Law & Legal Studies Scholarships

52 scholarships

ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law Diversity in the Legal Profession Scholarship — $2,500 — Deadline: April 1
ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law ABA Section of State and Local Government Law Jefferson B. Fordham Award for Excellence in Legal Writing — $1,000 — Deadline: March 15
ABA Section of State and Local Government Law Future Attorneys of America Scholarship — $1,000 — Deadline: Varies
Various law firms National Association for Public Interest Law (NAPIL) Fellowships (now Equal Justice Works) — $56,000 — Deadline: September 15
Equal Justice Works National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) Scholarships — $500 — Deadline: Varies by section
NCJW (various sections) Skadden Fellowship Foundation — $60,000 — Deadline: October 1
Skadden Fellowship Foundation The American Inns of Court Program Awards — $500 — Deadline: Varies by Inn
American Inns of Court The American Legion National Oratorical Contest — $20,000 — Deadline: Varies by state
The American Legion Women's Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) Scholarship — $1,000 — Deadline: March 1
WBAI National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) Scholarships — $2,000 — Deadline: February 15
NBLSA CLEO Pre-Law Summer Institute Scholarship — $1,000 — Deadline: Varies
Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) The Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) Scholarships (for study abroad) — $5,000 — Deadline: September 15 (2026 - check for 2027 updates)
Fund for Education Abroad National LGBT Bar Association Law Student Scholarship — $1,500 — Deadline: June 1
National LGBT Bar Association Arab American Bar Association of Illinois (AABA-IL) Scholarship — $1,000 — Deadline: May 1
AABA-IL The American Bar Association (ABA) Journal/Ross Writing Contest for Legal Short Fiction — $3,000 — Deadline: June 1
ABA Journal American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Scholarship — $2,500 — Deadline: March 1
ABI Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Scholarships — $1,000 — Deadline: Varies by chapter
ACC (various chapters) Association of Government Attorneys in Capital Litigation (AGACL) Scholarship — $1,000 — Deadline: April 1
AGACL American Association of Immigration Lawyers (AILA) Scholarships — $1,000 — Deadline: Varies by chapter
AILA (various chapters) American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Scholarship — $2,500 — Deadline: June 1
AIPLA American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation (AIPLEF) Jan Jancin Award — $2,500 — Deadline: September 1
AIPLEF ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) Law Student Writing Competition — $1,000 — Deadline: March 15 (2026 - check for 2027 updates)
ABA SEER ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law Diversity Scholarship — $5,000 — Deadline: April 15 (2026 - check for 2027 updates)
ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law ABA Section of Public Contract Law Writing Competition — $1,000 — Deadline: March 31 (2026 - check for 2027 updates)
ABA Section of Public Contract Law ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Law Student Writing Contest — $2,500 — Deadline: February 15 (2026 - check for 2027 updates)
ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law ABA Section of Taxation Law Student Writing Competition — $2,000 — Deadline: March 15 (2026 - check for 2027 updates)
ABA Section of Taxation American Bar Foundation (ABF) Law & Social Science Dissertation Fellowship — $35,000 — Deadline: November 1 (2026 - check for 2027 updates)
American Bar Foundation American Health Law Association (AHLA) Diversity in Health Law Scholarship — $2,500 — Deadline: May 1 (2026 - check for 2027 updates)
AHLA Federal Bar Association (FBA) Younger Lawyers Division Scholarship — $1,000 — Deadline: April 15
Federal Bar Association The Judge John R. Brown Scholarship Award — $5,000 — Deadline: March 1
Houston Bar Association Hispanic Bar Association of D.C. Scholarship — $2,000 — Deadline: April 15
Hispanic Bar Association of D.C. The R. Wayne Estopinal Scholarship — $2,000 — Deadline: April 1
Kentucky Bar Foundation Lawyers of Distinction Scholarship — $1,000 — Deadline: December 31
Lawyers of Distinction LSAC Diversity Initiatives — $5,000 — Deadline: April 1
Law School Admission Council (LSAC) Law School Scholarship Databank (LSAC) — $1,000 — Deadline: Varies
Law School Admission Council (LSAC) The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) Scholarship — $1,500 — Deadline: June 1
NACDL Foundation for Criminal Justice Asian Pacific American Bar Association (APABA) Scholarship — $1,000 — Deadline: Varies by chapter
APABA (various chapters) NAPABA Law Foundation Scholarship — $2,000 — Deadline: July 1
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Law Foundation National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Law Foundation Thomas Tang National Moot Court Competition Scholarship — $1,000 — Deadline: Varies (with competition)
NAPABA Law Foundation National Jurist Law School Scholarship — $1,000 — Deadline: Varies
The National Jurist National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) Scholarship — $5,000 — Deadline: March 15
NAWL Foundation National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA) Scholarship — $1,000 — Deadline: March 15
NFPA The Patent and Trademark Office Society (PTOS) Scholarship — $1,000 — Deadline: March 15
PTOS Sallie Mae Graduate School Scholarship — $2,000 — Deadline: Varies (monthly)
Sallie Mae American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation (AIPLEF) Sidney B. Williams, Jr. Scholar Program — $10,000 — Deadline: May 1
AIPLEF Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) Advancement of Animal Law Scholarship — $2,500 — Deadline: March 1
ALDF Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) EDGE Scholarship — $2,000 — Deadline: July 1
CLEO ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund — $15,000 — Deadline: May 1 (2026 - check for 2027 updates)
American Bar Association (ABA) ABA Section of Litigation Diversity Fellowship Program — $5,000 — Deadline: February 1
ABA Section of Litigation ABA Section of State and Local Government Law Scholarship — $1,000 — Deadline: March 15
ABA Section of State and Local Government Law American Association for Justice (AAJ) Mike Eidson Scholarship — $5,000 — Deadline: May 1
AAJ National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) White Collar Criminal Defense College at Stetson Scholarship — $1,000 — Deadline: February 1
NACDL Foundation for Criminal Justice