Law/Criminal Justice scholarships

Applicant must be a resident of Hampden County, MA attending law school.

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and enrolled in a current or upcoming accredited law program. Students must submit essay.

Applicant must have suffered a brain injury or have a close family member who has had a brain injury. Applicants must have a minimum 2.75 GPA and be currently enrolled full- or part-time at a four year college. The application includes a 500-word essay on how your brain injury has changed your life, or how having a loved one with a brain injury has impacted your family.

Applicant must be a resident of Tarrant County, TX, who plans to attend a college or university within the state of Texas. Financial need and 500-word essay required. Interest in pursuing a career in real estate and/or law is preferred.

Applicant must be a law student at the Michigan State University College of Law. Minimum 155 LSAT score and 3.5 GPA required. There is no separate application. All law school candidates are considered.

Applicant must be an African American or Hispanic student from a single-mother home who is committed to pursuing a quality education and has demonstrated the ability to overcome adversity and challenges. Applicant must be a undergraduate or law school student. Minimum 3.0 GPA, transcript, letter of recommendation, and essay required.

Applicant must have successfully completed one year of a full-time Juris Doctor program at an American Bar Association (ABA) approved law school. Must demonstrate academic achievement, leadership, and writing/interpersonal skills. Cover letter, resume, transcript, and personal essay required.

Applicant must be a black law student eligible to return for second- or third-year study, must be nominated by the College of Law, and must document financial need.

Applicant must be a current law student at an accredited law school within the United States or an undergraduate student who is planning to attend law school. Minimum 2.8 GPA, transcript, and response to one essay question are required.

Applicant must be a National Federation of Paralegal Associations member who is eligible to take the Paralegal Advanced Competency Exam (PACE). Questionnaire and essay under four pages on this topic required: Discuss whether paralegal credentialing exams such as PACE have a role in paralegal regulation, and if so, how?

Applicant must be enrolled in a four-year college or university program in the United States with an interest in the legal or criminal justice fields. Applicant must be actively pursuing a degree in one of the following areas of study: communications, criminal justice, English, history, journalism, political science, or pre-law studies. Essay required.

Applicant must be enrolled at a U.S. accredited law school and demonstrate a commitment to advancing the civil rights of the Latino community. Resume, personal statement, transcripts, and one letter of recommendation required. Financial need must be demonstrated.

Applicant must be willing to work 13 hours per week as editor of the "Brechner Report" newsletter for the Brechner Freedom of Information Center. Preference is given to doctoral students who are interested in mass media law and who have extensive journalism experience.

Applicant must be a current, full-time student at an accredited college or university in the United States with a minimum 2.5 GPA. Essay about what a credit score means to you, how it impacts your financial future, and how you plan to obtain and retain a great credit score during your college years, is required.

Applicant must be over 50 years old and enrolled at an accredited college/university. Minimum 3.0 GPA, transcripts, letter of acceptance, and essay required on the following topic: "What have you learned as an older American that has prepared you for the challenges you face as a student?"

Applicant must be a full-time junior or senior at a public university in Mississippi or at Southern University in Louisiana majoring in criminal justice, political science, or counseling. Financial aid and strong commitment to community and public service must be demonstrated.

Award must be used to defray tuition, airfare, and lodging expenses for the Oxford Summer Law Program in England. Selection is based upon need and scholastic standing.

Applicants must be?residents of?Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon or Washington and be high school seniors or college or graduate students (community college, four-year public or private college or university, certificate program, vocational/technical/trade programs, law school, medical/dental/veterinary school or graduate education). Students must be members of the?LGBTQ and allied community and display leadership either within the LGBTQ community or within their field of study and demonstrate financial need. Students with additional barriers to education as well as those who are?economically, racially, socially, geographically or politically disenfranchised will be given consideration as well.?Students must be attending a greater East King?County high school.

Applicant must be an entering law student. Selection is based upon academic merit. Preference is given to Polk County residents.

Applicant must be a legal resident of the United States who is an incoming paralegal student or a currently enrolled paralegal student. A minimum 3.0 GPA and essay are required. Essay topic is on the following question: How do you see social media affecting the practice of law?