Scholarships, Writing Competitions, and Awards

There are a number of private law scholarships, writing competitions, and awards for which law students may apply.  Private scholarships can be an excellent way to help pay for your legal education.  Take the time to carefully review scholarship and writing opportunities and APPLY for ones for which you are eligible or match your specific practice area or career interests.  The odds are in your favor! 

Below is a list of scholarships administered and awarded by outside organizations.  In addition to our list, AccessLex, a non-profit dedicated to increasing access to legal education, has launched their Law School Scholarship Databank to help law students find the right scholarship for them. This interactive page allows you to filter through nearly 800 incoming and returning student scholarships and writing competitions totaling almost $300 million in aid.

Please note that deadlines and/or requirements may change, so you should consult the organization's website for the most up-to-date information.  These resources represent just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to scholarship and writing opportunities for law students, so be sure to conduct your own searches based on your specific interests and background. 

 

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Title Type Amount # Application Deadline Eligibility Notes
AAJ Trial Advocay Law Student ScholarshipPractice Area
$300012024-05-012L
3L
ABA Forum on Construction Law Writing CompetitionWriting
Practice Area
$10002024-06-301L
2L
3L
ABA LGBT Public Interest Scholarship ProgramDiversity
Practice Area
$50002To be determined.1L
2L
3L
Eligibility specifics: the applicant must (i) be either a first, second or third year law student in good standing in an ABA accredited law school, or a recent law graduate from an ABA accredited law school still studying for the Bar Exam. (ii) have secured an internship or job for Summer 2021 (which can extend beyond the Summer) and/or the Fall of 2021 with a public interest organization engaged in legal or policy work with a direct impact on LGBTQ individuals.
AccessLex, MAX Scholarship$25002024-11-011L
2L
3L
Acker Warren Scholarship Firms
Practice Area
$10002025-11-05Undergradute Students
Alford & Clark Injury Attorneys Students in Need ScholarshipFirms
$20002025-08-041L
2L
3L
American Bar Association's Busines Law Section, Mendes Hershman student Writing ContestWriting
Practice Area
$10002025-05-30
American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL)Writing
Varies22025-12-311L
2L
3L
American Constitution Society, Motley Writing CompetitionWriting
Practice Area
Varies22024-02-051L
2L
3L
Autumn Walton from Western New England University, Blankstyle ScholarshipWriting
$10002025-05-31
American Constitution Society, The Richard D. Cudahy Writing Competition on Regulatory and Administrative LawWriting
Practice Area
$15002024-02-051L
2L
3L
American Kennel Club Companion Animal Law Writing ContestWriting
$250022021-03-211L
2L
3L
American Indian Law Review National Writing CompetitionWriting
$150032023-02-281L
2L
3L
Andrew Cores Family Law Group Future Lawyers ScholarshipGeneral
Firms
$20002025-09-151L
2L
3L
Arnold & Porter Diversity and Inclusion ScholarshipDiversity
$1000062021-03-151L
ASECA (Association of Securities & Exchange Commission Alumni Scholarships) ScholarshipPractice Area
$500022025-02-141L
2L
3L
The Austin Bar Foundation’s LGBTQ+ Section ScholarshipDiversity
$50002024-07-311L
2L
3L
The Baker Law Firm, The Pillars of Justice Scholarship Firms
$10002025-11-19
Bankruptcy Law Section, State Bar of Texas Annual ScholarshipRegional
Practice Area
$25002025-10-212L
3L
Baylor Law’s annual Paper Chase Legal Writing Competition Writing
Varies2024-10-251L
2L
3L
The Behan Law Group Military Veteran ScholarshipFirms
$10002024-11-251L
2L
3L
Eligibility: You are a U.S. military Veteran, a current service member in the U.S. military, or the child of a Veteran or current service member
Bettersworth Law Firm Justice for All Scholarship Firms
$10002025-09-22
Biederman & Burleson Champions of Justice Scholarship Firms
$10002025-10-06Undergradute Students
Blanch Law Firm Writing ScholarshipWriting
Firms
$5000rolling1L
2L
3L
Blackford & Flohr Annual ScholarshipGeneral
Writing
$5002022-02-281L
2L
3L
Black Women Lawyers Association of Tarrant County, Charlye O. Farris ScholarshipSee notes.2025-05-24
The Bihm Firm, LLC Conflict Conqueror ScholarshipFirms
Varies2025-07-07Undergradute Students
The Blossom Law Caregiver ScholarshipFirms
$10002025-08-111L
2L
3L
Eligibility specifics: students who have a parent who has been the primary caregiver for a loved one or who have served as caregivers themselves
bold.org 'Be Bold' No-Essay scholarshipGeneral
$10000rolling1L
2L
3L
Boland Injury Lawyers P.C. Essay ScholarshipWriting
Firms
$5002025-12-311L
2L
3L
Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Bowman and Brooke Foundation, Future Defense Lawyer ScholarshipFirms
Varies2025-02-271L
Brandon Wong & Associates Difference Makers ScholarshipFirms
$10002025-05-071L
2L
3L
Break Out Bail Bonds Bridge to Success Scholarship $10002025-10-131L
2L
3L
The Brett McCandlis Brown & Conner Scholarship for 2023General
Firms
$10002023-04-301L
2L
3L
Breona Taylor and Kennet Walker Civil Rights ScholarshipDiversity
See notes.2024-03-011L
2L
3L
Brooks Kushman Intellectual Property Writing Competition Writing
Firms
$25002024-02-171L
2L
3L
Brooks Kushman Patent Claims Drafting CompetitionWriting
Firms
$25002024-02-241L
2L
3L
Brooklyn Injury Attorneys P.C. Essay ScholarshipWriting
Firms
$5002025-12-311L
2L
3L
Bronx Injury Lawyers P.C. Essay ScholarshipWriting
Firms
$5002025-12-311L
2L
3L
Undergraduate and Graduate Students
The Boucher LLP's ScholarshipFirms
$20002024-07-15Undergradute Students
Brown Trial Firm Scholarship Essay Contest - Cerebral PalsyGeneral
Firms
$10002021-06-011L
2L
3L
Essay question about innovative therapies and activities for cerebral palsy
Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. Diversity ScholarshipFirms
Diversity
$20002021-10-011L
2L
3L
The Burress Injury Law, Underdog ScholarshipFirms
Varies2025-12-031L
2L
3L
Cancer Survivorship Scholarship, Law Offices of Tedone and Morton, P.C.Firms
$10002023-02-28Eligibility specifics: The applicant has a loved one who has previously battled or is currently battling cancer OR the applicant is currently battling or has previously battled cancer themselves.
Cali Lemon Lawyers ScholarshispGeneral
Firms
$10002023-05-011L
2L
3L
Carole Willis Criminal Justice Reform ScholarshipGeneral
$22702024-05-011L
2L
3L
CATALYSTS ScholarshipGeneral
Diversity
$100022024-07-201L
2L
3L
Chan Law Firm Community Leadership Scholarship contestGeneral
Firms
$10002022-12-311L
2L
3L
Chapman Albin ScholarshipGeneral
Firms
$10002025-06-131L
2L
3L
Chappell Smith & Arden Law Firm scholarshipFirms
$15002023-05-011L
2L
3L
Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) General
$60002024-02-151L
2L
3L
Cole Schotz, PC, Community Impact ScholarshipFirms
$100002025-07-012L
Collins Rupp, P.C., Moving Forward ScholarshipFirms
$10002025-05-19Undergraduate Student
Coover & Associates, Parents With Passion Scholarship Firms
$10002025-11-031L
2L
3L
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Spouses Education Scholarship (Collin Allred Congressional District)Writing
Practice Area
$40002022-12-311L
2L
3L
Craig Jordan Consumer Protection Writing Competition 2022Firms
Practice Area
$100022025-06-181L
2L
3L
Dallas Bar Association Energy Law SectionPractice Area
$100022024-11-013L
Dallas Bar Association Health Law Section Student ScholarshipPractice Area
Varies2023-03-202L
3L
Dallas Hispanic Bar AssociationDiversity
Varies2025-02-05
Dallas Hispanic Law Foundation Scholarship General
Varies2025-01-311L
2L
3L
Dallas Jewish Community Foundation Regional
$25002025-03-283L
See requirements
Dallas Women Lawyers Association (DWLA) Foundation's "Get Started Grant" Firms
$10002025-09-101L
2L
3L
Eligibility specifics: single parent who returned to school to pursue a degree
Daniel R. Bacalis, P.C. Striving Solo Parent ScholarshipFirms
Diversity
$25002025-10-011L
2L
3L
Eligibility specifics: you must be a first-generation college student
David A. Kadzai, LLC, First Generation College Student ScholarshipSee notes.2025-07-02
Diamant Gerstein, LLC, Jewish Heritage Scholarship Firms
$15002024-09-131L
2L
3L
The Doan Law Firm, Lifeguard Heroes Scholarship Firms
$10002025-12-011L
2L
3L
Dolan, Dobrinsky, Rosenblum & Bluestein (DDRB Lawyers Legal Scholarship) Firms
Practice Area
$10002025-09-031L
2L
3L
Dorothy E. Roberts Public Interest Essay CompetitionFirms
Practice Area
$10002024-11-181L
2L
3L
Devadoss Law Firm Civil Rights ScholarshipFirms
Practice Area
$5000To be determined.1L
Doug Murphy Law Firm, Criminal Justice Scholarship General
$10002021-07-011L
2L
3L
Donald W. Banner Diversity Fellowship Firms
Practice Area
$10002023-06-271L
2L
3L
Dwyer Williams Cherkoss Attorneys 2021 ScholarshipFirms
Diversity
$10002025-02-101L
2L
3L
Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Edwards Law Firm Community First ScholarshipFirms
$10002025-07-181L
2L
3L
Edward M. Farmer's Supporting Our Heroes Scholarship Firms
$300032023-11-301L
2L
3L
Elite Lawyer ScholarshipPractice Area
Variesmultiple2025-03-281L
2L
3L
Emery Reddy Workers’ Compensation Law Firm ScholarshipFirms
$15002024-10-311L
2L
3L
Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (EMLF) Law Student ScholarshipFirms
$10002025-08-111L
2L
3L
Fawell & Fawell Out-of-State Student Scholarship See notes.2025-05-301L
Federal Bar Association, S.D. Tex. Chapter and the Blask Foundation’s ScholarshipWriting
Varies32025-02-28
FDCC Foundation, Barb Currie Diversity ScholarshipFirms
$10002025-09-081L
2L
3L
Fred Gray Civil Rights Writing CompetitionGeneral
$500every 6 months1L
2L
3L
Freedman Law, LLC, Workplace Rights Scholarship Firms
Diversity
Practice Area
$10002023-06-061L
2L
3L
Eligibility: African American law students with demonstrated interest in family law.
Findmylawtutor.com ScholarshipFirms
Diversity
$25002023-12-151L
2L
Eligibility: Member of a historically underrepresented group in the legal profession
Foray Firm Black Law Student ScholarshipFirms
$7502023-05-011L
2L
3L
Flores Tawney & Acosta PC Diversity In Law Scholarship ContestFirms
Practice Area
$10002025-03-101L
2L
3L
Florin|Roebig Voting Rights Scholarship Essay ContextGeneral
Firms
$7502024-12-311L
2L
3L
Frost Brown Todd Diversity ScholarshipRegional
Varies42024-02-292L
20000
Frank and Debbie Branson Trial ScholarsDiversity
Practice Area
$100002023-03-31Eligibility specifics: individuals seeking admission to law school or who have been admitted to law school and will attend full time, but not yet enrolled, and who have an interest in exploring a possible career in patent law in the United States.
Forrest Smith Texas General Counsel Scholarship General
Practice Area
Varies2025-02-281L
2L
3L
Foundation for Advancement of Diversity in IP Law - Sidney B. Williams, Jr. Scholar ProgramPractice Area
Varies2025-03-15LL.M/SJD students
Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy LawScholarship for JDsWriting
Firms
$10002024-05-201L
2L
3L
Flo Forward 3L Scholarship (2 scholarships)$25002026-01-15
Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law Scholarship for LL.M/SJD StudentsFirms
Diversity
$50002021-04-011L
2L
Gerber & Holder Worker's Compensation Attorney's Scholarship Essay Contest$10002025-06-04Undergraduate Student
George A. Strait Minority ScholarshipGeneral
Firms
$25002025-09-171L
2L
3L
Eligibility specifics: demonstrated financial need; household income less than $75,000
Gold Law Firm Challenge Yourself Scholarship Writing
Practice Area
$1000032023-01-031L
2L
3L
Goostree Law Group Bright Futures ScholarshipFirms
Diversity
$15002021-12-311L
2L
3L
GRAMMY Recording Academy Entertainment Law Initiative Writing ContestWriting
$10002022-02-251L
2L
3L
See also posting on Storey Hall bulletin board
Grossman Law Offices Diversity at the Bar ScholarshipGeneral
Firms
$50002021-06-011L
2L
3L
Open to any incoming or current law student
Harriet E. Miers Writing Competition Award (State Bar of Texas Women and the Law Section)Diversity
$2500102022-08-051L
2L
3L
Eligibility specifics: A current 1L, 2L or 3L law student in good standing of Hispanic or Latinx origin
Harris Lowry Manton LLP Civil Justice ScholarshipWriting
Practice Area
Varies2021-02-011L
2L
3L
HNBA (Hispanic National Bar Association) VIA Fund 2022 General Law School ScholarshipsFirms
$10002025-06-091L
2L
3L
Eligibility: your parent has been affected by a work-related injury
Hofstra Law and Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) Family Law Writing CompetitionGeneral
Writing
Regional
Practice Area
$15002024-04-011L
2L
3L
Hoggatt Injury Law Children of Injured Workers Scholarship General
$50002025-03-031L
2L
Human Rights Essay Contest of the State Bar of Texas International Law SectionRegional
Practice Area
$500022024-05-011L
2L
3L
email application to juanita.deloach@btlaw.com and Marylauren Ilagan at marylauren.ilagan@olaplex.com (entire applications only, i.e., applications including the recommendations, essays, and transcripts).
International Aerospace Womens Association (IAWA) ScholarshipPractice Area
$500032024-12-311L
2L
Eligibility specifics: demonstrated interest in local government law
Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of TexasWriting
$25002024-03-011L
2L
3L
IMLA Charles W. Thompson, Jr. Local Government Law ScholarshipPractice Area
$400042024-10-312L
3L
Institute for Energy Law (IEL) Hartick Scholar Writing CompetitionFirms
$10002024-12-111L
2L
3L
The J. Carlisle DeHay, Jr. Endowed Scholarship in LawWriting
Practice Area
$400032022-12-161L
2L
3L
James F. DiQuattro, Lawyers of Tomorrow ScholarshipFirms
$100022025-08-131L
2L
3L
Undergraduate student too.
Insurance Law Section State of the State Bar of Texas Writing CompetitionFirms
$10002025-06-11
James Kennedy Law Law Legal Ethics Scholarship General
$10002024-04-021L
2L
3L
James F. Diquattro, Lawyers of Tomorrow ScholarshipFirms
$10002025-09-101L
2L
3L
Janean D. Watkins Aspiring Victim's Rights Advocate ScholarshipFirms
Practice Area
$10002023-07-011L
2L
3L
Eligibility specifics: enrolled in joint JD/MBA program
Jeffrey Coller, Knoxville Criminal Defense Attorney's Rising Stars ScholarshipDiversity
Varies2024-09-202L
3L
JD/MBA Law School ScholarshipFirms
Diversity
$50002022-02-111L
2L
3L
JLTLAF Minority Law Student Scholarship Firms
$20002025-10-081L
2L
3L
Joel Stern Scholarship FundFirms
$50002023-06-301L
2L
3L
John T. Fields & Associates, LLC's Fight Against Domestic Violence ScholarshipWriting
$1500052023-05-311L
2L
3L
JT Legal Group ScholarshipPractice Area
$10002022-02-041L
2L
3L
Judge John R. Brown Scholarship Foundation 30th Annual Brown AwardFirms
Diversity
$100012021-12-311L
2L
3L
Eligibility specifics: Must have at least one birth parent who is a member of one of the following minority groups: Black/African American, Hispanic, Native North American, Pacific Islander
Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas Joel White Scholarship$10002024-12-27
The Jordan Law Firm Diversity ScholarshipFirms
$10002025-02-121L
2L
3L
Justice Hero ScholarshipSee notes.2025-08-18
The Law Office of J. Kevin Clark's Empowering Families ScholarshipGeneral
Firms
$10002023-07-011L
2L
3L
Kari H. Fawcett, Young Legal Professionals ScholarshipFirms
$250022025-02-121L
2L
3L
The Larson Law Office ScholarshipFirms
Practice Area
$20002To be determined.1L
2L
3L
The Law Offices of Jerry D. Andrews, P.C. Community Impact ScholarshipFirms
$100052025-05-121L
2L
3L
The Law Offices of Shane R. Kadlec Public Service ScholarshipWriting
Practice Area
$10002022-05-022L
3L
Kanoski Bresney Stand Up To Distracted Driving scholarshipFirms
$10002023-09-191L
2L
3L
Lazzari Memorial Prize: Texas Entertainment and Sports Law Writing CompetitionGeneral
Firms
$100022021-08-311L
2L
3L
Law Office of Philip W. Moore, Jr. Leadership Excellence ScholarshipFirms
$10002024-12-311L
2L
3L
Undergraduate student too.
Lemon Law Experts' ScholarshipsGeneral
$20002021-12-041L
2L
3L
Eligibility specifics: maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Preference will be given to those with a field of study in Addiction or Mental Health.
The Lemon Law Firm Annual ScholarshipDiversity
$100002024-04-141L
Undergraduate
Lighthouse Recovery Academic ScholarshipWriting
Practice Area
Varies2021-06-151L
2L
3L
Eligibility specifics: Authors must have completed or be currently taking coursework in employment or labor law. Only the first two submissions per law school will be accepted as entries for consideration.
LMJ Scholarship ProgramGeneral
Firms
$10002023-06-221L
2L
3L
Louis Jackson Memorial National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor LawDiversity
$100032024-08-201L
2L
3L
Eligibility specifics: demonstrated commitment to serving the LatinX community, shown through academic, extracurricular, or professional record of service
Lucas Law Legal Leaders ScholarshipGeneral
Practice Area
$100002024-03-011L
2L
3L
MABA (Mexican American Bar Association) of Dallas ScholarshipWriting
Firms
$10002021-05-011L
Eligibility specifics: Commencing law school (1L) in August 2021; Written an article which has been published (in print or digital media).
Major League Baseball Players Association, Michael Weiner ScholarshipPractice Area
$100002022-12-021L
2L
3L
Mann Law Firm Legal ScholarshipGeneral
$100012022-02-011L
2L
3L
Mark T. Banner IP Scholarship, Richard Linn American Inn of CourtFirms
$10002025-09-031L
2L
3L
Mark Zboch Academic ScholarshipWriting
Practice Area
$15002022-04-151L
2L
3L
Magana & Van Dyke Dominick Marsala Memorial Scholarship Diversity
Varies2025-02-041L
2L
3L
Marshall M. Schulman Annual Competition for Student Papers in Criminal Law and/or Criminal ProcedureSee notes.To be determined.1L
Marshall-Motley Scholars ProgramGeneral
Firms
$10002025-06-041L
2L
Melehy & Associates, LLC, Public Service Scholarship Firms
$10002026-01-05
The Meza Law Firm, PLLC, Bridging the Divide ScholarshipFirms
Diversity
$10002025-11-191L
2L
3L
Miami Family Law Group, PLLC, Breaking the Cycle ScholarshipFirms
Diversity
$100002021-08-013L
Eligibility: awarded to a rising 3L planning to become a plaintiff trial lawyer.
The Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor StudiesDiversity
$20002024-05-021L
2L
3L
Michigan Auto Law Diversity ScholarshipFirms
$15002025-05-121L
2L
3L
Milestone Trial LawHER ScholarshipDiversity
See notes.2024-03-011L
2L
3L
Minority Women in LAS ScholarshipFirms
$10002023-05-011L
2L
3L
MKFM Resilient Student ScholarshipFirms
$10002025-10-131L
2L
3L
Ms. JD's Public Interest Scholarship General
Firms
$10002022-11-211L
2L
3L
Moses & Rooth Law Offices ScholarshipGeneral
$10002025-01-171L
2L
3L
Moore Family Law, Leadership Excellence Scholarship$10002025-10-13Undergraduate Students
The Murphy & Price, Homeland Heroes Scholarship Firms
$10002025-10-03
Murphy & McKinney Law Firm, Criminal Justice ScholarshipFirms
$10002025-11-171L
2L
3L
MVP Accident Attorneys Scholarship Essay ContestGeneral
Firms
$10002023-09-161L
2L
3L
The Law Offices of Murphy & Price LLP, Homeland Heroes ScholarshipFirms
$10002025-12-03
Nancy Etz Scholarship$10002025-06-161L
2L
3L
Eligbility specifics: applicant must be a single parent or a child of a single parent
Natalie Joy Poremski ScholarshipWriting
Firms
$5002025-12-311L
2L
3L
Undergraduate Students
National LGBT Bar Association and Foundation Scholarship for LGBTQ+ and Ally Law StudentsGeneral
$10002023-10-031L
2L
3L
Neal Davis Law Scholarship Essay ContestWriting
Practice Area
$25002025-04-151L
2L
3L
Newland & Newland, LLP Single Parent ScholarshipWriting
Firms
$5002025-12-311L
2L
3L
New Jersey Injury Lawyers P.C. Essay ScholarshipPractice Area
Variesrolling2L
3L
Awarded to two highest grades in Oil and Gas per semester
The New York State Bar Association International Section, Albert s. Pergam International Law Writing Competition Award$20002026-01-16
NextLevel Student ScholarshipFirms
$150012023-12-011L
2L
3L
Notre Dame Law School Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing CompetitionFirms
$10002025-04-231L
2L
3L
NYC Injury Attorneys P.C. Essay ScholarshipVariesTo be determined.
Oil and Gas Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of TexasGeneral
Firms
$10002025-11-101L
2L
3L
Ottinger Employment Lawyers Law School ScholarshipWriting
Firms
$5002025-12-311L
2L
3L
Undergraduate Students
OVC Scholarship Network (Several Scholarships)Firms
See notes.rolling
OVC, INC. Lawyers Give Back ScholarshipWriting
Firms
$5002026-07-311L
2L
3L
Undergraduate Students
OVC, INC. “Market Yourself” ScholarshipFirms
$10002024-07-10Undergraduate Students
PA Medical Malpractice Injury Lawyers P.C. Essay ScholarshipGeneral
Diversity
$42352024-04-021L
2L
3L
Paul D. White Scholarship Program - BakerHostetlerWriting
$150032023-09-151L
2L
3L
Perkins Coie 2L Diversity FellowshipFirms
Practice Area
$5002025-07-311L
2L
3L
Undergraduate Students
Philadelphia Injury Lawyers P.C. Essay ScholarshipWriting
Firms
$25002023-08-011L
2L
3L
The Law Office of Philip R. Nathe ScholarsjipFirms
$10002025-09-151L
2L
3L
Phillip Robinson Memorial ScholarshipFirms
$10002025-07-111L
2L
3L
PIABA James E. Beckley Student Writing CompetitionWriting
Firms
$10002024-09-091L
2L
3L
College or University
Pittsburgh Injury Lawyers P.C. Essay ScholarshipFirms
$20002025-07-071L
2L
3L
Poulos and Coates Law School Scholarship ContestPractice Area
$20002023-04-211L
Pullan & Young, Supporting Prisoners' Families ScholarshipFirms
Practice Area
$25002024-12-011L
2L
3L
The Ramage Law Group, Adopted Child ScholarshipWriting
Practice Area
$50002022-02-012L
3L
Registration Deadline: February 1st, 2022; Competition problem emailed out: February 2nd, 2022; Submission Deadline: Friday, March 18th, 2022
Redondo Law Firm Annual Scholarship ContestFirms
Diversity
$10002025-07-09Undergraduate Students
Jerry D. Andrews, Road to Recovery Scholarship Firms
$10002024-09-091L
2L
3L
Robert Masur Fellowship in Civil Liberties 2021Firms
Practice Area
$100022022-06-301L
2L
3L
Robert Wayne Pearce Investor Fraud Awareness ScholarshipFirms
Diversity
$10000 winter 2020-211L
Roy Snell Health Care Regulatory and Compliance Writing CompetitionFirms
$10002023-06-131L
2L
3L
Salvado Law Dream Chaser Scholarship Firms
Diversity
$250002023-08-302L
Salvi & Maher ScholarshipFirms
Practice Area
$20002022-12-301L
2L
3L
Schaefer Halleen’s Social Equity ScholarshipGeneral
$5002024-08-151L
2L
3L
Schwabe, Williamson, & Wyatt 1L Summer Associate Diversity Fellowship ProgramGeneral
Firms
$15002023-09-041L
2L
3L
Schwartz Injury Law Perseverance Scholarship Diversity
Varies2023-01-171L
2L
3L
Eligibility: member of ABS; cumulative GPA of 3.000 or higher; demonstrated financial need
Sidley Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship for Summer 2024Diversity
Varies2022-01-311L
2L
3L
Eligibility Specifics: member of HLSA; cumulative GPA of 3.000 or higher; demonstrated financial need
Sieben Edmunds Miller Criminal Justice Scholarship$100042023-03-311L
2L
3L
Skywalker Mission Education ScholarshipFirms
$10002025-08-041L
2L
3L
Smith, Born, Leventis, Taylor & Vega scholarshipRegional
Practice Area
$400032023-12-221L
2L
3L
SMU Black Alumni Scholarship FundDiversity
Varies2025-02-073L
SMU Latino Alumni Scholarship Practice Area
See notes.2025-04-25
SMU Maguire Center Ethics Essay PrizeWriting
Firms
$20002021-05-031L
Sports Lawyers Association 11th Annual Law Student Writing CompetitionWriting
Practice Area
Varies2024-07-101L
2L
3L
Undergradute too
State Bar of Texas Insurance Law Section Writing CompetitionPractice Area
$200032024-04-301L
2L
3L
State Bar of Texas Diversity in the Profession Committee Bar Exam Prep Scholarship Firms
$10002022-09-071L
2L
3L
State Bar of Texas, Tax Section, Law Students Pursuing Tax Law Scholarship ApplicationFirms
$25002025-06-021L
2L
3L
Tannenwald Writing Competition Sponsored By The Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship & The American College of Tax CounselWriting
$300032021-06-151L
2L
3L
Law Students Pursuing Tax Law Scholarship, by the Tax Section of the State Bar of TexasDiversity
Varies2024-02-281L
2L
3L
Law Offices of Tedone & Morton, P.C. Cancer Survivorship ScholarshipGeneral
$10002021-12-151L
2L
3L
Eligibility specifics: You or a loved one have been affected by leukemia.
Terry Bryant Law Firm Law School ScholarshipPractice Area
$2500rollingEligibility specifics: interest in civil trial advocacy and a career as a civil trial lawyer
Mark T. Banner ScholarshipPractice Area
$100002021-12-031L
2L
3L
Eligibility specifics: Commitment to the pursuit of a career in IP law. 
The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law Annual Law Student Writing Competition$50002024-12-203L
The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy LawFirms
$25002022-06-151L
2L
3L
The John Foy & Associates Strong Arm Leukemia ScholarshipWriting
$20002021-02-201L
2L
3L
The Plaxen and Adler Scholarship Diversity
Varies2024-10-111L
2L
3L
TYLA intends to award three scholarships to qualified applicants in the amounts of: $5,000 (first place), $3,000 (second place), and $1,500 (third place).
The Richard Linn American Inn of Court – Mark T. Banner ScholarshipDiversity
Varies2025-03-01
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Educational Institute, Charles D. (“Charlie”) Butts AwardWriting
Varies2024-11-29
Tribeca Capital Group ScholarshipFirms
Diversity
Variesrolling1L
Trandafir International Business Writing Competition $10002024-03-211L
2L
3L
USLAW Network Foundation Law School, Diversity Scholarship Program Firms
Varies2025-05-311L
2L
3L
Vinson &Elkins 1L Diversity FellowshipsFirms
$15002025-05-051L
2L
3L
undergraduate and graduate students
Warren E Burger Prize Writing CompetitionDiversity
Practice Area
$500012023-05-011L
2L
3L
Eligibility specifics: female student entering her third year of law school who has demonstrated a commitment to a career as a trial lawyer
Wanta Thome PLC ScholarshipFirms
Diversity
$150002023-01-171L
Wilson W. Herndon Memorial Fund - AntitrustDiversity
$15000202020-05-011L
Whitlock Law, LLC, Hope and Opportunity ScholarshipGeneral
Writing
$100012020-01-151L
2L
3L
Zelle LLP's ScholarshipFirms
$150002026-01-12
Zide Law Group, Renewed Horizons Scholarship Firms
$10002025-12-10
Abels & Annes Scholarship - Essay ContestFirms
Diversity
$10002020-08-011L
Eligibility specifics: must be a current high school senior in Boston that will be attending their first year of college in the fall of the application year; must have at least one parent of Asian ancestry
Achievements and Ability Scholarship - Michigan Cerebral Palsy AttorneysGeneral
$50002020-08-151L
2L
3L
Akin Gump / Robert Strauss Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship ProgramRegional
Diversity
$300022020-07-111L
2L
3L
Eligibility specifics: Texas law students
Ambrosio E. Rodriguez Scholarship Writing
Practice Area
$10002020-06-011L
2L
3L
Eligibility specifics: interest in aviation law
Anna Belle Kritser II Foundation Scholarship ("Panhandle Scholarship")General
$25002020-09-011L
2L
3L
ASECA (Association of Securities & Exchange Commission Alumni Scholarships)Firms
Diversity
$12500closed for 2020; check back in 20211L
Asian Heritage Law School Scholarship - Infinity Law GroupFirms
Diversity
$1000012020-08-162L
Attorney Ken Nugent Legal ScholarshipFirms
Diversity
$50002020-01-061L
2L
Austin Bar Foundation and LGBT Bar Association ScholarshipGeneral
Varies2020-05-151L
Eligibility specifics: incoming 1Ls. Award amount is for cost of attending incoming students' day.
Aviation Law Section of State Bar of Texas ScholarshipGeneral
Firms
$5002020-08-011L
2L
3L
Eligibility specifics: Military veteran law student attending law school in the United States.
Bajaj Law ScholarshipGeneral
Firms
$30002020-08-311L
2L
3L
Baker Botts 1L Diversity FellowshipFirms
Diversity
$15000closed for 2020; check back in 20211L
Banner Witcoff Donald W. Banner Diversity FellowshipFirms
Diversity
See notes.2020-09-151L
2L
The deadline for second-year scholarship applicants is September 15, 2020. We will accept first-year scholarship applications from December 1 – March 15, 2021.
BarBri Law Preview Course Scholarship Practice Area
$5002020-08-102L
3L
Eligbility specifics: demonstrated interest in Business Las
Barnett Howard & Williams Military Veteran ScholarshipPractice Area
$5002020-08-102L
3L
Eligibility specifics: demonstrated interest in Tax Law
Baumgartner Law Firm Law Student Scholarship ApplicationFirms
Diversity
$10000closed for 2020; check back in 20211L
Blank Rome Diversity Scholars ProgramGeneral
Firms
$15002020-03-011L
2L
3L
Bracewell 1L Diversity & Inclusion Fellowship Summer ProgramFirms
Diversity
$300002020-01-101L
Bradley Diversity Scholarship ProgramGeneral
$25002020-09-301L
2L
3L
Brown PC National Tax Law ScholarshipDiversity
Varies2023-12-151L
2L
3L
Cairncross & Hempelmann Diversity Fellowship ProgramFirms
Diversity
$40002020-11-011L
2L
Citywide Law ScholarshipFirms
Diversity
$150002020-01-051L
Cooley Diversity FellowshipFirms
Diversity
$200002020-12-113L
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Foundation (DAYL)Firms
Diversity
$10000closed for 2020; check back in 20211L
Dallas Bar Association Health Law Section Student ScholarshipGeneral
$20002020-09-15 (2 per year): September 15th, March 15th. Any student, 24 years old or younger
DAR American Indian ScholarshipFirms
Diversity
$100002020-01-201L
Davis Wright Tremaine 1L Diversity ScholarshipDiversity
$1000022020-09-152L
3L
Eligibility specifics: diverse or female students.
Don’t Text & Drive ScholarshipFirms
Diversity
$15000closed for 2020; check back in 20211L
Donald C. McCleary-Gardere Leadership Scholarship Firms
Diversity
Varies2020-01-031L
Dorsey & Whitney Diversity FellowshipGeneral
$10002020-07-011L
DRI Law Student Diversity Scholarship Firms
Diversity
Varies2020-02-011L
Eastern District of Texas Bar AssnFirms
Diversity
$150002020-01-051L
Ed and Margaret Roberts ScholarshipsFirms
Diversity
$10000closed for 2020; check back in 20211L
Finnegan Diversity ScholarshipFirms
Diversity
$75002020-01-13
Fish and Richardson 1L Diversity Fellowship ProgramFirms
Diversity
$75002020-01-031L
Fleming Law ScholarshipFirms
Diversity
$75002020-07-162L
Foley Hoag 1L Diversity FellowshipWriting
See notes.2023-12-221L
2L
3L
Foster Garvey - The Kenneth L. Schubert Jr. 1L Diversity FellowshipPractice Area
$50002024-02-121L
2L
3L
Air Law Student - 1st preference to a female student; info emailed from SMU Law
Harter Secrest & Emery Diversity ScholarshipDiversity
Varies2020-10-092L
3L
Email Moira Cary (mcary@smu.edu) for 2020 application documents
Helsell Fetterman 2021 Summer Associate / Richard S. White FellowshipFirms
Diversity
Varies2020-01-311L
Insurance Law Section State of the State Bar of Texas Writing CompetitionFirms
Diversity
$25000closed for 2020; check back in 20211L
International Aviation Womens AssociationGeneral
$10002020-08-311L
2L
3L
The student must have a family member (such as a parent, spouse or sibling) who is or was an active duty member of law enforcement, including reserve officers and retired, deceased or disabled officers
JALC - Journal of Air Law General
$10002020-07-311L
2L
3L
Eligibility specifics: you or someone you love affected by Leukemia
J. L. Turner Legal Association Foundation Diversity ScholarshipsDiversity
$100002020-07-021L
2L
3L
Judge Elmo B. Hunter Legal Center ScholarshipDiversity
$1000062020-06-171L
2L
3L
Knobbe Martens 1L Diversity Scholarship ProgramWriting
Diversity
$500032020-03-311L
2L
3L
Law Enforcement Family Member ScholarshipFirms
Diversity
Practice Area
$50002020-01-151L
Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Scholarship Firms
Diversity
$5000closed for 2020; check back in 20211L
Lloyd M. Johnson Jr. Scholarship Program Diversity
$50002019-12-311L
2L
3L
LMJ Scholarships - MCCAGeneral
Firms
$10002024-06-191L
2L
LSAC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Writing CompetitionFirms
Diversity
$100002020-01-081L
MAX by AccessLexFirms
Diversity
Varies2020-01-211L
McAndrews Diversity in Patent Law FellowshipDiversity
$300002020-05-011L
McGlinchey Stafford 1L Diversity FellowshipFirms
$10002024-07-021L
2L
3L
single parent & other requirements
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) Firms
Diversity
$100002020-01-311L
Miami Family Law Group,PLLCFirms
Diversity
$100002020-01-312L
Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP (MNGD) Diversity Fellowship 1L Summer AssociateFirms
Diversity
$100002020-01-311L
Moore & Van Allen's Diversity Scholars ProgramFirms
Diversity
Varies22020-06-01You must be an incoming 1L student starting in the Fall to apply
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Earl Warren ScholarshipGeneral
Practice Area
$500022020-07-011L
2L
3L
Newland & Newland Single Parent ScholarshipFirms
Diversity
$10000closed for 2020; check back in 20211L
2L
Norton Rose Fulbright 1L Diversity Fellowship ProgramFirms
Diversity
$15000closed for 2020; check back in 20211L
Norton Rose Fulbright 2L Diversity Fellowship ProgramFirms
Diversity
$15000closed for 2020; check back in 20211L
O'Melveny 1L Diversity FellowshipFirms
Diversity
$15000closed for 2020; check back in 20211L
One Lawyer Can Change the World Scholarship (BarBri)Firms
Diversity
$15000closed for 2020; check back in 20211L
Patrick Malone & Associates Offers Scholarship to Law Students for Representing Real PeopleFirms
Diversity
$15000closed for 2020; check back in 20211L
Paul Hastings Diversity Scholarship AwardFirms
Diversity
$15000closed for 2020; check back in 20211L
Perkins Coie 1L Diversity FellowshipGeneral
$10002019-12-051L
2L
3L
Eligibility specifics: single mother
Perkins Coie 1LTechnology Transactions and Privact Fellowship General
Varies2020-04-011L
2L
3L
Perkins Coie 1L Patent & Patent Litigation FellowshipsFirms
Diversity
Varies2020-01-311L
2L
Perkins Coie 1L Political Law Diversity FellowshipDiversity
$15002020-07-311L
2L
3L
need based
Perkins Coie 1L Two Steps Ahead Scholars ProgramGeneral
Practice Area
$10002020-07-311L
2L
3L
Eligibility specifics: You have personally worked to protect children’s rights or stop abuse either as a volunteer, as a counselor, in your professional work or by legal means; You are an abuse survivor who wishes to use your own experiences to help others.
Perkins Coie 1LPrivacy & Data Security FellowshipsFirms
Diversity
$150002020-01-151L
Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers LLC’ Annual Single Mother ScholarshipFirms
Diversity
$10000closed for 2020; check back in 20211L
Sally & Fitch, LLP Law ScholarshipGeneral
$10002020-09-301L
2L
3L
SCBA Richard R. Garland Diversity Scholarship General
$10002019-09-301L
Eligibility specifics: 1L student who has overcome serious injuries suffered as a result of a car accident, medical error, or other incident caused by someone’s carelessness.
St. Paul Scholarship FoundationGeneral
$100002020-06-301L
2L
3L
Steinger, Greene & Feiner Law Scholarship for Child AdvocatesGeneral
Firms
$15002020-12-151L
2L
3L
Create a short two to three minute video outlining potential danger slip and fall hazards and how they can be avoided within schools or colleges.
Stinson 1L Minority Fellowship - Minnpls, KCMO, St. LouisGeneral
$10002020-06-011L
2L
3L
Stoel Rives 1L Diversity FellowshipGeneral
$40002020-03-311L
2L
3L
The Barone Defense Firm Win Back Your Life ScholarshipFirms
Diversity
$20002020-06-011L
2L
The Briskman Briskman & Greenberg Accident Survivor ScholarshipDiversity
$50002020-03-021L
2L
Special consideration will also be given to applicants who have been adversely affected by cancer (as a survivor, or family member of a victim or survivor). 
The Krist Law Firm, P.C. National Scholarship Firms
Diversity
$50002020-01-271L
The Law Offices of Joel J. Kofsky Scholarship Diversity
$300002020-12-311L
Applicants must be members of a racial or ethnic group currently underrepresented in the patent law profession and be seeking admission to an ABA-accredited law school for the Fall 2021 semester.
The Law Offices of Tragos, Sartes & TragosFirms
Diversity
See notes.2020-06-011L
Award is for the amount of an LSAT preparation course of the Fellow’s choosing, a stipend equal to the most current cost to both sit for the LSAT and register for the Credential Assembly Service, a 1L law school prep course, money for books for all three years of law school, a technology stipend (if needed), and mentorship from an assigned Snell & Wilmer attorney over the course of the fellowship.
The Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance ScholarshipFirms
Diversity
$200002020-01-061L
The Michigan Auto Law Scholarship ProgramGeneral
$1000closed for 2020; check back in 20211L
2L
3L
The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Scholarships Han C. Choi ScholarshipFirms
Diversity
$100002020-01-081L
The Sidney B. Williams, Jr. Scholar ProgramDiversity
Varies2023-10-131L
2L
3L
The Snell & Wilmer Fellowship for Advancement and Resources (FAR) General
Firms
$30002020-12-311L
2L
3L
Thompson & Knight 1L Diversity Fellowship ProgramFirms
Diversity
$100002020-01-171L
Tiftickjian Law Firm, P.C. Juvenile Justice Law School ScholarshipGeneral
Firms
See notes.2020-05-011L
2L
3L
Tonkon Torp 1L Diversity Fellowship ProgramPractice Area
$5002020-06-011L
2L
3L
Vinardi Zurada LLP ScholarshipWriting
Varies2021-09-121L
2L
3L
United States-Mexico Bar Association (USMBA) Writing Competition - "Legal Framework for the Fuel of North America"General
Varies2022-02-261L
2L
3L
EMAIL mcary@smu.edu for PDF of application. Eligibility specifics: Former Aggie Student that has completed at least 40 undergraduate hours at Texas A&M University and will be beginning or currently in law school in the Fall of 2022
The Sovereignty Symposium XXXIIII Writing CompetitionPractice Area
$1500y2023-05-011L
2L
This scholarship awards $1,500 to a first- or second-year law student and is to help subsidize the Law Student Member's attendance at AAJ’s Annual Convention.
USMBA Phil Robbins Writing Competition "Legal Framework for the Fuel Market of North America"Diversity
$500012023-05-011L
2L
3L
ABA Aviation and Space Law Committee Annual Law Student Writing CompetitionWriting
Practice Area
$5002022-05-311L
2L
3L
Frost Brown Todd Diversity ScholarshipFirms
Practice Area
$10002023-12-011L
2L
3L
New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Animals and the Law’s 2021 Student Writing CompetitionDiversity
Varies2021-12-011L
2L
3L
$5,000 - $18,000 Fellowships, Awarded to women in one of the designated degree programs where women’s participation traditionally has been low.
Texas Aggie Bar AssociationWriting
Practice Area
$500032022-12-011L
2L
3L
See also posting on Storey Hall bulletin board
AAJ Leesfield Law Student ScholarshipRegional
Varies2022-03-011L
2L
Eligibility specfics: 1st or 2nd year law students who demonstrate ties to Alaska, and an intent to return to Alaska within two years of graduation.
AAJ Minority Caucus Richard D. Hailey Law Student Scholarship$50002024-06-062L
Aaron Wersing Employment Discrimination Scholarship Contest Firms
$10002023-07-011L
2L
3L
Eligibility: JD/MBA students
AAUW (American Association of University Women) Selected Professions FelloweshipsWriting
Practice Area
$100002021-12-011L
2L
3L
ACCSFL (American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers) Writing CompetitionWriting
Varies2021-01-151L
2L
3L
Alaska Bar Association Law School ScholarshipsWriting
Practice Area
$180022023-06-011L
2L
3L
Alabama Law Foundation, Cabaniss, Johnston Scholarship Diversity
Practice Area
$50002To be determined.1L
2L
3L
Eligibility specifics: the applicant must (i) be either a first, second or third year law student in good standing in an ABA accredited law school, or a recent law graduate from an ABA accredited law school still studying for the Bar Exam. (ii) have secured an internship or job for Summer 2021 (which can extend beyond the Summer) and/or the Fall of 2021 with a public interest organization engaged in legal or policy work with a direct impact on LGBTQ individuals.