Gender Based Scholarships
American Association of University Women Career Development Grants
This program is open to women pursuing coursework beyond a bachelor’s degree (not including PhD). Course work must be taken at accredited institutions. Special consideration is given to women of color and women pursuing their first advanced degree or credentials in nontraditional fields. http://www.aauw.org/learn/fellowships_grants/career_development.cfm
American Association of University Women International Fellowships
This program is open to women who are not US citizens or permanent residents pursuing full-time graduate degrees at accredited institutions in the United States. Several fellowships are available for study outside the US. http://www.aauw.org/learn/fellowships_grants/international.cfm
American Association of University Women Selected Profession Fellowships
This program is awarded to women who intend to pursue a full-time course of study at accredited US institutions in one of the designated degree programs where women’s participation traditionally has been low (architecture, computer/information sciences, engineering, mathematics/statistics). Fellowships in the programs of business administration, law, and medicine will be restricted to women of color. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents. http://www.aauw.org/learn/fellowships_grants/selected.cfm
Effie Solomon Memorial Scholarship
Awarded by the American Association of University Women, Beaver Valley Branch. This program is open to female residents from Beaver County, PA who are enrolled in an accredited law school. Those who have completed at least one year of law school in good standing shall be given preference. http://beavervalley-pa.aauw.net/scholarships/effie-solomon/
Elaine Osborne Jacobson Award
Awarded by the American Association for Justice, this program is open to female law students who are currently enrolled in accredited North American law schools on a full or part-time basis who through their law school academic and clinical work and other related activities demonstrates their aptitude for and a long-term commitment to a legal career of advocacy on behalf of the health care needs of children, women, the elderly or the disabled. http://www.poundinstitute.org/elainosborne.aspx
Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation (ELA)
This program is open to female graduate students with physical disabilities. http://www.dpi.org/lang-en/resources/topics_detail?page=26
Ida Foreman Fleisher Fund
Awarded by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, this program is open to female students, preferably Jewish, who are pursuing professional degrees. http://www.jewishphilly.org/page.aspx?id=124638
Justice Pauling Davis Hanson Scholarship
Awarded by the Fresno County Women Lawyers Association; open to women who have completed their first year of law school. Preference is given to current/former residents of Fresno, Kings, Madera and Tulare counties. Victoria Allard- Bernhardt, President vbernhardt@mccormickbarstow.com Prudence Hutton, Affil. Gov. prulaw@hotmail.com Contact: 559-226-1540
Margaret Yardley Fellowship Fund
Awarded to women who are New Jersey residents pursuing post-graduate advanced studies at any school. http://www.njsfwc.org/index.php/article/sub/9
Marilynne Graboys Wool Scholarship
Awarded to female law students who demonstrate financial need and are residents of Rhode Island.http://www.rifoundation.org/Scholarships/ScholarshipOpportunities/tabid/190/Default.aspx
The Mary and Benjamin Rubin Scholarship Fund
Awarded by the Central Scholarship Bureau; this program is available to women who are residents of MD who have been out of high school for at least twelve months. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required. Applicant family income must not exceed $91,000/year.http://www.associated.org/page.aspx?id=231160
The Mike Eidson Scholarship Fund
Sponsor: American Association for Justice
Contact:
Catherine Rodman
AAJ Education
777 6th Street, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20001
Email:
catherine.rodman@justice.org
Description:
Awarded annually to a rising 3L (or rising 4L in a night program) female student who has demonstrated a commitment to a career as a plaintiffs’ lawyer or criminal defense lawyer, along with dedication to upholding and defending the principles of the Constitution, and to the concept of a fair trial, the adversary system, and a just result for the injured, the accused, and those whose rights are jeopardized.
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: May
Website: http://www.justice.org/cps/rde/xchg/justice/hs.xsl/8514.htm
The Millie Gonzalez Memorial Scholarship
Awarded by the Factor Support Network, this program is open to women with Hemophilia or von Willebrand Disease.http://factorsupportnetwork.com/scholarships.htm#scholarship
