Scholarship Opportunities

For Entering Law Students

The following scholarships are listed chronologically by recommended application submission month. Click through to the scholarship web site for actual deadline date.

American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation
SYDNEY B. WILLIAMS, JR. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW SCHOLARSHIPS
Recommended submission month: January
A portion of eligibility criteria is based on diversity.

Unitarian Universalist Funding Program
OTTO M. STANFIELD LEGAL SCHOLARSHIP
Recommended submission month: January
A portion of eligibility criteria is based on affiliation with the organization.

USA Funds
USA FUNDS ACCESS TO EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS
Recommended submission month: January
Eligibility criterion is based on exceptional need.

Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
FREDRIKSON & BYRON MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Recommended submission month: February
A portion of eligibility criteria is based on diversity.

Orange County Community Foundation
MULTIPLE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
1. New Opportunities through Retraining Program (25 and older)
Recommended submission month: February
2. Charles H. & Ethel E. Wolfe Scholarship
Recommended submission month: March
A portion of eligibility criteria is based on an affiliation with Orange County.

American Association of Law Libraries
MULTIPLE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
1. George A. Strait Minority Scholarship
2. AALL Educational Scholarships – postgraduate support
Recommended submission month (for both scholarships): March
Eligibility criterion is based on a career in law librarianship.

Food and Drug Administration
H. THOMAS AUSTERN MEMORIAL WRITING COMPETITION
Recommended submission month: May
Eligibility is based on a writing competition.

John Gyles Education Center
JOHN GYLES EDUCATION AWARDS
Recommended submission month: May
Eligibility criterion is based on citizenship in Canada or the U.S.

Minority Corporate Counsel Association
LLOYD M. JOHNSON, JR. SCHOLARSHIPS
Recommended submission month: May
A portion of eligibility criteria is based on diversity.

The Shropshire Group
SHROPSHIRE 1L BOOK SCHOLARSHIP
Recommended submission month: May
A portion of eligibility criteria is based on diversity.

Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County
WALLY DAVIS LEGAL MEMORIAL FUND
Recommended submission month: June
Eligibility criteria are based on diversity and need.

American Association of University Women
SELECTED PROFESSIONS FELLOWSHIP
Recommended submission month: July
A portion of eligibility criteria is based on diversity.

Mexican American Legal Defense Educational Fund
MALDEF LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Recommended submission month: October
Eligibility criterion is based on diversity.

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