This is a reminder that the deadline for the CA Bar Foundation’s Public Interest Scholarship for current 1Ls and 2Ls is approaching. The Foundation is investing in the next generation of public interest lawyers and it’s flagship Public Interest Scholarship has benefited nearly 600 outstanding law students over the past 20 years and awarded over […]
Scholarships For Entering First Year Students
Admitted students may be wondering how first year scholarships work. The application and review process is explained on our Entering Student Scholarships page. Below is a preview of what you will find: How do I apply? Admitted first year students are automatically considered for scholarships, but are encouraged to submit the Scholarship Interest Form and/or […]
Rhode Island Bar Foundation Thomas F. Black, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
The Rhode Island Bar Foundation Thomas F. Black, Jr. Memorial Scholarship is a one year, non-renewable award for full-time students who are Rhode Island residents entering their first year of law school in September 2011. This year the Foundation intends to make two awards of $15,000 each. Scholarship awards shall be exclusively for tuition and […]
Your 1098-T and Income Taxes
The Financial Aid Office cannot advise on income tax issues but we are providing the following links to get you started in your research. Publication 970 (Tax Benefits for Education): http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p970.pdf If you received a 1098-T document in the mail: Visit the Tax Credit Reporting Service (TCRS) website at http://www.1098-t.com/ for information about tax credits […]
Graduate Division Parent Grant
The Graduate Division administers a need-based grant for registered graduate student parents (single, married, or registered domestic partners) with dependent children living with them. This grant may be applied toward housing, dependent health insurance, child care, and/or fee and tuition costs. Awards of approximately $8000 per academic year will be made to eligible students, funding […]
Kern County Women Lawyers Foundation Scholarship
The Kern County Women Lawyers Association (KCWLA) of Bakersfield, California is an organization that supports and promotes women in the profession as well as issues of gender, diversity, and equality. The KCWLA, trhough its Foundation, the Kern County Women Lawyers Foundation, awards scholarships to both female and male law school students each year, in May […]
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara
The George A. Cavalletto Law Scholarship Fund presented by the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara is now available. Applicants must have originally graduated from a high school in Santa Barbara County, California. Applicants must be a full-time law school student in 2011-2012, at an ABA-approved law school in California. Applications must be submitted on-line by […]
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