Monday, September 26, 2011

Scholarships with Fall/Winter deadlines

SEPTEMBER

Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP Diversity Scholarship Program
www.townsend.com
Attn: Lindy Yurich
Two Embarcadero Center, Eighth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
mvyurich@townsend.com
Criteria: Applicants must be minorities and women law students committed to pursuing a career in patent law. Financial need is not a consideration for this scholarship.
Awards: $2,000
Deadline: September 1, 2011

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
The NAPABA Law Foundation
c/o Parkin Lee, Esq.
The Rockefeller Group
1221 Avenue of the Americas, 17th Floor
New York, New York 10020
Criteria: Several different scholarships are available. Applicant must demonstrate commitment to pro bono and/or public interest work and serving the Asian Pacific American community.  Applicant must also demonstrate leadership potential and financial need.
Amount: $2,500 to $7,500
Deadline: September 2, 2011

National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division – Philadelphia Chapter
National Bar Association Women Layers Division
Attention: Scholarship Committee
PO Box 58004
Philadelphia, PA  19102-8004
Justice Juanita Kidd Stout Tuition Scholarship – up to $5000
Sadie T. M. Alexander Book Fund Scholarship – $500-$1000
Criteria: Scholarship recipients will be chosen based upon financial need, work and community service experience and essays.  Additionally, each applicant may be interviewed by the Scholarship Committee.
Deadline: September 12, 2011

Serbian Bar Association of America
Linda M. Babich
205 N. Michigan Avenue, 40th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
708-655-8412
Criteria: Applicants must be of Serbian birth or ancestry and/or their spouses, who are enrolled in an ABA accredited law school in the USA, maintaining a 3.0 GPA throughout law school. Must submit an application, an essay of no more than 250 words detailing how they plan to use their legal education within the Serbian community and a certified copy of their law school transcript (1Ls can submit a letter affirming enrollment and course schedule).
Amount: $500 to $2000
Deadline: September 15, 2011

Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania Legal Education Fund
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Carolina Spaventa
215-564-8184
Criteria: US citizens of Hispanic background.  Must be domiciled in Pennsylvania and/or enrolled in an accredited law school located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Delaware during the academic year.
Amount: $1,650
Deadline: September 30, 2011

OCTOBER

Diversity Scholars Program Selection Panel
ATTN: Skip Horne
Latham & Watkins LLP
12636 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400
San Diego, CA 92130
Fax: 858.523.5450
skip.horne@lw.com
Criteria: Applicant must be a U.S. citizen enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school and intend to practice law in a major city of the United States. You must have successfully completed your first year of a full-time JD program, with an expected graduation date of spring 2012.
Award:  $10,000 non-renewable scholarship for their third year of law school.
Deadline: October 14, 2011

Balfour Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity Minority Scholarship Program
http://www.phideltaphi.org
800/368-5606
info@phideltaphi.org
Criteria: Open to all ethnic minority members of the legal fraternity Phi Delta Phi. Selection is based on participation, ethics, and scholastics.
Award: $3,000
Deadline: October 14, 2011


NOVEMBER

Horizons Foundation, c/o National Defense Industrial Association
703-247-2564
jcasey@ndia.org
Criteria: Awarded to female full or part-time students enrolled in an accredited university or college who demonstrate interest in pursuing a career related to national security or defense and have a minimum GPA of 3.25.  Must also be a U.S. citizen and demonstrate financial need.
Amount: $500
Deadline: November 1, 2011 for Spring 2012 semester; July 1, 2012 for Fall 2012 semester

The Richard Linn American Inn of Court Mark T. Banner Scholarship
Mark T. Banner Scholarship
c/o Charles W. Shifely,
The Richard Linn American Inn of Court
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
10 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 30000
Chicago, IL 60606
Criteria: Awarded to a law student that is a member of an under represented group (including race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation and disability) in pursuit of a career in IP law. Third-year students ARE eligible. Applicant must also demonstrate academic merit, leadership qualities, oral communication skills and community involvement.
Award: $5,000 for the Fall semester of their 2nd or 3rd year of law school.
Deadline: November 11, 2011


National Black Law Students Association
www.nblsa.org
c/o LaTanya Funches
9919 S. Union Ave.
Chicago, IL 60628
Nelson Mandela Law Scholarship
Criteria: Applicants must be studying law.  Students who are entering law school or are in their first year of law school are eligible.
Amount: $1,000

Rodney Pulliam Memorial Scholarship
Criteria: Sixty scholarships will be awarded (10 from each of the 6 NBLSA regions) in the form of a BARBRI certificate.  Each recipient must be a law student graduating Spring 2012.
Amount: $500

Sandy Brown Memorial ScholarshipCriteria: Two monetary awards will be given commemorative of Ms. Brown.  Applicants must be currently in their first or second year, and submit an essay on the specified topic.
Amount: Not less than $500

Outstanding Student Leader Scholarship
Criteria: Awarded to a NBLSA member that has excelled academically and has been an active member of the BLSA chapter and community.
Deadline: November 15, 2011

DECEMBER

James W. Stoudt Memorial Scholarship Fund of the PA Bar Foundation
Johanne Johnston
Temple Law Financial Aid Office
Suite 101 of Barrack Hall
Criteria: Open to all second year full-time and third year part-time law students in good standing who are PA residents and current members of the Law Student Division of the PA Bar Association. Recipients must demonstrate academic achievement, financial need, and potential for making a contribution to society and the legal profession either through anticipated legal field or other efforts. To apply, submit a 250-500 word essay to the Financial Aid Office on how the applicant meets these criteria as well as up to two (2) recommendations from a faculty advisor, professor, dean, employer or lawyer.
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: December 2, 2011

Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Selection Committee
One Sansome Street, Ste 1000
San Francisco, CA 94104
877-HSF-INFO, 415-445-9930
Criteria: Must be of Hispanic background, US citizen or permanent resident, and a full-time student with a 3.0 GPA.
Amount: $1,000 to $15,000
Deadline: December 15, 2011

Mexican American Legal Defense And Educational Fund
Law School Scholarship Program
634 South Spring Street, 11th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90014
213-629-2512
Criteria: Any full-time Hispanic student who is presently enrolled or who will be entering law school may apply. 
Amount: $7,000
Deadline: December 16, 2011

JANUARY

Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship for Law Students
c/o Christopher Hummel
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
1100 13th Street, N.W., Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20005
Criteria: Awarded to a current 1L or 2L student that is a member of an under represented group (including race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation and disability) in pursuit of a career in IP law. Non-Applicant must also demonstrate academic merit, leadership qualities, oral communication skills and community involvement.
Award: $5,000
Deadline: January 5, 2012

The Kosciuszko Foundation
http://www.thekf.org/kf/scholarships/tuition/ts/
15 East 65th Street
New York, NY 10021-6595
212-734-2130 ext. 210
Criteria: Full-time graduate students that are U.S. citizens of Polish descent, Americans of non-Polish descent whose primary academic interest are in Polish studies, and Poles who are permanent residents of the U.S. are eligible to apply.  Must demonstrate academic excellence (minimum GPA 3.0), involvement in the Polish-American community, and/or have an academic interest in Polish subjects. There is a $35 application fee.
Amount: $1,000 to $7,000
Deadline: January 5, 2012 for the 2012-2013 academic year

American Association of University Women
2201 N. Dodge Street, Dept 60
Iowa City, IA 52243-4030
319-337-1716 x 60 or aauw@act.org
Career Development Grant www.act.org/aauw/cdg
Criteria: Awarded to women currently holding a bachelor’s degree who are preparing for career advancement or career change.  Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents whose last degree was received prior to June 30, 1994
Amount: $2,000 - $12,000
Deadline: applications accepted from August 1, 2011 through December 15, 2011 for 2012-13 academic year.
Selected Professions Fellowship www.act.org/aauw/spf
Criteria: Awarded to women of color in their final year of law school study.
Amount: $5000 - $18,000
Deadline: January 10, 2012 for 2012-13 academic year.

Lax Scholarship, Bread & Roses Community Fund
Patrice Green, Operations Manager
1500 Walnut Street, Ste 1305
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-731-1107 ext 208
Criteria: Awarded to gay men from the five county Delaware Valley and Camden County attending an accredited graduate or professional school.
Amount: $5,000 or $20,000
Deadline: January 16, 2012

Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara
P.O. Box 3620
Santa Barbara, CA 93130
805-687-6065
Criteria: Applicant must be a full-time day law student and must have attended at least four of the six secondary grade school years and graduated from a high school in Santa Barbara County, California. A personal interview in Santa Barbara, California is required in March 2012.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: January 31, 2012

FEBRUARY

Vietnamese American Bar Association Scholarship of the Greater DC Area
Attn: Hansel T. Pham
White & Case LLP
701 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
Criteria: At least a part-time law student in good standing at an ABA or AALS accredited school in the Eastern coast of the United States. Student must demonstrate a commitment to serving the Vietnamese American community.
Awards: two $1,000 awards
Deadline: February 2012

Women of the ELCA Scholarship Program

8765 W. Higgins Rd
Chicago, IL 60631-4189
312-380-2730
Faith Fretheim at fretheim@elca.org
Amelia Kemp ScholarshipCriteria: Applicant must be a minority woman continuing their education on the undergraduate, graduate, or professional level. They must also be members of the Lutheran Church in America. Selection is based on academic ability, financial need, educational goals, and Christian commitment.
Award: up to $1,000 per year

Cronk Memorial Scholarship
Criteria: Applicant must be a female member of an ELCA congregation, 21 years or older, who has experienced an interruption in schooling of at least two years since the completion of high school, and who are studying for a career other than a church-certified profession. Awards are based on the applicant's scholastic ability, financial need, clarity of educational goals, and Christian commitment.
Award: $2,000
Deadline: February 2012