cyprus and whose permanent residence is there. Applicants must be attending school on a full-time basis. Several are granted per year.
Award: $1,500
Contact:
Makarios Scholarship Fund, Inc.
ATTN: K. Christodoulou
13 East 40th Street
New York, NY 10016
McDermott Minority Scholarship
McDermott will award a $15,000 scholarship and a position in a McDermott Summer Program to two second-year minority law students from ABA-accredited law schools. Students who meet McDermott's hiring criteria and demonstrate leadership, community involvement, and a commitment to improving diversity in the legal community should consider applying.
Award: $15,000
Contact:
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
227 West Monroe Street
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312-372-2000
Website: http://www.mwe.com/
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
Numerous $2,000 - $6,000 law school scholarships are awarded to Latino students who are enrolled full-time in their first, second or third year of law school. Selection is based on demonstrated involvement with and commitment to serve the Latino community through their profession, academic and professional achievement and financial need.
Award: $2,000 to $6,000
Contact:
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
Law School Scholarship Program
634 S. Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Phone: 213-629-2512
Website: http://www.maldef.org/
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP Diversity Scholars Program
This program awards at least two students annually with a salaried summer associate position and a $50,000 scholarship. ($15,000 will be distributed during the students' third year of law school, and a payment of the additional $35,000 will be awarded contingent upon receipt and acceptance of an offer of permanent employment.) Applications must be postmarked by September 1, 2008.
Award: $50,000
Contact:
Christine Kendall
Manager of Diversity
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLP
1 Chase Manhattan Plaza
New York, NY 10005-1413
Phone:(212) 530-5000
Fax: (212) 530-5219
Website: http://www.milbank.com/en/Diversity
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Law Foundation Scholarships and Fellowships
The NAPABA Law Foundation provides financial aid to law students who have demonstrated leadership and a commitment to the issues and needs of the Asian Pacific American community.
Award: $1,000-5,000
Contact:
The NAPABA Law Foundation
910 17th Street, N.W.
Suite 315
Washington, D.C. 20006
Website: http://www.napaba.org/
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Agnes Jones Jackson Scholarship
Applicants must be members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), less than 25 years of age, possess a grade point average of 2.00 or better and demonstrate financial need. Students, who do not demonstrate financial need, can compete for an award, set aside for those students. Awards of $1,500 -$2,500 are made.
Award: $1,500 to $2,500
Contact:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Agnes Jones Jackson Scholarship
4805 Mount Hope Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215-3297
Phone: 410-358-8900
National Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Awards ranging from $500-$1,000 are awarded to full-time, day-time Hispanic students. Personal strengths, academic achievement, leadership and financial need are considered in the selection process.
Award: $500 to $1,000
Contact:
National Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Selection Committee
1400 Grant Avenue, Room 203-A
Novato, CA 94945
Phone: 415-892-9971
The National Italian American Foundation
NIAF Scholarship Program: Scholarship awards range from $2,000 to $5,000. Law students applying must be of Italian heritage, be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident alien, have a 3.25 GPA or above and be planning to attend a U.S. accredited law school in the Fall.
Graduates to Leaders (G2L) Law: G2L will host Italian American law students for all-expenses paid workshops providing in-depth lectures and discussions with Italian American leaders in the legal field. The NIAF Graduates to Leaders Workshop in Law will be offered May 23 - 26, 2004 in Washington, DC. To be eligible for the program, students must be 1st or 2nd year law students and be of Italian heritage.
Award: $2,000 to $5,000
Contact: appinfo@niaf.org
Website: http://www.niaf.org/
Native American Education Grant
Awards are made available to Indians, Aleuts and Eskimos pursuing full-time post-secondary education who demonstrate financial need. The range of awards is from $200 to $2,500 depending upon demonstrated need and the availability of funds. Preference will be given to Presbyterian Church members studying at the undergraduate level, although the award is not restricted to Presbyterians.
Award: 200 to 2,500
Contact:
Presbyterian Church, USA
Financial Aid for Studies
100 Witherspoon Street - M065
Louisville, KY 40202
Paul D. White Scholarship Program
This scholarship has been established to facilitate the recruitment and employment of minority attorneys by providing law students with valuable experience early in their careers. Applicants must be first-year minority law students. The scholarship award will include a paid summer associate clerkship and a $5,000 (net) cash award.
Award: $5,000
Contact:
Baker & Hostetler LLP, Counselors at Law
3200 National City Center
1900 East 9th Street
Cleveland, OH 44114-3485
Phone: 216.621.0200
Fax: 216.696.0740
Peter and Alice Koomruian Armenian Education Fund
Applicants must be undergraduate or graduate students of Armenian descent who are enrolled full-time in an accredited U.S. college or university. Funds will be awarded on the bases of financial need and academic ability or excellence. Amount varies. Interested applicants may obtain an application form by sending a request along with a self-addressed stamped envelope to the address below.
Contact:
Peter and Alice Koomruian Armenian Education Fund
P.O. Box 0268
Moorpark, CA 93020-0268
Polish American Bar Association Scholarship
This scholarship program is for students of Polish-American heritage or students who are committed to promoting the welfare, culture and interests of persons of Polish heritage.
Contact:
Advocates Polish American Bar Association
ATTN: Gerarld Surowiec
24202 Grand River
P.O. Box 19586
Detroit, MI 48219-3064
Preston Gates and Ellis LLP Scholarship
This Fellowship program will provide a first year minority student with a paid first-year summer associate clerkship with the firm and a $6,000 scholarship.
Award: $6,000
Contact:
Preston Gates Ellis LLP Minority Fellowship
ATTN: Bethany Ellison, Recruiting Coordinator
925 4th Avenue, Suite 2900
Seattle, WA 98104
Email: bellison@prestongates.com
The Proctor & Gamble Scholarship
The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage and support the increase of minority representation in the practice of patent law. The scholarship is $5,000 to be used for relocation and living expenses for a U.S. or Canadian law student to spend a year as a full-time, visiting student at Franklin Pierce Law Center. Applicants must be second- or third-year law students.
Award: $5,000
Contact:
Franklin Pierce Law Center
ATTN: Katie McDonald, Assistant Dean for Admissions
2 White Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-228-9217
Email: admissions@piercelaw.edu
Website: http://www.piercelaw.edu/
Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund: The Puerto Rican Bar Association Scholarship Award
All Latino students attending law school in the United States (including Puerto Rico) are eligible. All applicants must be a first or second year student (1L, 2L) in a J.D. program at an ABA-approved law school. Students working toward their LL.M. are NOT eligible for the award. PRBA selects recipients based on financial need and academic promise.
Award: $2,000 (may vary)
Contact:
Ms. Maritza Maldonado
PRLDEF-PRBA Scholarship Fund
99 Hudson Street, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212-739-7517 (Education Division)
Fax: 212-431-4276
Website: http://www.prba.net/scholarship.htm
Sachs Foundation
Grants of up to $5,000/year are available to African-American students who are residents of Colorado. Applicants must have been in their undergraduate program and must have an undergraduate GPA of 3.60 or better. Need and consideration of the applicant's areas of study and life goals are also taken into account.
Award: Up to $5,000
Contact:
Sachs Foundation
Norwest Tower
90 South Cascade Ave., Suite 1410
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Phone: 719-633-2353
Sequoyah Fellowship Program
$1,500 stipend offered to federally recognized Tribal member who is a graduate student in any field.
Award: $1,500
Contact:
Sequoyah Fellowship Program
245 Fifth Ave., Suite 1801
New York, NY 10016-7877
Phone: 212-689-8720
Sidney B. Williams, Jr. Minority Law Student Scholarship Program
The $10,000 Law Scholarship will be awarded to minority students developing a career in intellectual property law or holding a past or present, full or part-time position in an area related to intellectual property law. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and outstanding academic performance in the undergraduate, graduate and law school levels (if applicable). General factors such as leadership skills, community activities or special accomplishments will also be taken into consideration.
Award: $10,000
Contact:
The Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
ATTN: AIPLEF Scholarship
90 William Street, Suite 1203
New York, NY 10038
Phone: 212-573-8888
Email: pallen@tmsf.org
Website: http://www.aiplef.org/scholarships/sidney_b_williams/apply.html
Stoel Rives LLP Scholarship
First-year students who are members of racial or ethnic minority groups are encouraged to apply. This Fellowship program will provide a salaried 2003 summer associate position in their Seattle office and a $7,500 scholarship.
Award: $7,500
Contact:
First-Year Student Diversity Fellowship
ATTN: Michael R. Gotham, Manager, Lawyer Recruiting and Professional Development
600 University Street, Suite 3600
Seattle, WA 98101
Website: http://www.stoel.com/
Swiss Benevolent Society of New York
Awards are available to students of Swiss descent (applicant or one parent must be a Swiss citizen) who are permanently domiciled in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania or Delaware.
Pellegrini Scholarship: Approximately 55 awards annually ranging from $500 to $4,000. Applicants must be permanently domiciled in NY, NJ, CT, PA or DE and possess a 3.0 or higher GPA.
Sonia Streuli Maguire Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award: There are 1 to 2 awards annually ranging from $4,000 to $6,000. Applicants must be permanently domiciled in NY, NJ, CT, PA or DE and possess a 3.8 or higher GPA.
Zimmerman Scholarships: There are 1 to 4 awards annually ranging from $3,000 to $5,000. Applicants must be permanently domiciled in NY, NJ, CT, PA or DE and possess a 3.8 or higher GPA.
Medicus Student Exchange: For studies in Switzerland, there are 1 to 4 awards annually ranging from $4,000 to $8,500. Applicants must submit proof of acceptance by a Swiss University, fluency in the language of instruction and evidence of other funding. Applicants must also be permanently domiciled in the United States and possess a 3.5 or higher GPA. For studies in the U.S., there are 1 to 4 awards annually ranging from $4,000 to $8,500. Applicants must submit proof of acceptance by an American University, fluency in the language of instruction and evidence of other funding. Applicants must also be permanently domiciled in Switzerland and demonstrate good academic standing.
Contact:
Swiss Benevolent Society of New York
Scholarship Fund
608 Fifth Avenue, Room 309
New York, NY 10020
Website: http://www.swissbenevolentny.com/
University of Leicester: Victoria Fisher Memorial Prize Essay 2008
A prize of 250 British Pounds is offered annually to the best essay submitted on a topic related to Women and the Law. Entries are encouraged from people regardless of age, experience, qualifications or place of residence. The only requirement is that candidates should never have had work published in a learned journal or as a non-fiction book. Entries must be received by September 30, 2008.
Award: 250 British Pounds
Contact:
The Secretary
Victoria Fisher Memorial Prize Fund
Law Faculty
University of Leicester
Leicester
LE1 7RH
United Kingdom
Phone: 0116 252 2363
Email: l.henfrey@leicester.ac.uk
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP Minority Law Student Scholarship
The Scholarship Fund assists minority students with costs associated with attending law school. All minority 1L’s and 2L’s are encouraged to apply.
Award: $5,000
Contact:
Grand Rapids Community Foundation
161 Ottawa Avenue NW, Suite 209-C
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: 616-454-1751 (ext. 103)
Email: rbishop@grfoundation.org
Website: http://www.wnj.com/careers/diversity/minority_scholarship/
PROSPECTIVE APPLICANT SCHOLARSHIPS
Stupski Scholarship for Civic Leadership
Two applicants who defer their acceptance to Yale Law School to participate in Teach For America will each receive a $30,000 Stupski Scholarship for Civic Leadership. The scholarship, which will be awarded in addition to any financial aid package from Yale, will be presented in the form of three $10,000 grants, one for each year of law school. Larry Stupski, an alumnus of Yale Law School, created the scholarship to encourage Yale Law students to enter Teach For America and gain the firsthand experience necessary to become even more effective civic leaders in the future.
Award: $30,000
Contact: http://www.teachforamerica.org/
Attorney-CPA Foundation Scholarships
For a graduating law school student with a CPA certificate exhibiting outstanding academic performance and leadership in school and community. Scholarship applications should be postmarked by April 16, 2008.
Award: $250-$1,000
Contact:
Attorney-CPA Foundation
3921 Old Lee Highway, Suite 71A
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: 888-288-9272
Fax: 703-352-8073
Website: http://www.attorney-cpa.com/foundation
Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund for Student Activists
The Fund provides need-based grants to student activists who are able to do academic work at the college or graduate level and are involved in building the movement for social and economic justice.
Award: $6,000 (maximum)
Contact:
Davis-Putter Fund
P.O. Box 7307
New York, NY 10116
Email: davisputter@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.davisputter.org/
Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund
To provide education assistance for postsecondary study to members of families impacted by events of September 11. Contributors to the Fund want to ensure that the children and spouses of those who died or were permanently disabled will have the opportunity to continue their education.
Contact:
Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund
Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation of America, Inc.
1505 Riverview Road, P.O. Box 297
St. Peter, MN 56082
Phone: 877-862-0136
Fax: 507-931-8924
Email: freedom@csfa.org
Military Order of the Purple Heart Scholarship Program
Sons, daughters and grandchildren of MOPH members are eligible to apply for scholarships of an unspecified amount. Scholarships are awarded based on the applicant’s demonstrated scholastic aptitude.
Award: Variable
Contact:
Military Order of the Purple Heart National Headquarters
Scholarship Program
5413-B Backlick Road
Springfield, VA 22151-3960
Phone: 703-642-5360
Email: info@purpleheart.org
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Several scholarships are available in the amount of $3,000 for Law Students interested in law of veterans’ benefits and/or disability law. In return, Scholarship recipients must agree to represent, on a pro bono basis, one veteran client per year for three years (three veteran clients total) after graduation from law school and admission to the bar.
Award: $3,000
Contact:
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Office of the General Counsel
801 18th Street, NW
Washington D.C., 20006
ATTN: Debra L. Luzietti-Myers, Esq., Professional Outreach
Phone: 202-416-7677 or 800-424-8200 ext.677
Practicing Law Institute: Law Student Scholarship
PLI awards scholarships covering the full or partial tuition cost for attending its seminars. Law students generally receive full scholarships (minus application fee). The scholarship applies only to tuition; students are responsible for the other costs of attending the seminar.
Award: variable
Contact:
Mark Dighton
PLI 810 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-824-5841
Email: mdighton@pli.edu
Fax: 888-560-4852
Website: http://www.pli.edu/public/scholarships/default.asp
Reserve Officer’s Association of the United States
Up to twenty-five $500 awards are made each year to active or associate ROA members in good standing. Applicants must maintain at least a 3.30 GPA and have an undergraduate GPA of 3.20 and must demonstrate leadership qualities.
Award: $500 per year
Contact:
Henry J. Reilly Memorial Scholarship
ATTN: Ms. Mickey Hagen
One Constitution Avenue NE
Washington, D.C. 20002-5655
Phone: 202-479-2200
Fax: 202-479-0416
Roscoe Pound Institute: Elaine Osborne Jacobson Award for Women Working in Health Care Law
The candidate shall be a woman currently enrolled in an accredited North American law school who, through her law school academic and clinical work and other related activities demonstrates her aptitude for and a long-term commitment to a legal career in advocacy on behalf on the health care needs of children, women, the elderly or the disabled.
Award: $3,000
Contact:
Elaine Osborne Jacobson Award
Attn: Publications and Awards Coordinator
The Roscoe Pound Institute
1054 31st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202-965-3500 ext. 285
Email: pound@roscoepound.org
Website: http://www.roscoepound.org/
Roscoe Pound Institute: Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest
The contest serves to provide law students the opportunity to investigate and offer solutions to the multitude of injustices inflicted on the environment. Any student currently enrolled in an accredited American law school may submit a legal essay for the competition.
Award: $5,000
Contact:
Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest
Attn: Publications and Awards Coordinator
The Roscoe Pound Institute
1054 31st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202-965-3500 ext. 285
Email: pound@roscoepound.org
Website: http://www.roscoepound.org/
Teach For America: Stupski Scholarship for Civic Leadership
Two applicants who defer their acceptance to Yale Law School to participate in Teach For America will each receive a $30,000 Stupski Scholarship for Civic Leadership. The scholarship, which will be awarded in addition to any financial aid package from Yale, will be presented in the form of three $10,000 grants, one for each year of law school. Larry Stupski, an alumnus of Yale Law School, created the scholarship to encourage Yale Law students to enter Teach For America and gain the firsthand experience necessary to become even more effective civic leaders in the future.
Award: $30,000
Contact: admissions@teachforamerica.org
Website: http://www.teachforamerica.org/
Tylenol Scholarship Program
Tylenol's Annual Scholarship program will award a total of $250,000 in scholarship money to outstanding students who are pursuing health-related studies. Applicants should apply online at http://www.tylenol.com/scholarship (use access key "TYNL"). The deadline to submit an application is May 15, 2008.
Award: Variable
Website: http://www.tylenol.com/scholarship (use access key "TYNL")
The Federal Communications Bar Association Foundation: Robert E. Lee Scholarship and Internship Fund
For students employed as unpaid summer interns at the Federal Communications Commission and other government agencies or entities with jurisdiction over the communications industry.
Award: $2,500
Contact:
Federal Communications Bar Association Foundation
1020 19th Street, N.W. Suite 325
Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone: 202-293-4000
Fax: 202-293-4317
Email: fcba@fcba.org
The Nation Institute: Robert Masur Fellowship in Civil Liberties
The fellowship competition is open to first-year law students who intend to carry out significant activities during the summer in the areas of civil rights and/or civil liberties.
Award: $1,000
Contact:
Robert Masur Fellowship
The Nation Institute
33 Irving Place
New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212-209-5447
Website: http://www.nationinstitute.org/
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISABLED STUDENTS
American Council of the Blind Scholarship
Student must be legally blind and a U.S. citizen or resident alien. Approximately twelve scholarships are awarded per year ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 each.
Award: Up to $5,000
Contact:
American Council of the Blind
ATTN: Scholarship Committee
1155 15th Street NW #1004
Washington D.C. 20005
Phone: 202-467-5081, ext. 20
Email: cmonk@acb.org
American Foundation for the Blind Scholarships
The Helen Keller Fund provides financial support through grants of $1,000 to $3,000 to help students who are deaf-blind with his/her reading, tutoring, or equipment acquisition expenses. Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
The Karen D. Carsel Memorial Scholarship is an award of $500 awarded to a full-time graduate student who is legally blind and who presents evidence of economic need. Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
The Frederick A. Downes Scholarship is an award of $2500 given to a student who is 22 years of age or less and enrolled in any course of study leading to credentials in a profession or vocation.
Contact:
American Foundation for the Blind, Inc.
ATTN: Associate Director of Program Services
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 202-502-7600
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf Scholarship
Applicants must use speech and residual hearing (and/or speech reading) for communication and demonstrate leadership potential. Applicants must have lost hearing before acquiring language. Only 500 applications will be mailed. No telephone requests.
Award:$250 to $2,500.
Contact:
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
Scholarship Awards Committee
3417 Volta Place NW
Washington, D.C. 20007-2788
Phone: 202-337-5220
Law School Vets Scholarship
Each August, the Military and Veterans Benefits Scholarship Program awards three $2,000 scholarships to 2L or 3L law school students. Qualifying applicants include any student accepted to an accredited law school program, full-time for the associated Fall semester. Students must also have served in a branch of the Armed Forces, or be concurrently involved with a branch of the Armed Forces. These may include: Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, National Reserve, Marines and ancillary departments and programs.
Contact: Help.Desk@LawSchoolVets.com
Lucent Pioneer Organization Scholarship
The Lucent Pioneer Organization offers scholarships to assist with tuition for physically and mentally challenged students in pursuit of education. (As defined in The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1992). Students may apply each January and applications should be mailed to the nearest Lucent Technologies Pioneer office.
Contact:
Phone: 1-888-999-5877
Michigan Commission for the Blind
For blind students with visual acuity of 20/200 in the better eye with correction or less in the better eye with correction, or has a limitation of his or her vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angular distance of not greater than 20 degrees. Grants in the amount of $250 to $1,000 are awarded on the basis of financial need and scholastic record.
Award: $250 to $1,000
Contact:
Michigan Commission for the Blind
Roy Johnson Scholarship
ATTN: Sue Wilson
P.O. Box 30652
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-373-2062 or 800-292-4200
National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program
Each year the National Federation of the Blind gives a broad array of scholarships to recognize achievement by blind scholars. All applicants for these scholarships must be (1) legally blind and (2) studying in a post-secondary institution in the U.S. All scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence, service to the community, and financial need.
Contact:
National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program
Scholarship Committee
ATTN: Mrs. Peggy Elliott, Chairwoman
805 5th Ave.
Grinnell, IA 50112
Phone: 641-236-3366
Website: http://www.nfb.org/
United States Department of Education
The DOE has produced two cassette recordings giving information on postsecondary student financial aid for visually impaired students. For free cassettes write to the below address.
Contact:
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Student Financial Assistance (Cassette) Room 4051, ROB-3
400 Maryland Avenue SW
Washington, D.C. 20202