TO SUBMIT A SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT:
- Email externalscholarshipsnull@law.csuohio.nulledu the posting.
- If law students are not eligible, do not submit.
- Deadline to apply must be more than one month out.
- Only submit your scholarship once.
STEP 1 for CSU|LAW STUDENTS:
ACCESSLEX LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP DATABASE
VISIT WEBSITE FOR UPDATES
STEP 2: Check listing below of outside scholarship announcements, organized by submission deadlines.
This list is updated frequently as information is received.
fall deadlines
september - november 2025
The 2025 Ridge Ohio Scholarship
Award: $2,500
Deadline: november 1, 2025
About:
To apply for The Ridge Ohio Scholarship, please submit a 500-word essay answering one of the following questions: 1. How have your personal experiences shaped your understanding of addiction and its impact on individuals and society; 2. How do you hope to make a difference in your professional life for those struggling with addiction?; 3. What innovative ideas or approaches do you believe could improve addiction treatment and recovery processes?
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Parents With Passion Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: november 3, 2025
About:
Why did you decide to go to college as a single parent? How does attending and pursuing your college degree affect your children? How would obtaining a college degree affect your family?
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The Whitlock Law Hope and Opportunity Scholarship
Award: $1,500
Deadline: november 5, 2025
About:
Offered to those who grew up in foster care and are now pursuing a college degree. Our goal is to empower these individuals to tell their stories and share how growing up in foster care impacted their lives.
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Acker Warren Youth Mentor Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: november 5, 2025
About:
Why do you believe youth services and mentorship programs are vital to the community? Please provide examples from your own experience or observations.
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Brandon Wong & Associates Difference Makers Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: november 10, 2025
About:
What is the best memory you have made while making a difference within your community? What positive changes do you hope to make in your community in the near future? Why do you think this type of service is important?
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The OVC, INC. Lawyers Give Back Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: november 10, 2025
About:
Considering the challenges and demands of practicing law, how will you sustain a commitment to pro bono work throughout your career? Discuss how you envision balancing your professional responsibilities and your dedication to serving those who may not have access to legal representation.
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The MKFM Resilient Student Scholarship
Award: $1,500
Deadline: november 12, 2025
About:
Please share a personal story or experience that highlights your resilience and determination in the face of family challenges. How has growing up in a divorced or unmarried-parent household shaped your character and aspirations for the future?
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Kanoski Bresney Stand Up to Distracted Driving Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: november 12, 2025
About:
How has distracted driving affected your life? What ideas do you have to raise awareness of the dangers of distracted driving and prevent this behavior among young drivers?
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Lucas Law Legal Leaders Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: november 17, 2025
About:
Describe what you hope to achieve throughout your legal career. What strengths do you possess that will help you to reach this goal?
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Murphy & McKinney Law Firm, P.C. Criminal Justice Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: november 17, 2025
About:
Students are asked to submit an essay of approximately 500 words on how they hope to improve the criminal justice system.
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The Baker Law Firm Pillars of Justice Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: november 19, 2025
About:
The role of a judge is often seen as the cornerstone of the judicial system, requiring impartiality, wisdom, and adherence to the rule of law. In your essay, explore the importance of judges in maintaining justice in society. What qualities—such as integrity, patience, or legal acumen—are most essential for a judge, and how do these characteristics impact the fairness of criminal cases?
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Collins Rupp, PC Moving Forward Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: november 19, 2025
About:
What have you learned about the importance of moving forward? How will your personal experience help you to assist others in improving themselves and bettering their lives? In your essay, please include which convictions you are moving forward from.
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The Meza Law Firm, PLLC, Bridging the Divide Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: november 19, 2025
About:
How do you hope to utilize your bilingual skillset to benefit your future career? Elaborate on how your language background inspired you to pursue a major or minor in legal studies. In the final 20 to 30 seconds of your video, please demonstrate your other language.
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Schwartz Injury Law Perseverance Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: november 24, 2025
About:
Discuss a personal injury or medical issue that you suffered and how you overcame the challenges of this experience. How has this experience prepared you for the challenges of higher education and your future career?
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The Behan Law Group Military Veteran Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: november 24, 2025
About:
How has your experience as a Veteran or the child of a Veteran influenced your academic and career goals? How do you plan to use your education to make a positive impact in your community?
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Triumphant Student Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: november 26, 2025
About:
Tell us about a past failure in your life. What has that failure taught you, and how will it help you succeed in the future?
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Justice in Family Law Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: november 26, 2025
About:
Your application should include an essay of 500-1,500 words in response to one of the prompts listed below. A. ) What is an injustice that you see in the implementation and enforcement of family law in the U.S.? How can this injustice be rectified? B. ) Discuss the effect divorce has on the behavior and emotions of children. Students may explore how the experience can shape a child's understanding of emotional well-being, relationships, self-esteem, and overall behavior.
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winter deadlines
december 2025 - february 2026
Aaron Wersing Employment Discrimination Scholarship Contest
Award: $1,000
Deadline: december 1, 2025
About:
Prompt: Write a 500-word essay about what employment discrimination law is and how job discrimination rates can be reduced and mitigated.
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Henley & Henley Dedicated Volunteer Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: december 1, 2025
About:
Prompt: Tell us about a specific memory of your time doing volunteer work. What tangible difference did you make in someone else’s life?
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Strategic Air Services Academic Scholarship Program
Award: $1,000
Deadline: december 1, 2025
About:
Prompt: Please write a paragraph (3-5 sentences) as to why you chose your field of study at your university or college.
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TastyPlacement Academic Scholarship Program
Award: $1,000
Deadline: december 1, 2025
About:
Prompt: Write a haiku! DON’T OVERTHINK IT, we are not looking for anything formal, we just want to know who you are. Creativity and wit are king here. Your haiku must be on any marketing topic you like.
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Wells Call Injury Lawyers Scholarship
Award: $2,500
Deadline: december 2, 2025
About:
Prompt: Write a 500-1,000 word essay answering: If you could change one state or federal law, what would it be and why? How would this change impact your community or society as a whole?
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Burress Injury Law Underdog Scholarships
Award: $2,500 - $5,000
Deadline: december 3, 2025
About:
Describe a challenge or trying time in your life through which you persevered, and how the experience helped shape your future.
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Homeland Heroes Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: december 3, 2025
About:
Prompt: What role should the military play in shaping our country’s future? How should our military interact with the wider world?
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The Gold Law Firm Challenge Yourself Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: december 8, 2025
About:
Prompt: How has participation in activities such as scouts, acting, debate, and/or speech helped you get through difficult periods of your life, build leadership skills, or prepared you for success in the future?
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Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC, Path to Law Scholarship
Award: $2,000
Deadline: december 8, 2025
About:
Prompt: With the increase of self-driving cars, who should be held liable for injuries in accidents involving self-driving cars? Should manufacturers be required to take responsibility?
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Zide Law Group, LLC Renewed Horizons Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: december 10, 2025
About:
Applicants must be single parents (biological, step, or adoptive). To meet the qualifications of a single parent, you must be either a primary custodian or share equal custody of at least one child and be either separated or divorced. How has it shaped your motivations for returning to school, and what lessons do you hope to impart to your child(ren) during this process? In what ways do you believe furthering your education will enhance not only your personal and professional growth but also the overall wellbeing of your family?
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“Students of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow” Scholarship
Award: $500
Deadline: december 30, 2025
About:
Prompt: (500 words)
How has your injury or accident affected your education?
How has overcoming your injury or accident prepared you to meet the challenges of higher learning?
How will college attendance demonstrate your determination to rebuild your life, following your injury?
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RMD Law Scholarship Opportunity
Award: $2,500
Deadline: december 30, 2025
About:
Prompt: Tell us about a moment when you narrowly avoided disaster—whether it was a hilarious mishap, an embarrasing accident, or a close call with serious consequences. What did you learn (if anything!) from the experience? Who was at fault and why. What the appropriate restitution (if any) would be in that situation?
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Advocate for Justice Award Offering $5,000 Scholarship
Award: $5,000
Deadline: december 31, 2025
About:
Prompt: What does justice mean to you? And how will you work to create a more just world? (750-1000 word)
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SPRING DEADLINES
MARCH - MAY 2026
Magaña & Van Dyke Dominick Marsala Memorial Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: MARCH 2, 2026
About:
Making time for hobbies can greatly benefit a person and ensure that they are focused on what is important to them. What would you consider to be your lifelong hobby? How have you maintained this hobby throughout your life, and how do you plan to continue to make time for it while also pursuing a higher education, working, and/or focusing on other priorities? How has this hobby helped you to excel in other areas of your life?
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The Devadoss Law Firm Civil Rights Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: MARCH 2, 2026
About:
Applications must include a submission in the format of a video (approximately 5 minutes or less) or an essay (1000 words or less) discussing the following questions: What are the most important civil rights issues that affect millennial workers?; Do millennials need to be better informed about how they can protect their rights in the workplace?; How can workers make sure they understand their rights and the ways they can protect themselves?
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Workplace Rights Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: March 4, 2026
About:
How do you plan to use your education to promote workers’ rights and/or civil rights in employment spaces?
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Jeffrey Coller, Knoxville Criminal Defense Attorney, Rising Stars Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: March 9, 2026
About:
Prompt: What steps did you take to increase your grade point average? Describe the challenges you faced and the efforts you made to improve your academic performance. What lessons did you learn during this time, and how do you expect to use the skills you have gained in your future career?
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Pullan & Young Supporting Prisoners’ Families Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: March 11, 2026
About:
Describe the challenges you have faced as a student with a loved one who has been incarcerated and how you have worked or continue to work to overcome these issues. Furthermore, explain why this scholarship is important to you and how it will make a difference in your life.
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Glen Larson Law Injury Attorneys Scholarship
Award: $1,500
Deadline: April 24, 2026
About:
This scholarship application requires that students write an essay on a topic of their choice, related to an area of law that interests them. Essays should be between one and three pages in length.
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The Peacemaker Team Annual Scholarship
Award: $500
Deadline: may 1, 2026
About:
A 500–1,000-word essay, single-spaced in 12-point font, discussing a topic related to your intended legal practice.
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summer DEADLINES
june - august 2026
Schaefer Halleen’s Social Equity Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: june 30, 2026
About:
Please submit up to a 1,000 word statement, that includes your experience with progressive social justice activities and your long-term goals and concerns, including how your area of study is expected to benefit the movements for social change.
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The Law Office of Ahmad R. Crews, LLC Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: August 1, 2026
About:
A 500 to 1,000-word essay, typed and single-spaced in 12-point font, on a topic related to the student’s intended practice of law.
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Barkhordarian Law Firm Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: August 1, 2026
About:
A 500–1,000-word essay, typed and single-spaced in 12-point font, discussing a topic relevant to their intended legal practice.
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James Kennedy Law Legal Ethics Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: August 12, 2026
About:
Provide a real-world example of barratry, citing a source such as a news article. Explain why the behavior described in this example is unethical. Discuss what can be done to prevent these types of practices and maintain high ethical standards in the legal field.
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Genco Injury Attorneys Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: August 15, 2026
About:
Prompt: One to three (1-3) page typed essay on the topic of students choice related to the area of law they intend to pursue
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Danny Russell Law Firm, LLC Scholarship
Award: $500
Deadline: August 31, 2026
About:
This scholarship application requires that students write an essay on a topic of their choice, related to an area of law that interests them. Essays should be between one and three pages in length.
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