Other Outside Scholarships

The University of Chicago would like to encourage you to apply for outside scholarships. To help with your search, we have put together this list of some of the available scholarships for law students. Remember, outside funding reduces your borrowing dollar for dollar.  Please note that since the Law School does not administer these outside programs, you will need to contact the agencies directly for questions about applications, deadlines and selection processes.

AAJ Trial Advocacy Scholarship

Award: $2,500
Deadline: 5/1/2012

Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Public Interest Law Scholarship

Award: $10,000
Deadline: 5/11/2012

Adler Pollack & Sheehan Scholarship

Award: $10,000
Deadline: 6/1/2012

Ambassador Scholarship

Award: $2,000
Deadline: 3/25/2012

American Association of University Women Career Development Grants

Award: $2,000-$12,000
Deadline: 12/15/2011

American Indian Graduate Center Fellowship

Award: $1,000-$5,000
Deadline: 7/13/2012

American Judges Association Essay Contest

Award: $1,000-$3,000
Deadline: 6/1/2012

Arrent Fox Diversity Scholarship

Award: $15,000
Deadline: 1/15/2012           

Arthur C. Helton Fellowship

Award: varies
Deadline: 1/9/2012

Association for American Indian Affairs Scholarship

Award: $1,500
Deadline: 6/4/2012

Baker Donelson Diversity Scholarship

Award: $10,000
Deadline: 6/24/2011

Baker Hostetler Diversity Fellowship Program

Award: $25,000
Deadline: 10/7/2011

Black Women Lawyers Association Scholarship

Award: varies
Deadline: 4/5/2011
See scholarship announcement in Financial Aid Office

Bohemian Lawyers' Association of Chicago Scholarship

Award: $2,000
Deadline: 4/2/2011

Boone County Bar Association

Award: $1,000
Deadline: 10/1/2011

Boren Fellowship

Award: $30,000
Deadline: 1/31/2012

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Diversity Scholarship

Award: $5,000-$10,000
Deadline: 2/15/2012

Brandeis Association Scholarship Program

Award: varies
Deadline: 3/26/2012

Bronx County Bar Association Scholarships

Award: $3,000
Deadline: 2/1/2012

Butler Rubin Diversity Scholarship

Award: $10,000
Deadline: 12/15/2011

Byron Hanke Fellowship

Award: $2,000-$4,000
Deadline: 5/1/2012

Camden County Bar Association Scholarships

Award: $1,000
Deadline: 2/28/2012

Chief Justice Samuel J. Roberts Scholarship

Award: varies
Deadline: 5/31/2012

Community Foundation of the Hudson Valley Scholarships

Award: varies
Deadline: varies

Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts Scholarships

Award: varies
Deadline: 5/31/2012

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Scholarship

Award: $5,000
Deadline: 4/16/2012

Council of Higher Education Scholarship Program for Students of Czech, Slovak, or Ruthenian Descent

Award: varies
Deadline: 4/2/2012

Cyprus Children's Fund

Award: varies
Deadline: 4/30/2012

Darlene J and Robert L Walker Scholarship

Award: varies
Deadline: 6/25/2012

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 1L Diversity Scholarship

Award: $7,500
Deadline: 1/18/2012

Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund

Award: varies
Deadline: 4/1/2012

Diversity Scholarship Foundation

Award: $500-$5000
Deadline: 4/30/2011

Dominican Bar Association Scholarship

Award: $3,000
Deadline: 5/1/2011

Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship for Law Students

Award: $5,000
Deadline: 1/5/2012

DRI Law Student Diversity Scholarship

Award: $10,000
Deadline: 4/27/2012

Earl Warren Scholarship

Award: varies
Deadline: 4/30/2012

Faegre & Benson Diversity Scholarship

Award: $12,000
Deadline: 1/9/2012

Federal Circuit Bar Association’s Scholarship

Award: varies
Deadline: 4/15/2012

Finlandia Foundation Scholarship

Award: varies
Deadline: 2/1/2012

Finnegan Diversity Scholarship

Award: $15,000
Deadline: 3/1/2012

Frank H. Lang Scholarship

Award: $1,000
Deadline: 6/1/2012

Fredrikson & Byron PA Minority Scholarship Program

Award: $10,000
Deadline: 3/31/2012 

George A. Strait Minority Scholarship

Award: varies
Deadline: 4/1/2012

Glenn D. Peters Law Scholarship

Award: varies
Deadline: 6/1/2012
See scholarship announcement in Financial Aid Office

Goodwin Public Interest Fellowships for Law Students of Color

Award: $7,500
Deadline: 3/15/2012

Government Bar Association

Award: $750
Deadline: 4/1/2012
See scholarship announcement in Financial Aid Office

H. Thomas Austern Writing Awards Competition

Award: $4,000
Deadline: 5/31/2012

Hellenic Bar Foundation Scholarship

Award: varies
Deadline: 10/5/2011

Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey Scholarship

Award: varies
Deadline: 5/1/2012

Hispanic Scholarship Fund

Award: varies
Deadline: varies

Hogan/Smoger Essay Contest

Award: $5,000
Deadline: 1/31/2012

Honorable Timothy C. Evans Scholarship

Award: varies
Deadline: 3/23/2012

Hudson County Bar Foundation Scholarship Application

Award: varies
Deadline: 4/30/2012

Humane Studies Fellowships

Award: $2,000-$15,000
Deadline: 12/31/2011

Ida Foreman Fleisher Scholarship

Award: $2,000-$8,000
Deadline: 5/15/2012

Illinois Judicial Council

Award: $1500-$3000
Deadline: 3/18/2011

Iranian American Bar Association Scholarship

Award: varies
Deadline: 3/31/2012

Japanese American Bar Association Scholarship

Award: $2,000
Deadline: 1/8/2012

Japanese American Citizens League Scholarships

Award: varies
Deadline: 4/1/2012

Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

Award: varies
Deadline: 2/15/2012

John P. Humphrey Fellowship

Award: CND$35,000
Deadline: 11/15/2011

Judge John R. Brown Award

Award: $10,000
Deadline: 6/4/2012

JVS Scholarship Program

Award: $1,000-$5,000
Deadline: 3/16/2012

Korean American Scholarship Foundation

Award: varies
Deadline: 5/31/2011

Kosciuszko Foundation Tuition Scholarships

Award: $1,000-$7,000
Deadline: 1/5/2012

La Raza Lawyers Association Fellowship

Award: $5,000
Deadline: 5/1/2012

Lax Scholarship Fund for Gay Men

Award: $20,000
Deadline: 1/16/2012

Leadership Institute for Women of Color Attorneys

Award: $3,000
Deadline: 10/28/2011

Leopold Schepp Foundation Scholarship

Award: varies
Deadline: varies

Lionel Murphy Postgraduate Scholarships

Award: $A40,000
Deadline: 9/1/2011

Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund

Award: $12,000
Deadline: varies

Mark T. Banner Scholarship for Law Students

Award: $5,000
Deadline: 11/23/2011

MCCA Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship

Award: $10,000
Deadline: 5/31/2012

McDermott Minority Scholarship

Award: $15,000
Deadline: 12/31/2011

Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund Scholarship

Award: varies
Deadline: 1/2/2012

Michigan Auto Law Diversity Scholarship

Award: $2,000
Deadline: 4/1/2012

Mike Eidson Scholarship

Award: $5,000
Deadline: 5/31/2012

Milbank Diversity Scholars

Award: $25,000
Deadline: 9/1/2011

Miller Johnson Michigan Diversity Scholarship

Award: $5,000
Deadline: 4/1/2011

Mortar Board National Foundation Fellowship

Award: varies
Deadline: 1/31/2012

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Foundation Scholarship

Award: $2,500-$7,500
Deadline: 9/2/2011

National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program

Award: $3,000-$12,000
Deadline: 3/31/2012

National Italian-American Foundation Scholarship

Award: $2,000-$12,000
Deadline: 3/2/2012

Navajo Nation Graduate Fellowship

Award: $5,000-$10,000
Deadline: varies

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans

Award: $45,000
Deadline: 11/1/2011

Paul D. White Scholarship Program

Award: $7,500
Deadline: 1/23/2012

Point Foundation Scholarship

Award: varies
Deadline: 2/11/2012

Polish American Club of North Jersey Scholarships

Award: $500-$2000
Deadline: 1/15/2012

Rhode Island Bar Foundation Thomas F. Black, Jr. Memorial Scholarship

Award: $15,000
Deadline: 3/19/2012

Rhode Island Foundation Scholarships

Award: varies
Deadline: varies

Richard D. Hailey AAJ Law Student Scholarships

Award: $1,000
Deadline: 5/1/2012

Saratoga County Bar Association Law Student Scholarship

Award: $1,000
Deadline: 2/15/2012

Serbian Bar Association Scholarship

Award: $500-$2000
Deadline: 9/15/2011

Sidney B. Williams, Jr. Intellectual Property Law Scholarship

Award: $10, 000
Deadline: 3/15/2012

Smith-Babcock-Williams Student Writing Competition

Award: $2,500
Deadline: 6/6/2012

Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition

Award: $2,500
Deadline: 4/27/2012

Stark Community Foundation Scholarships

Award: varies
Deadline: varies

Stoel Rives First Year Law Student Diversity Fellowship

Award: $7,500
Deadline: 1/18/2012

Swiss Benevolent Society

Award: varies
Deadline: 3/31/2012

The Alia Herrera Memorial Scholarship

Award: $3,000
Deadline: 3/5/2012

The Nassau Lawyers Association of Long Island Scholarship

Award: $1,000
Deadline: 5/15/2012

The Robert Masur Fellowship in Civil Liberties

Award: $1,000
Deadline: 3/23/2012

The Vincent S. Haneman - Joseph B. Perskie Scholarship

Award: varies
Deadline: 5/1/2012

The Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP Diversity In Law Scholarship

Award: $30,000
Deadline: 4/30/2012

Thomas P. Thornton Scholarship

Award: $1,000
Deadline: 5/4/2012

United Methodist Scholarship Program

Award: varies
Deadline: 3/1/2012

USA Funds Access to Education Scholarship

Award: varies
Deadline: varies

Walter S. Barr Fellowships

Award: varies
Deadline: 2/1/2012

Wellesley College Graduate Fellowships & Scholarships

Award: varies
Deadline: 1/9/2012

William A. McClain Scholarship

Award: $2,000
Deadline: 2/13/2012

Women's Bar Foundation Scholarship

Award: $10,000
Deadline: 3/12/2012