Category: Financial Aid and Scholarships

The Law Firm of Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A. Offers $1,000 Scholarship

Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A., is accepting applications now through June 5, 2015, for its “Samuel Krugliak Legal Scholarship” which will award up to $1,000 to one or more students currently enrolled and attending law school, accredited by the American Bar Association. The purpose of the Samuel Krugliak scholarship is to assist law students who exemplify the Firm’s ethic and who intend to practice law in the communities served by Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A.

Students may apply for the 2015-2016 academic year scholarship provided they have resided in one of the following counties during their lifetime: Stark, Wayne, Tuscarawas, Carroll, Summit, Holmes, Mahoning or Columbiana. Candidates must also possess strong academic credentials, participate in extracurricular activities, and have a desire to return to the region to practice law.

Qualified candidates can complete and submit an application online by visiting their website at www.kwgd.com or by emailing to byeaman@kwgd.com SUBJECT: Legal Scholarship or by mailing it to:

Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A.
Attn: Legal Scholarship/BJY
P.O. Box 36963
Canton, OH 44735-6963

The 2015 Goodwin & Scieszka Innovation Scholarship awards one first place award of $1,000 and two runner-up awards of $500 each. The deadline is June 1, 2015. These are one-time gifts for the winners. Goodwin & Scieszka will renew this scholarship opportunity yearly. More information about the scholarship can be found on the Goodwin & Scieszka website: http://www.1888goodwin.com/innovation-scholarship/.

The Ohio Women’s Bar Foundation (OWBF) will be granting a scholarship in the amount of $1,000 to one law student for the 2015-16 school year. The deadline for submission is April 24, 2015. Click here to go to the online application: http://www.owba.org/lawstudentapplication. The scholarship will be presented to the recipient at the Ohio Women’s Bar Association Annual Meeting on May 21, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio.

Apply today to be considered for an Akron Bar Foundation scholarship at http://www.akronbar.org/Files/Foundation/Scholarships/2015%20Scholarship%20Application%20Form.pdf.

Applications must be postmarked no later than Friday, April 3 to be considered.

Scholarship Opportunity – Effie Solomon Memorial Scholarship

Beaver Valley Branch of the American Association of University Women offers a $1,00 award for female students who are enrolled in an accredited law school and who have completed at least one year of law school in good standing. See the link above for more information.