Miscellaneous Law Student Scholarships
Awards for Study in Scandinavia
Sponsor: The American-Scandinavian Foundation
Description: The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) offers fellowships (up to $23,000) and grants (up to $5,000) to individuals to pursue research or study in one or more Scandinavian countries for up to one academic year. Awards are made in all fields of study.
Deadline: November 1st
Contact: (212) 779-3587
Website: www.amscan.org
Bryce Harlow Foundation Scholarship
Since 1985 the Foundation has awarded scholarships to highly motivated students who are pursuing a career in professional advocacy through public affairs, government relations or lobbying. Scholarships will be awarded to individuals who undertake graduate level studies on a part-time basis and work full-time. Acceptable graduate programs include, but are not limited to law, business and public policy. The $6,000 award will help defray tuition costs and will be paid directly to the university in two installments. Students selected as Bryce Harlow Scholars are encouraged to re-apply for the award during consecutive years in which they are eligible.
Deadline: April
http://www.bryceharlow.org/program/index.cfm
Budweiser Conservation Scholarship
Sponsor: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and Anheuser-Busch
Description: For one pursuing a degree in environmental science, natural resource management, biology, public policy, geography, political science, or related disciplines.
Contact: 202-857-0166
Deadline: January
http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
Eastern Mineral Law Foundation Law Student Scholarship
Sponsor: Eastern Mineral Law Foundation
Description: The scholarship is available to students enrolled in mineral law and natural resources classes.
Award Amount: Four $2500 scholarships are awarded.
Contact: 304-293-2470
Eastern Mineral Law Foundation
West Virginia University Law Center,
P.O.Box 6310,
Morgantown, WV 26506-6130
http://www.emlf.org/Content/scholarship.aspx
Energy and Mineral Law Foundation Law Student Scholarships
Sponsor: Energy and Mineral Law Foundation
Description: This program is open to law students studying energy, environmental, natural resource, and mineral law at schools holding membership in the Energy and Mineral Law Foundation.
Energy & Mineral Law Foundation
340 South Broadway, Suite 101
Lexington, Kentucky 40508
Fax: 859.226.0485
Deadline: April
emlf02@aol.com
http://www.emlf.org/content/scholarship.aspx
Additional scholarships available for the coming academic year, administered by EMLF:
Arch Coal Foundation Scholarship ($2,000)
Foundation Coal Corporation Scholarship ($2,500)
James H. Davis Scholarship ($1,000)
Jan and Chester Keeton Scholarship ($5,000)
Mary Sue Schulberg Scholarship ($1,000)
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs Scholarship ($1,000)
These awards have the same requirements, deadlines, and contact information as the regular EMLF
Scholarships.
Federal Circuit Bar Association
The Federal Circuit Bar Association 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
Award: $10,000 Giles S. Rich Scholarship
Amount Varies for the William Bullinger Scholarships
Contact: 202.466.3923 or kcasey@stradley.com
The Federal Circuit Bar Association
c/o Finnegan, Henderson,Farabow, Garrett, & Dunner
901 New York Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001-4413
http://www.fedcirbar.org/olc/pub/LVFC/cpages/misc/scholar.jsp
Federal Circuit Bar Association
Award: $10,000 Howard T. Markey Memorial Scholarship
An award of $10,000, in memory of Howard T. Markey, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, will be given by the Federal Circuit Bar Association to a law student showing financial need, demonstrated academic promise, service, either in undergraduate studies or in law school.
Selection for the award will be 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 all of the applicant's college and law school transcripts, and a one page curriculum vitae. All of the submitted materials will be considered, and prior academic performance will not be the primary criteria for selection.
Only one Howard T. Markey Scholarship is awarded each year. Deadline for submission: April
The materials should be sent to: Stephen L. Peterson, Past President The Federal Circuit Bar Association c/o Finnegan, Henderson Farabow, Garrett, & Dunner 901New York Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001-4413
http://www.fedcirbar.org
Fitzwater Memorial Scholarship
Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association Foundation
Fitzwater Scholarship
NPBA Foundation
999 Waterside Drive, Suite 1330
Norfolk, Virginia 23510
Deadline: March
Criteria:
Applicants must currently be enrolled as second year law students at an ABA-accredited law school.
Email:
npbamail@gmail.com
Amount: $1,000.00
Horizons Foundation, c/o NDIA
2111 Wilson Boulevard, Ste 400
Arlington, VA 22201-3061
703-247-2552
Criteria: Awarded to students enrolled full-time or part-time in an accredited university or college who demonstrate interest in pursuing a career related to national security and have a minimum GPA of 3.25.
Must also be a US citizen and demonstrate financial need.
Amount: $500
Deadline: November for Spring semester; July for Fall semester
http://wid.ndia.org/horizon/scholar.htm
J. Franklyn Bourne Scholarship
Contact: ShaRon M. Grayson Kelsey, Esq., Chair Scholarship Committee
Address: Kelsey & DeBerry, LLC, 9200 Basil Court, Suite 314, Largo, MD 20774
Phone: 301-883-8616 ext. 16
Email: skelsey@kelseylaw.net
Criteria: Applicants must be registered and in good standing at an accredited law school. Awardees will be chosen based on financial need, academic achievements, service to community and school, strength of recommendations, and quality of essay.
Award amount: Up to $1,500
Applicants must use the Scholarship Fund application form available in the Financial Aid Office.
Deadline: October 22nd
Judge Eugene Hamilton Trial Advocacy Scholarship
Sponsor: The Washington Bar Association (WBA) and the WBA Education Foundation (WBAEF)
Honorable Claudia Crichlow
Office of Administrative Hearings
Suite 450 North
4414th Street, N. W.
Washington, DC 20001
Description: This scholarship is open to currently enrolled first, second and third year law students. Entrants should submit an appellate brief in accordance with the WBA/WBAEF Eugene Hamilton Scholarship 2012 Rules. Application rules can be picked up in the Financial Aid Office. All entries will be judged by a panel of attorneys and/ or judges, and will be scored on the basis of both substance and form.
Deadline: March 31
Amount: $5,000
Phone: 201-741-5211
Email: claudia.crichlow@dc.gov
Both an email and a hard copy of the application are required
Leonard C. Horn Award for Legal Studies
Sponsor: Miss America Pageant
Description: This program is open to women who are working on a law degree and who competed at the local, state, or national level in a Miss America competition in1992 or later.
Contact: 609-345-7571
http://www.missamerica.org
Deadline: June
LSAT Prep Law Student Scholarships
Get Prepped LSAT prep
Attn: Scholarship
P.O. Box 2163
Longmont, CO 80502
Description:
The Get Prepped LSAT prep scholarships are unrestricted merit-based grants of up to $1000 available to students currently enrolled in a U.S. or Canadian law school.
Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: February
http://www.getprepped.com/net/lsatprepscholarships1/
Mark T. Banner Scholarship for Law Students
Awarded by the Richard Linn American Inn of Court, this program is open to law students who are
enrolled full-time at an ABA-accredited law school in the US. Commitment to the pursuit of a career in intellectual property law is essential.
Amount: At least $5,000
Typical Deadline: November
Contact: David McKone
Email: dmckone@nixonpeabody.com
http://www.linninn.org
NCMA Outstanding Academic Achievement Scholarship
Sponsor: National Contract Management Association
Description: All WCL Students are eligible, must show a high level of academic achievement..
Contact: rstraight@howard.edu
Ronald L. Straight
School of Business, Howard University
2600 6th St NW
Washington DC 20059
http://www.ncmadc.org/
Deadline: March 31
NRA Law Student Essay Contest
Sponsor: NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund
Description: Must be a law school student at time of submission who has not been previously admited to practice law in the United States. The Third Year Law School Student Essay Contest requires that you be a 3L in the Fall.
Contact: 703-267-1252
Civil Rights Defense Fund
c/o Office of the General Counsel
11250 Waples Mill Rd.
Fairfax, VA 22030
http://www.nradefensefund.org/writingcontest.aspx
Deadline: June 1
Outstanding Law Student of the Year
Sponsor: Who's Who: American Law Students
Description: Eligible to be nominated for this award are law students in their junior or senior year. Nominations must be submitted by law schools or student organizations at law schools across the country.
Contact: 908-753-6358
webmaster@lawstudentshowcase.com
http://www.summapublishing.com
Deadline: December
Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association Scholarship
This program is open to students who are dependents of any US military KIA or MIA personnel
during any armed conflicts involved the US military from 1964 to present OR dependents of air
crew members killed as a result of performing duties during non-combat missions. Applicants may
also be dependent of a RRVA member in good standing or who was in good standing at the time of
their death.
Amount: varies
Typical Deadline: May
Contact: 540.636.9798 or executiveoffice@river-rats.org
http://www.river-rats.org/about_us/scholarship.php
Robert Masur Fellowship
Sponsor: The Nation Institute
Description: The fellowship competition is open to first-year law students who intend to carry out significant activities during the summer (in between their first and second year) in the areas of civil rights and/or civil liberties. Applicants should send a proposal, no more than two pages, describing his or her intended summer project, along with a resume, a brief letter of recommendation, and the name of their faculty or organizational sponsor to:
Robert Masur Fellowship
The Nation Institute
116 East 16th Street, 8th floor
New York, NY 10003
Applications sent in via email will NOT be considered.
Deadline: March 23
Amount: $1,000
For questions, please contact: jayati@nationinstitute.org
Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest
Sponsor: Who's Who: Public JusticeFoundation
Description: Any student currently enrolled in an accredited American Law School may submit a legal essay hat was not prpared as part of paid legal work outside of law school.
Contact: 202-797-8600
Fax: 202-232-7203
cgoings@publicjustice.com
http://www.publicjustice.net
Deadlines:
Intent-to-Enter form:
January 31
Essay: March 31
Summer Fellowships - BALIF Fellowship
Sponsor: Pride Law Fund
P.O. Box 2602
San Francisco, CA 94126-2602
Description: This fellowship supports legal work on issues of concern to lesbians and bisexual women. Law students working under the supervision of an attorney at a 501(c)(3) tax exempt nonprofit organization (or fiscally-sponsored project thereof) or government agency may apply.
E-mail: application@PrideLawFund.org
Web Site: http://www.pridelawfund.org/summer.php
Amount: Up to $5,000
Deadline: April 2nd
Tom Steel Post-Graduate Fellowship
Sponsor: Pride Law Fund
P.O. Box 2602
San Francisco, CA 94126-2602
Description: The mission of this fellowship is to fund a new lawyer to work in the United States on an innovative, public interest law project that serves the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Law students eligible to graduate in Spring 2012 and lawyers within three years of graduation from law school may apply.
E-mail: application@PrideLawFund.org
Web Site: http://www.pridelawfund.org/steel.php
Amount: Up to $30,000 to complete full-time work for 12 months.
Deadline: April 2nd
USAFunds Access to Education Scholarship
Sponsor: USA Funds
Description: US citizeen or eligible non-citizeen enrolled full-time for Fall and Spring semesters with a family AGI of $35,000 or less.
Contact: 800-537-5180
USA Funds Access to Education Scholarships
Scholarship Management Services
One Scholarship Way
Saint Peter, MN 56082
e-mail: scholarship@usafunds.org
http://www.usafunds.org/planning/access_to_education_scholarship/index.htm
Deadline: February 15
Vincent A. Kleinfeld Scholarship Competition
Sponsor: The Food and Drug Law Institute
Description: Requirements for recipients of scholarships include: Completion of or enrollment in a course in Food and Drug Law and/or Administrative Law and writing a paper of publishable quality on a subject relevant to the field of Food and Drug Law
Contact: 202-371-1420
Fax: 202-371-0649
1155 15th Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
e-mail: comments@fdli.org
http://www.fdli.org
Virginia Wine Law Article Contest
Sponsor:
The Virginia Wine Council and Strother Law
Criteria: The contest is open to all students enrolled in an accredited law school for the Fall semester of 2012. Submissions should be on a topic relevant to the Virginia Wine Industry and must be between 2,000 and 5,000 words. All submissions must be delivered to Strother Law by August 31, 2012.
Submit applications to:
Strother Law, PLC
The Hillyard-Maury House
15 East Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23219
For questions email
Jarrod Thomas at jthomas@strotherlaw.com
Deadline: August
Amount: $500
William Goldman Foundation
42 South 15th Street, Ste 1116
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-568-0411
Criteria: Must be in top 1/4 of class in graduate school and be a full-time matriculated graduate student.
Must also have completed first year of study.
Deadline: March
