Category: Financial Aid and Scholarships

The Mahoning County Bar Foundation is a non-profit organization, primarily funded by the members of the Mahoning County Bar Association.  Each year it funds scholarships for persons having substantial ties to the Mahoning Valley who are about to enter, or who have already entered, law school.  These scholarships typically range from $1,000-2,000 and will be paid directly to the law school toward your tuition.  Each scholarship applicant is requested to provide the information set out in the application form.

Questions? Contact Marilyn Carroll at mcarroll@mahoningbar.org.

2013 Mike Eidson Scholarship Writeable

On behalf of the Women Trial Lawyers Caucus of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), it is my great pleasure to send you the application for the AAJ Women for Justice Education Fund’s 2013 Mike Eidson Scholarship.

The Mike Eidson Scholarship Fund was established by the AAJ Women Trial Lawyers Caucus in 2008, in honor of AAJ Past President Mike Eidson, whose vision and generosity inspired it.  The Scholarship, traditionally given in the amount of $5,000, is awarded annually to a 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, along with dedication to upholding and defending the principles of the Constitution, and to the concept of a fair trial, the adversary system, and a just result for the injured, the accused, and those whose rights are jeopardized.

The application deadline is May 1, 2013 and the Scholarship will be awarded at the AAJ Annual Convention, which will take place this year in July in San Francisco.

The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) would like to remind you about the April 12, 2013 deadline for the eighth annual ELI-ABA-NAELS Constitutional Environmental Law Student Writing Competition. The winner will receive a $2000 cash prize, an offer of publication in ELI’s flagship journal, the Environmental Law Reporter (ELR), and a one-year individual membership to ELI.

An updated copy of the 2012-13 competition notice is pasted below. For more about the competition and past winners, please visit our website: endangeredlaws.org/writingcomp.htm. We look forward to receiving submissions from your law school!

Environmental Law Writing Competition