Scholarships
Amount: Most of the costs. About: Offered by the U.S. government, the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a summer study abroad program that provides an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion for American students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities. Under the program, students of diverse disciplines and majors study one of 15 languages…
Amount: Varies. About: Established as the result of the Cobell v. Salazar settlement, the Cobell Scholarship program offers annual, merit-based, and nonrenewable scholarships to students who are enrolled members of a U.S. Federally-recognized Tribe (or can prove ¼ descent from multiple tribes). To qualify, applicants must be enrolled in or plan to enroll in full-time…
Amount: $2,000. About: Offered by the First Responders Children’s Foundation, the Victoria Ovis Memorial Scholarship is a one-time $2,000 award open to the children of law enforcement officers who were killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Applicants must reside and attend school in New York State or the New York metropolitan area.…
Amount: $15,000 per year for up to 3 years. About: Each year, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), a legal organization fighting for racial justice, offers the Earl Warren Scholarship to rising law students who are committed to racial justice. The Earl Warren Scholarship awards are in the amount of $15,000 per year for three years…
The Forrester Law Firm Women in Criminal Defense Scholarship supports female law students interested in criminal defense practice. Attorney Forrester has over a dozen years of experience as a criminal defense attorney and a proven record of success handling high stakes criminal cases. She is relentlessly committed toward achieving outstanding results for her clients. To…