The information below is a select, abbreviated list of available scholarships. Please contact LawFinAid@syr.edu for further information on these and other opportunities.
Sponsor : Brandon Wong & Associates Scholarship: Difference Makers Scholarship Detailed Description: Brandon Wong & Associates has negotiated, litigated, and mediated many complex family law cases over the years. This experience has provided Attorney Wong and his legal team with a new perspective on family and a greater understanding of the importance of community. Our San Antonio family law firm works tirelessly to ease the stress and concerns of our clients during emotional times, and we take pride in the difference we have been able to make in our clients’ lives over the years. Requirements: to apply for the Difference Makers Scholarship, we ask students to submit contact information and proof of enrollment (examples: unofficial academic transcript, letter of acceptance/admittance, etc.) We also require that each student include a submission in the form of an essay (1,000 word or less) or video (5 minutes or less) answering the following prompt:
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Deadline: November 27, 2023 If you have any questions or concerns regarding our scholarship program or the application process, please contact our scholarship team via email at scholarship@mwfamilylaw.com. |
Sponsor: Schenectady County Bar Association Scholarship: The John Alexander Memorial Scholarship Fund, 2023-2024 Detailed Description: The Fund was established in 1980 by the Last Will and Testament of Elizabeth M. Alexander, a widow of John Alexander. The Fund was created to provide scholarships for Schenectady County residents. Requirements: The conditions for receipt of the scholarship are that the applicant reside in Schenectady County and be a full-time candidate for a Juris Doctor or Bachelor of Law Degree at an accredited New York Law School. Eligibility Criteria
Deadline: December 1, 2023 Amount: The income of the trust and the number of applicants determines the amount of the scholarship to be awarded to each recipient in a given year. As such, there is no set amount awarded for the scholarship from year to year. Last year, there were sixteen (16) recipients, each of whom received $2,375. |
Sponsor: Weinberg Law Offices P.C. Scholarship: The Weinberg Law Office 2023 Law School Scholarship Detailed Description: At Weinberg Law Office, our committed lawyers handle cases within a range of personal injury practice areas that include car accidents, dog bite injuries, slip and falls, and wrongful death. Our team understands how challenging it can be for injured individuals and their families to seek justice against negligent parties. This is why the team at Weinberg Law Office has created the 2023 Weinberg Law Office Scholarship Contest . We want to hear from students about a challenge they have overcome and how it shaped them to seek out a law degree. Requirements: We are asking students to write a 500-word essay about the following:
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Deadline: December 1, 2023 Amount: $1,000 |
Sponsor : The Behan Law Group, P.L.L.C. Scholarship: Military Veteran Scholarship Detailed Description: At The Behan Law Group, P.L.L.C., we have great respect for those who dedicate their lives in service to their country and community. Our founding attorney, Michelle Behan, is a U.S. Navy Veteran, and she has been a passionate advocate for Veterans throughout her legal career, including by providing criminal defense counsel for Veterans in need and serving on a regional committee for Veterans’ issues in Arizona under Senator Jeff Flake. We are offering The Behan Law Group Military Veteran Scholarship to support Veterans and their children in the pursuit of higher education. This scholarship in the amount of $1,000 can be used for tuition and other educational expenses at a college or university of your choice. Requirements:
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Deadline: December 6, 2023 They will select and notify winners no later than January 8, 2024, and they will work with the financial aid department at your university to submit the award. Amount: Amount varies |
Sponsor : DWI Tom Scholarship: "What We Can Do to Prevent People From Driving Intoxicated in Our Communities?" Scholarship Detailed Description: Beginning in 2023, DWI Tom intends to offer a $2,500 “What We Can Do to Prevent People From Driving Intoxicated in Our Communities?” Scholarship to rising and current college students. Students can submit essays between 500 and 1,000 words to the firm’s scholarship selection committee for a chance to win the firm’s financial support. DWI Tom hopes that this scholarship encourages incoming and current college students to think critically about the dangers of drinking and driving. The firm intends to judge incoming scholarship essays on a student’s creativity and research as well as their suggestions’ actionability. Requirements: DWI Tom wants rising and current college students to answer the question, “What can we do to prevent people from driving intoxicated in our communities?” The firm requests that students’ finished essays fall between 500 and 1,000 words.
While students aren’t required to answer any other questions beyond the initial prompts, the firm recommends that students consider the following:
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Deadline: December 15, 2023 DWI Tom will only contact its scholarship recipient after choosing its winning essay. Applicants can keep an eye on DWI Tom’s blog for an announcement regarding the firm’s decision. Amount: $2,500 |
Sponsor : Tawney, Acosta & Chaparro P.C. Scholarship: "What We Can Do to Prevent People From Driving Intoxicated in Our Communities?" Scholarship Detailed Description: The attorneys at Tawney, Acosta & Chaparro P.C., are now offering an exclusive Diversity in Law Scholarship Contest for first-and second-year law school students. We are proud to sponsor a nationwide scholarship to promote diversity within the legal profession. Our Diversity in Law Scholarship will award a $2,500 scholarship for law school tuition or other school-related expenses. This scholarship will be available to 1L/2L students who attend an ABA-accredited law school in the United States and identify as members of a historically underrepresented group within the legal profession. Requirements: To qualify, submit the form with the information below.
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Deadline: December 15, 2023 The winner will be selected no later than January 10, 2024, and notified via email. Amount: $2,500 |
Sponsor : Cheney Galluzzi & Howard, LLC Scholarship: Advocate for Justice Award Detailed Description: Cheney Galluzzi & Howard, LLC is proud to announce a scholarship opportunity to support the advancement of post-secondary education. At CGH, we fight for a more just world, inside and outside the courtroom. Part of that starts with helping young people secure an education. This year we will be awarding a $5,000 scholarship to a current college or trade school student, or high school senior accepted into and soon to enter a college or trade school. Requirements:
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Deadline: December 31, 2023 Amount: $5,000 |
Sponsor: The Dominguez Firm, LLP Scholarship: The Dominguez Firm Legal Scholarship Award Detailed Description: The Dominguez Firm, LLP proudly supports the education and wellbeing of future generations in their pursuit of personal success. Attorney Juan J. Dominguez, the founder, CEO and managing partner of The Dominguez Firm, is passionate about educating students to ensure a bright future for our communities throughout California, across this country and abroad. The firm has a long and proud history of community involvement with charitable causes. Leading by example, the firm sponsors the below scholarships in hopes to encourage similar minded students to give back to their communities after completing their education. Requirements:
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Deadline: December 31, 2023
Amount: $2,500 |
Sponsor : Sloat, Nicholson & Hoover, P.C. Scholarship: Sloat, Nicholson & Hoover, P.C. Scholarship Requirements:
Eligibility Criteria: The scholarship is open to graduate or undergraduate students attending or planning to enroll in a United States college or university in the Spring Semester. Deadline: January 1, 2024 The scholarship winner will be selected and notified no later than January 15th, 2024. Amount: $1,500 |
Sponsor : Newland & Newland LLP Scholarship: Single Parent Scholarship Detailed Description: The law office of Newland & Newland, LLP provides exceptional representation and trusted legal guidance to injury victims and their families throughout Cook County and the surrounding areas. Our Arlington Heights personal injury law firm is passionate about supporting the local community and our fellow legal professionals. We aspire to help single parents and their children overcome the challenges preventing them from pursuing higher education by providing the Newland & Newland Single Parent Scholarship. Our team is offering an award worth $1,000 to single parents and children of single parents who are pursuing a career in law. Requirements:
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Deadline: January 3, 2024 The award recipient will be announced by Monday, February 5th, 2024. Amount: $1,000 |
Sponsor : Modrall Sperling Scholarship: Max J. Madrid Law Diversity Scholarship Detailed Description: To advance the goals of diversity and inclusion within the legal profession, Modrall Sperling has established the Max J. Madrid Law Diversity Scholarship. The scholarship provides tuition assistance towards an awardee's second or third year or law school in the amount of $10,000. The scholarship's name honors our former litigation partner and dear friend who tragically passed away in 2012. Max was a passionate advocate for the goals of diversity and inclusion that we espouse. Requirements: Application must be submitted by e-mail to Regina Torrez, reinat@modrall.com. For an application to be considered complete and reviewed, it must include all of the following:
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Deadline: January 26, 2024 Selected candidates who are finalists for the scholarship may be contacted to schedule interviews. Direct any question about the Max J. Madrid Law Diversity Scholarship to reginat@modrall.com. Amount: $10,000 |