Category: Financial Aid and Scholarships

The Akron Bar Foundation is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for scholarships for the 2014-2015 academic year. The Akron Bar Foundation provides scholarships to law students based on grade point average, affiliation with SummitCounty, history of community involvement, and financial need. Applications must be postmarked no later than Friday, April 5, 2014.  Late and/or incomplete applications will not be considered for an award. Qualified applicants will be contacted to arrange for an interview, which will take place at the end of April.

Guidelines and the application are available on the Akron Bar Association’s website at: http://www.akronbar.org/foundation/akronbarfoundation/scholarshipguidelines.page

The application for the 2013-2014 Donovan Scholarship is now available.

Click here to download the application and eligibility criteria (PDF).

The application deadline is February 14, 2014. Please contact Adam Messner (apm@uakron.edu) with questions.

In 1978 the Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Fund was established by Helen and Richard Fox and Friends to honor the memory of their son who, as a proud member of the Berks County Bar Association, served as a young attorney in the Public Defender’s Office.

The Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Award is presented annually at the Berks County Bar Association Law Day Event.  It is given to help fund a deserving Berks County, Pennsylvania, resident embarking on his or her second year at an accredited Law School.

In June 2000, the Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Fund was transferred to the Berks County Community Foundation to manage and administer.

The Berks County Community Foundation is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to develop, manage and distribute funding to meet existing and emerging community needs.  Through permanent endowments created from charitable gifts, the Community Foundation makes grants from the earnings of the endowment.  By keeping the principal balance of the funds intact and spending only earnings, the Community Foundation ensures a lasting and stable vehicle for the support and development of Berks County.

The application is located at www.bccf.org. Applications must be submitted between January 15^th and April 1st.

DRI announces its annual Law Student Diversity Scholarship program open to rising (2014–15) second- and third-year African American, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American students. All rising second- and third year female law students are also eligible, regardless of race or ethnicity. Any other rising second- and third-year law students who also come from backgrounds that would add to the cause of diversity, regardless of race or gender are eligible to apply. Students who are members of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), Law School or Law Student members of AAJ or students otherwise affiliated with or employed by AAJ are not eligible for DRI Law Student Diversity Scholarships.

To qualify for this scholarship, candidate must be a full-time student. Evening students also qualify for consideration who have completed one third or more of the total credit hours required for a degree by the applicant’s law school. The goal of these scholarships is to provide financial assistance to two worthy law students from ABA accredited law schools in order to promote, in a tangible way, the DRI Diversity Statement in Principle. See the last page of the application for the DRI Diversity Statement.

Two scholarships in the amount of $10,000 each will be awarded to applicants who best meet the following criteria:
• Demonstrated academic excellence
• Service to the profession
• Service to the community
• Service to the cause of diversity

The application is available on the DRI homepage at www.dri.org.

The Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati (BLAC) awards the William A. McClain Scholarship each year to a Black student and Hamilton County, Ohio* resident attending any ABA accredited law school who demonstrates leadership potential and dedication to community.

Please assist us by notifying students who may be eligible.  The application, scholarship description, and other information may be found at the BLAC website – www.cincyBLAC.org.  Applications must be received by e-mail by 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 19, 2014.