Category: Financial Aid and Scholarships

ChapmanAlbin Scholarship for Law Students

ChapmanAlbin Scholarship for Law Students

ELIGIBILITY

Law student planning on attending, accepted to attend, or currently attending an accredited law school in the U.S.

  • U.S. citizen 18 years or older
  • Applicants may not be current or past employees of ChapmanAlbin or be directly related to a current employee

REQUIREMENTS

  • Completed scholarship application
  • 300-500 word essay (specific topic details can be found on submission form)
  • An acceptance letter from an accredited law school in the U.S. (new students) or an unofficial transcript from an accredited law school in the U.S. (current students)
  • All materials submitted by June 15, 2018; late or incomplete applications will not be considered
  • All materials must be submitted electronically via the form on the ChapmanAlbin website

FINANCIAL AWARD

  • Before receiving the award, recipient will be required to demonstrate enrollment at an accredited law school in the U.S.
  • A check for $1,000 will be made to the scholarship recipient’s law school of choice to cover expenses
  • Scholarship is to be used exclusively to cover law school tuition and other related expenses such as books or room/board
  • Recipient is expected to submit receipts in accordance with IRS regulations

Scholarship Opportunity – deadline approaching!

Mark A. Whitt Scholarship – $5,000

All students are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: Friday, January 26.

The Mark A. Whitt Scholarship was established by Mark A. Whitt (’97) for the purpose of offering scholarship assistance to a student exemplifying the qualities of determination, perseverance and “grit” in their pursuit of a law degree.

Mr. Whitt grew up in Alliance, Ohio. A classic under-achiever, Mark took no college entrance exams and graduated from high school with a 2.2 GPA. He enlisted in the U.S. Army immediately after high school, serving on active duty for two years as an infantryman in the 2nd Infantry Division, Korea, and 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. Mr. Whitt continued to serve in the Army Reserve during his undergraduate studies at The University of Akron, graduating cum laude in 1993. During law school, Mark served as Editor-in-Chief of the Akron Law Review and was a member of the ATLA Mock Trial Team. He was hired by Jones Day as a third year law student, eventually becoming a partner in the firm. In 2012, Mark founded Whitt Sturtevant LLP, a law firm representing clients in the energy and utility industries from offices in Columbus, OH and Chicago, IL.

Mr. Whitt has generously committed to offer $5,000 in scholarship assistance to a full-time or part-time student who exemplifies the qualities of determination, perseverance and “grit” in their pursuit of a law degree. Target candidates for this award include first-generation college graduates, students with learning disabilities, addicts in recovery, single parents, and students who are living with or have overcome similar adversity. Applicants should submit a personal statement explaining the obstacles they have confronted, how they overcame those obstacles, and the advice they would give to an aspiring law student faced with similar obstacles. All personal statements will be held in strict confidence. Mr. Whitt will review all personal statements and personally interview selected applicants.

Please submit your application to Michele Novachek (manovac@uakron.edu) by 5 p.m. on Friday, January 26.

One Lawyer Can Change the World Scholarship

I am pleased to announce a $10,000 scholarship opportunity co-sponsored by BARBRI Law Preview and the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity.

We believe that in the right hands, a law degree is a powerful tool to extinguish injustice and bring about  positive social change. That is why we are seeking to help one deserving student who plans to enter law school in Fall 2018, by contributing $10,000 towards their first-year tuition with the One Lawyer Can Change the World Scholarship.

To qualify, a student must simply submit a 500-word essay that explains how they expect to use their law degree to make a positive impact on our world, and how $10k would make a positive impact on their world.

The application is located here.

Best,

Don Macaulay
President & Founder
BARBRI Law Preview

2018 Walker Morgan Scholarship

2018 Walker Morgan Scholarship opportunity.

Details for this scholarship are below:

Criteria:

  • Applicants must currently be enrolled in high school and plan to graduate before July 1, 2018, or be enrolled in college.
  • Applicants must have a 2.5 GPA or higher.
  • Applicants or direct family members must have been personally affected by an injury of some type.Award Amount: $2,500Winning Applicant: Judging for this scholarship will take into account three factors:
  • Application: Only online applications will be accepted. The application may be found here.
  • Deadline: May 31, 2018
  1. Academic achievements.
  2. Achievements outside of school.
  3. The written response to the question.

The scholarship winner will be notified via email or a telephone call.  There will be an announcement made as well on the Walker Morgan LLC Facebook page and blog.

Ruhmann Law Firm 2nd Annual Scholarship

Ruhmann Law Firm is offering their 2nd annual scholarship for pre law and first year law students. The scholarship is for $500 offered to a student to help pay for tuition and other education-related expenses. It is open to eligible students who will be attending school in the United States. The recipient must submit an essay no longer than 1,000 words on a topic related to the area of law they wish to practice.

The deadline to submit scholarship applications is February 15, 2018.

All details may be found here.