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Seattle University School of Law

Outside Scholarships

The American Indian College Fund offers three scholarships at the graduate level - see http://www.collegefund.org/students_and_alumni/content/graduate_special_scholarships. Application deadline May 31, 2012:

Seven Stars Graduate Scholarship: $2,000
Requirements:

  • Demonstrated exceptional academic achievement by having a 3.0 or higher G.P.A.
  • Be pursuing an advanced degree ( MA, MS, J.D., Ph.D., MD, other);
  • American Indian or Alaskan Native with proof of enrollment or descendancy;
  • Preference is given to tribal college students, alumni, staff or faculty.

Sovereign Nations Scholarship Fund: $2,000
Requirements:

  • Demonstrated exceptional academic achievement by having a 3.0 or higher G.P.A.;
  • Be pursuing an advanced degree ( MA, MS, J.D., Ph.D., MD, other)
  • Commit to working for your tribe or an Indian organization upon completion of your degree;
  • Be American Indian or Alaskan Native with proof of enrollment or descendancy.

Vine Deloria Jr. Memorial Scholarship: $1,000
Requirements:

  • pursuing an advanced degree ( MA, MS, J.D., Ph.D., MD, other)
  • Able to demonstrate financial need;
  • Be American Indian or Alaskan Native with proof of enrollment or descendancy.

American Association for Justice has the Mike Edison $5000 scholarship available for law student members. Please see http://www.justice.org/cps/rde/xchg/justice/hs.xsl/8514.htm. Deadline is May 31, 2012.

The Northwest Indian Bar Association (NIBA) is offering scholarships for Native law students in the Pacific Northwest. Applications for the Section's bar stipends for those Natives who will take the summer bar exam are due by June 1, 2012. See http://www.nwiba.org/pdfs/2011%20ILS%20Revised%20Bar_Exam_Stipend_Application%20%284%29.htm for more information.

Cooley LLP recently announced its Diversity Fellowship Program which is open to current 1L law students who demonstrate a commitment to promoting diversity in their communities. Award recipients will receive a paid Summer Associate position and an award of up to $15,000 to assist with law school tuition.  Awards will be announced in Fall 2012 with the Summer Associate position to start following the successful completion of the recipient's 2L year. More details may be found at http://www.cooley.com/diversityfellowship.  The application deadline is June 15, 2012.

California 1 Ls... Lang, Richert & Patch announces the $1000 Frank H. Lang Merit Scholarship. It is open to a person in his or her first year at a law school or who is applying to law school and who graduated from a high school in the Central Valley of California. Application terms and application are found at http://www.lrplaw.net/about-2/frank-h-lang-merit-scholarship. The deadline is June 15, 2012.

CableTV.com offers a $1,000 scholarship opportunity. This is a recurring scholarship available to all current and prospective students, including Graduate/Professional students. Write an essay on The Psychological Impact of TV by responding to one of two questions. For an application and more information, see: http://www.cabletv.com/scholarship. The deadline is June 30, 2012. 

Berks County Community Foundation awards many educational scholarships to a Berks County, PA resident. For a list of offered scholarships see bccf.org/scholarships.

BLSA has funded and developed a financial aid Web site that provides a plethora of scholarship information and provides several ways that donations can be made to the "Students of Color Scholarship Fund." They invite you to review the information at www.financialaid4you.com.

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Scholarship information for international students may be found at www.internationalscholarships.com.

For answers to any questions you have about financial aid, please contact Student Financial Services at lawfa@seattleu.edu.

 

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