Chicago-Kent Scholarship Opportunities
Application Deadline: Monday, February 16, 2004
The following Chicago-Kent
scholarships are currently available through the Office
of Admissions. Awards will be made for the Spring 2004
semester. Application instructions for each award are listed
below. Applications are due in the Office of Admissions
no later than Monday, February 16, 2004.
Questions about the available
awards should be addressed to Nicole
Vilches, Assistant Dean for Admissions.
Asian Law Student
Scholarship
The Asian Law Student Scholarship was established by alumnae/i
and friends of Chicago-Kent, including the Chinese Bar
Association, to provide financial assistance to students
of Asian descent. Students, alumnae/i and friends
celebrated the inception of this scholarship fund at a
Chinese New Year reception in February 1997. The recipient
of the scholarship will be selected by the Chinese American
Bar Association. Applicants must be in good standing and
must demonstrate commitment to serving the needs of the
Asian American community, a commitment to and interest
in pro bono and/or public interest legal work, financial
need and leadership potential. In awarding the scholarship,
the scholarship committee will give preference to students
planning to serve the Asian community. The scholarship
amount is $1,000. Applications
are available online or in the Office of Admissions.
Law School Association Board of Directors Scholarship
The Law School Association Board of Directors Endowed
Scholarship Fund was established by the Board in 1998
to provide scholarship assistance to law students demonstrating
academic merit and financial need. For Spring 2004, the
Board plans to make several awards of at least $1,000
each. Applications are available
online or in the Office of Admissions.
The Honorable
Dean J. Sodaro Memorial Scholarship Fund
This fund was established in 1991 by the Class of 1967,
family, faculty, colleagues and friends in memory of Dean
Sodaro, '53, to provide assistance based on need. The
scholarship amount is $1,000. Applications
are available online or in the Office of Admissions.
External Scholarships
Throughout the year, the Office of Admissions receives
notices of scholarships that are offered through external
organizations. Information about the scholarship awards
that are currently available is listed below. Award
notices are listed in the order in which they were received.
You may also find information on other outside scholarship
awards on the Internet. The following sites are useful
for finding scholarship and financial aid information:
NEW! Polish Women's Civic
Club, Inc.
Application Deadline: July 1, 2004
The Polish Women's Civic Club, Inc. is a philanthropic
organization of American women of Polish descent interested
in discovering the richness of their Polish heritage and
sharing it with others. Realizing that education is
the main tool for deepening an appreciation of culture and
advancing a people, the Club supports educational activities
and the personal efforts of Polish American students, male
and female, through financial scholarships. To qualify
for a scholarship, applicants must (1) be a United States
citizen; (2) have at least one parent of Polish heritage;
(3) be a Chicago area resident enrolled as a full-time student
in their second year or beyond; (4) exhibit definite financial
need; and (5) have acceptable grades. Scholarship applications
may be obtained by enclosing a self-addressed stamped envelope
and writing to: Polish Women's Civic Club, Attn: Eunice
Warda, Education Committee Chairman, P.O. Box 684, Lake
Villa, Illinois 60046.
NEW! DuPage County Bar Foundation,
Hartman E. Stime Scholarship
Application Deadline: March 26, 2004
The DuPage County Bar Association will award a $2,000 scholarship
to a DuPage County resident who will commence their second
year of law school in Fall 2004. The scholarship will
be awarded on the basis of prior academic achievement and
economic need. Applications are available in the Office
of Admissions, Suite 230. The scholarship selection committee
will interview applicants at their Wheaton office on April
17, 2004. The recipient will be recognized at the annual
Law Day Luncheon on April 29, 2004.
Blind Service Association
Application Deadline: Spring 2004
The Blind Service Association will offer scholarship awards
to students who are blind or visually impaired. Applicants
must be legally blind residents of the six-county Chicago
Metropolitan Area, and must plan to enroll in the 2004 academic
year in an accredited undergraduate, graduate, vocational,
technical or professional school. Part-time students are
welcome to apply. Awards may be as high as $3,000. Applications
will be available after January 5, 2004 and the deadline
for receipt of the application will be included in the application
package. To receive an application package, please contact
the Blind Service Association at (312) 236-0808.
West Suburban Bar Association Scholarships
Application Deadline: February 16, 2004
The West Suburban Bar Association will award two $1,500
scholarships to law students from the Chicago metro area
law schools. Applicants must be entering their second or
third year of law school in 2004 and be in good standing.
Scholarship awards will be presented at the Association's
annual Law Day ceremony in May 2004. Applications and additional
information are available in the Office of Admissions.
Completed applications should be returned to Nicole
Vilches, Assistant Dean for Admissions.
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP Scholarship for Minority
Law Students
Application Deadline: April 15, 2004
The law firm of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP has established
a fund to provide encouragement and financial assistance
to students of racial and ethnic minority heritage pursuing
a career in law. One $5,000 scholarship for the 2004-05
academic year will be awarded to a minority student accepted
to or presently attending an accredited law school within
the United States. Applicants must be former or current
residents of Michigan or attend a Michigan law school. All
applicants must also have a GPA of 2.5 or above at their
college or law school, demonstrate financial need, and provide
a statement of goals and aspirations related to their studies
in the legal profession. Applications are available in the
Office of Admissions.
ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship
Application Deadline: March 1, 2004
The mission of the ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund
is to encourage racial and ethnic minority students to apply
to law school and to provide financial assistance to ensure
that these students have the opportunity to attend law school
for three years. The scholarship fund will award $5,000
of financial assistance annually to each scholarship recipient
attending an ABA-accredited law school. An award made to
an entering first-year student may be renewable for two
additional years, resulting in financial assistance totaling
$15,000 during his/her time in law school. Applicants
for the scholarship must be entering, first-year law students
in Fall 2004. Students already in law school are not
eligible to apply for the award. Applications are available
online at www.abanet.org/fje
or in the Office of Admissions.
Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Fund
Application Deadline: April 1, 2004
The Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship is awarded each
year to a deserving Berks County, Pennsylvania resident
embarking on his or her second year at an accredited law
school. The $3,000 award is presented annually at the Berks
County Bar Association Law Day event. Applications and additional
information are available on the Berks County Community
Foundation website at www.bccf.org.
National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program
Application Deadline: March 31, 2004
The National Federation of the Blind will award thirty
scholarships to high-achieving legally blind students. Awards
range from $3,000 to $10,000 and recipients will be notified
in May. All scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic
excellence, service to the community and financial need.
Applications and additional information are available on
the National Federation for the Blind website at http://www.nfb.org/sch_intro.htm.
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Academic Scholarship
Program
Application Deadline: March 1, 2004
Educational scholarship funds from the Jewish Federation
of Metropolitan Chicago are available for law students for
the 2004-05 academic year. Scholarships are available
for Jewish students legally domiciled in the greater Chicago
metropolitan area who are identified as having promise for
significant contributions in their chosen careers, and who
are in need of financial assistance for full-time academic
programs. Applicants must be born and raised in either
Cook County, the Chicago metropolitan area, or Northwest
Indiana OR prior to starting professional education, worked
full-time for at least 12 months in Cook County or the Chicago
metropolitan area. Applicants must also intend to remain
in the Chicago metropolitan area after completing school.
Applications are available online at www.jvschicago.org
by clicking on the link for "Scholarship Services."
For additional information or questions, please call the
JVS Scholarship Secretary at (312) 673-3457 or email jvsscholarship@jvschicago.org.
Jewish Vocational Service, Gertrude and Harry G. Fins
Scholarship Fund
Application Deadline: March 1, 2004
The Jewish Vocational Service of Metropolitan Chicago will
award scholarships from the Gertrude and Harry G. Fins Scholarship
Fund for the 2004-05 academic year. Awards typically range
from $1,000 to $5,000. To be eligible, you must: be Jewish;
be enrolled full-time at Chicago-Kent or one of the other
designated law schools; be domiciled in the Chicago metropolitan
community; establish financial need; and demonstrate career
promise. All applicants must be available for a personal
interview at the JVS offices prior to May 1, 2004. Applications
are available on the Jewish Vocational Service website at
www.jvschicago.org
(click on "Scholarship Services"), or by contacting
the JVS at (312) 673-3400 or by e-mail at jvsscholarship@jvschicago.org.
Award Archive
For a complete list of the awards that have been posted
in the 2003-04 Record, click
here. Although the application deadlines for these awards
have already passed, this information can aid you in planning
for next year by assisting you in determining the time of
year that certain awards are typically offered. You
may also access a complete list of the 2002-03 scholarship
notices by clicking here.
Important Information for 2003-04 Chicago-Kent Scholarship
Recipients
If you have been awarded a Chicago-Kent scholarship for
the 2003-04 academic year, please refer to the Scholarship
Policies from the current Student Handbook for important
information concerning your award. Please direct any
questions about your scholarship to the Office
of Admissions, Suite 230.
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