Featured Scholarships
ABA LGBTQ+ Public interest Scholarship
A $5000 Scholarship to provide financial support to a first, second or third year law student, or recent law graduate to enable the student or recent law graduate to work in the LGBTQ+ public interest arena. Must be either a first or second or third year law student in good standing in an ABA accredited law school, or a recent law graduate from an ABA accredited law school still studying for the Bar Exam, and have a secured an internship or job for Summer 2025 (which may extend beyond the Summer) and/or the Fall of 2025 with a public interest organization engaged in legal or policy work with a direct impact on LGBTQ+ individuals.
More information can be found here. Application deadline: April 30, 2025
Justinian Foundation Scholarship
The Justinian Foundation provides scholarships to current second year students who have Italian parents or grandparents, demonstrate academic excellence, have a record of service to the school and/or community, and demonstrate financial need.
More information and application materials is available in the Law School Financial Aid Office, Barrack Hall, Suite 101. Application deadline: May 30, 2025
Lawrence M. Klemow, Esq. Memorial Scholarship
Available to students residing in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania who are pursuing a law degree. This is a one-time, nonrenewable scholarship and will be awarded for the upcoming fall semester.
More information is available here. Application deadline: May 2, 2025
Camden County Bar Foundation Scholarships
Several different scholarships are available to law students who are either residents of Camden County, NJ, or have a genuine interest in practicing in Camden County.
More information is available here. Application deadline: February 28, 2025
William Goldman Foundation Scholarships
The William Goldman Foundation provides partial scholarships for full-time students in the top 1/3 of their class after their first year and who demonstrate financial need. The scholarship is awarded in various amounts toward tuition only.
More information and application materials is available in the Law School Financial Aid Office, Barrack Hall, Suite 101. Application deadline: March 15, 2025
Pennsylvania Bar Foundation Scholarships –
- Elder Law Section Diversity Scholarship Fund of the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation
Provides scholarships to law students of diverse backgrounds enrolled in any Pennsylvania accredited law school. Applicants should be interested in the field of elder law as a profession and eventually better represent the diverse backgrounds of clients who are served by elder law attorneys.
More information available here. Application deadline: March 31, 2025
- Patti Rose Scheimer Bednarik Memorial Scholarship
Provides an annual award to a law school student who pursues an interest in animal welfare as part of his/her daily activities and legal training or grant to a young lawyer who pursues an interest in animal welfare as part of his/her daily activities or law practice.
More information available here. Application deadline: May 21, 2025
- PBA Environmental & Energy Law Section Minority Scholarship
Supports the annual scholarship ranging from $1,000 to $2,500 to no more than 9 law school students enrolled in any Pennsylvania accredited law school. The applicants’ academics, volunteer experience and interests and a commitment to working as an Environmental & Energy Law attorney lawyer in Pennsylvania are carefully weighed and considered by the Foundation’s Scholarship Committee.
More information available here. Application deadline: April 1, 2025
- James W. Stoudt Memorial Scholarship
James W. Stoudt Memorial Law School Scholarship Fund currently provides three, $3,000 scholarships, two of which are specifically designated to support minority law students, to Pennsylvania residents attending one of the accredited law schools in Pennsylvania. In addition to financial need and academic achievement, the potential for making a contribution to society and the legal profession either through anticipated legal field or other efforts as discussed in the applicant’s essay and evidenced by the applicant’s recommendations will be considered
More information available here. Application deadline: December 1 , 2024
Mercer County Bar Foundation Scholarship
The Mercer County Bar Foundation Scholarship is awarded annually to a current or incoming law school student to assist the recipient in his or her academic pursuits in the legal field. Applicants must have residency or ties to Mercer County, NJ, demonstrate financial need, and have involvement in community and/or civic activities.
More information and application materials are available in the Law School Financial Aid Office, Barrack Hall, Suite 101. Application deadline: November 1, 2024
Haitian American Lawyers Association of New York
HALANY invites applications for its 2024 law student scholarship. In its ongoing
commitment to foster academic excellence and encourage innovative thinking within the legal community, they are announcing this esteemed competition. The scholarship awards will be presented on Thursday, November 15, 2024, during HALANY’s 11th Anniversary Gala at Leonard’s Palazzo in Great Neck, NY.More information and application materials are available in the Law School Financial Aid Office, Barrack Hall, Suite 101. Application deadline: September 13, 2024