Award: amount not specified
Eligibility: African American women w/ 2.5 GPA or higher;
Must demonstrate a significant interest in entertainment law;
Should have 1) taken an entertainment or sports law course, 2) actively participated in the entertainment or sports law field through internship or job, 3) attended an entertainment or sports law seminar/conference after beginning law school
Contact: www.besla.org/scholarship.asp – (866) 273-4935

Award: $2,000
Eligibility: Women residents of Rhode Island;
Planning to enroll or are registered in an accredited law school;
Demonstrate financial need;
Part of the selection process includes an essay
Deadline: June of each year
Contact:
Libby Monahan
Marilynne Graboys Wool Scholarship
The Rhode Island Foundation
One Union Station
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
http://scholarship.rifoundation.org/wool.pdf
Neil Severance at (401) 274-4564

Award: Regular Pay + payment of tuition ($10,000/yr max)
Eligibility: Commissioned officers in Marine Corps (rank of captain or below);
2-6 years of total active service & be able to complete 20 years of active service before their 55th birthday;
Must have graduated from an accredited college/university w/ a bachelor’s degree, have taken LSAT at their own arrangement/expense, & have evidence of acceptance to an accredited law school in the U.S.
Deadline: February of each year
Contact: www.usmc.mil – (703) 784-9284

Award: amount not specified
Eligibility: Students who can demonstrate involvement in the Latino community & ties to California’s San Joaquin Valley;
Academic achievement, leadership ability, & financial need
Deadline: March of each year
Contact: La Raza Lawyers Association – San Joaquin Valley Chapter, Fresno, CA
(559) 445-5260

Award: amount not specified
Eligibility: Hawaii resident & a graduate of a public high school;
Demonstrate financial need, 2.8 GPA or higher;
Submit an essay on their commitment to world peace
Deadline: February of each year
Contact: http://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/index.php?id=239&categoryID=7 – (888) 731-3863

Award: up to $2,000
Eligibility: Delaware residents;
Accepted by an accredited law program;
Academic merit & financial need
Deadline: May of each year
Contact:
Mark B. Holzman Scholarship Trust
c/o Wilmington Trust Company
Attn: Personal Trust & Private Banking
3 South DuPont Highway
Georgetown, DE 19947-2802
(302)855-2816

Award: $5,000
Eligibility: 2L and 3L;
Career in IP law;
Member of a historically underrepresented group in IP law
Deadline: November of each year
Contact: http://www.linninn.org/marktbanner.htm

Award: amount not specified
Eligibility: Residents of Forsyth County, North Carolina whose parent served in Vietnam during the war;
First priority given to children of deceased veterans of the 101st Airborne, second to children of deceased veterans of any service unit, third to children of veterans still living;
Pursuing a degree at any accredited college/university
Deadline: March of each year
Contact: http://www.wsfoundation.org/fileadmin/studentaid/CooperGuidelines.pdf – (336)725-2382

Award: $5,000 and participate in McAndrews’ Summer Clerkship
Eligibility: 1L with a diverse background that, in the firm’s view, would help to improve diversity in the field of intellectual property law;
Have a degree in science or engineering;
Intend to practice patent law in Chicago, Illinois.
Deadline: Applications will be accepted December 1, through January 15.
Contact: http://www.mcandrews-ip.com/pdfs/McAndrews_Fellowship_Application.pdf
312.984.7700

Award: amount not specified
Eligibility: Hawaii residents & a significant connection w/ Maui County;
Entering or already in law school;
Demonstrate financial need;
Deadline: June of each year
Contact:
Maui County Bar Association, Wailuku, HI
(808) 244-1000

Award: $10,000
Eligibility: Newly accepted law students from disadvantaged backgrounds
Deadline: June 1
Contact: http://www.mcca.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=483&parentID=477&nodeID=1

Award: $15,000 and participate in a McDermott Summer Program
Eligibility: 2L minority law student;
Deadline: October
Contact:
McDermott Will & Emery
227 W. Monroe St.
Chicago, IL 60606
http://careers.mwe.com/index.cfm/fa/page.view/page_id/f3e221be-2a7c-4b78-bc25-bb06e507e1d0/McDermottMinorityScholarship.cfm
312.984.7700

Award: $5,000
Eligibility: current first-year law students
The first family member to attend college.
From an economically disadvantaged family.
A member of a group currently underrepresented in law schools and law firms.
From a family with little or no legal education or experience.
An alumnus of a college or university whose graduates are historically underrepresented in law school.
Demonstrating a strong commitment to promoting diversity in his or her undergraduate school, law school
and community.
Deadline: May
Contact: http://recruiting.mcguirewoods.com/docs/recruiting-diversity-program.pdf

Award: amount not specified
Eligibility: Peoria County, Illinois residents (for at least 5 years);
Demonstrate financial need;
Financial need, reputation, character, appearance, personality, & apparent aptitude for a career in law
Deadline: June of each year
Contact:
McRoberts Memorial Law Scholarship Fund,
First of America Trust Company, Trustee
301 Southwest Adams St.
Peoria, IL 61652-0749
(309) 655-5000

Eligibility: Applicant must have attended at least four of the six secondary grade school years and graduated from a high school in Santa Barbara County, California.;
full-time medical student or graduate student in the 2013-2014 academic year at an approved U.S. college or university in area of study includes law;

Deadline: January
Contact/Apply: http://www.sbscholarship.org/

Award: $500 – $1,500
Eligibility: Mercer County, New Jersey residents;
Attending or planning on attending an accredited law school;
Involvement in community organizations & financial need
Deadline: July of each year
Contact: www.mercerbar.com – (609) 585-6200

Award: $500 – $5,000
Eligibility: Sonoma County, California residents;
Currently enrolled in law school or interested in a law-related career;
Academic accomplishments & financial need
Deadline: February of each year
Contact: http://www.sonomacf.org/grants_scholarships/scholarship.shtml – (707) 579-4801

Award: $2,000
Eligibility: Recipient is a Michigan resident accepted to or currently attending an accredited law school within the United States, or a non-Michigan resident attending an accredited Michigan law school; first or second year of law school; must be member of an ethnic or racial minority or demonstrate a defined commitment to issues of diversity within their academic career.
Deadline: April of each year
Contact: http://www.michiganautolaw.com/firm_profile/attorney-careers/diversity-scholarship.php

Award: amount not specified
Eligibility: Middlesex County, New Jersey residents;
Attending or planning to attend law school;
Deadline: April of each year
Contact: www.mcbalaw.com – (732) 828-3433

Award: $5,000
Eligibility: 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
Deadline: May of each year
Contact: http://www.justice.org/cps/rde/xchg/justice/hs.xsl/8514.htm

Award: $50,000 and salaried summer position
Eligibility: groups traditionally underrepresented in large law firms
Deadline: September
Contact: http://www.milbank.com/en/Diversity

Award: $5,000
Eligibility: students of color pursuing a law degree at any accredited law school in the U.S.; permanent resident of Michigan
Deadline: April
Contact: http://grcf.egrant.org/ Rapids Community Foundation, 616-454-1751

Award: $7,500 and paid summer clerk position
Eligibility: Applicant must be a first- or second-year law student in good standing at an ABA- accredited law school.
Applicant must intend to work, live, and practice law in the Pacific Northwest.
Deadline: 1L January; 2L October
Contact: http://www.millernash.com/fellowship.aspx

Award: amount not specified
Eligibility: Washington County, Pennsylvania residents;
Currently enrolled in law school;
Contact: www.patla.org – (215) 546-6451

Award: $10,000 per year
Eligibility: admitted to accredited law school;
US citizen;
commitment to diversity;
Deadline: June 1
Contact: http://www.mcca.com/ – (703) 205-3443