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Richard D. Hailey Law Student Scholarships
Award: $1,000
Eligibility: Incoming first, second, and third-year African American, Hispanic, Asian American, Native American and Bi-Racial AAJ Law Student Members. Interest and proficiency of skills in trial advocacy, desire to represent victims, commitment to AAJ, and financial need
Deadline: April of each year
Contact: http://www.justice.org/cps/rde/xchg/justice/hs.xsl/1739.htm – 800.424.2725, ext. 593
Richard W. and Florence B. Irwin Scholarship
Award: $10,000 – $15,000 per year
Eligibility: Northhampton, Massachusetts resident (for at least 5 years, must show proof);
Attending or accepted for admittance at a law school
Deadline: March of each year
Contact: www.communityfoundation.org – (413) 732-2858
Rick Sutherland Fellowship Fund
Award: Two year grant of up to $12,000 annually
Eligibility: currently employed by a 501 C (3) or (4) organization;
Accepted an offer of employment from 501 C (3) or (4);
significant outstanding student loans
Deadline: January 30th each year
Contact:
Earthjustice
426 17th Street, 6th Floor
Oakland, California 94612
(510) 550-6700
Robert Masur Fellowship for Civil Liberties
Award: $1,000
Eligibility: The Robert Masur Fellowship for Civil Liberties, open to first-year law students. Offered annually by The Nation Institute, it consists of a $1000 honorarium for 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. Proposed activities may include a writing or research project, work with a public interest organization in the areas of civil rights or civil liberties, work on a civil rights or civil liberties law case under the supervision of a faculty member or lawyer, or any other work in the areas of civil rights 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 10003All applications must be postmarked by May 15, 2009. For more information, see www.nationinstitute.org or call 212-822-0252.
Deadline: May 15
Contact: 212-822-0252 or http://www.nationinstitute.org/events/208
Robert Masur Fellowship
The Nation Institute
116 East 16th Street, 8th floor
New York, NY 10003
Robert A. Shuker Scholarship
Award: $5,000
Eligibility: Washington D.C. metropolitan area residents;
Entering and continuing law students;
3.0 GPA or higher
Deadline: March of each year
Contact:
Robert A. Shuker Scholarship Fund, Inc., Washington D.C.
(202) 879-1207
Rockland County Women’s Bar Association Scholarship
Award: amount not specified
Eligibility: Rockland County, New York residents (for at least the past year);
Entering an accredited law school in September;
Academic record, community involvement & extracurricular activities
Contact:
Rockland County Bar Association
337 North Main Street
New City, NY 10956
Rodney Pulliam Memorial Scholarship
Award: $500.00 to be used exclusively towards a Bar/Bri Bar preparation course
Eligibility: NBLSA member;
A letter from your chapter President or Treasurer certifying that you are a dues paying member for the school year.;
Letter from your law school certifying that you are an eligible J.D. candidate
Deadline: November of each year
Contact: http://www.nblsa.org/site/pages.php?viewpagedetails=139
Roxana C. Arsht Fellowship
Award: $8,300
Eligibility: recent law school graduates and attorneys admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Delaware;
Must apply for the Fellowship within three years of law school graduation;
Must secure a position with a non-profit organization that provides legal services that benefit the Delaware community;
applicants salary may not exceed $50,000 to be eligible for the Fellowship
Deadline: June
Contact: http://www.dsba.org/ – (302) 656-4433
Ruth Rabstein Scholarship
Award: $1,500
Eligibility: Women law students with ties to Mercer County, New Jersey;
Academic achievement, community service, & financial need
Deadline: April of each year
Contact:
Women Lawyers’ Caucus of Mercer County,
P.O. Box 56141
Trenton, NJ 08638
(609) 984-0231
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