External Scholarships
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- 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 online. The following sites are useful for finding scholarship and financial aid information:
*If you would like to submit a scholarship for posting on this page, you may do so via the following link: goo.gl/forms/lL8AHLWA7vTK4tdI3.
Please note, scholarship opportunities should only be submitted 90 days prior to deadline.
New! The Helen C. Kinney Scholarship Award
Application Deadline: April 15, 2024
In order to honor the memory, vision and leadership of Judge Helen C. Kinney, the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers has created the Judge Helen C. Kinney Scholarship. All first, second and third year women law students, with a DuPage County connection, enrolled in an accredited law school in Illinois are eligible for the Judge Helen C. Kinney Scholarship.
New! The Ashley M. Haws Scholarship Award
Application Deadline: April 15, 2024
Ashley M. Haws was a rising star in the DuPage County legal community who provided fearless
legal representation for her family law clients as an Associate Attorney at Davi Law Group, LLC. To honor Ashley’s memory, the Ashley M. Haws Memorial Scholarship recognizes the outstanding accomplishments of female law students who have demonstrated a commitment to their community and their peers and a desire to excel.
The LMJ Scholarship Award
Application Deadline: May 1, 2024
The LMJ Scholarship Program is dedicated to nurturing the academic and professional careers of outstanding law students. In addition to financial support, LMJ scholars will receive professional support and guidance on navigating academic challenges and overcoming personal obstacles that arise over the course of their legal careers.
The Boone County Bar Scholarship Award
Application Deadline: May 31, 2024
The Boone County Bar Association awards scholarship(s) each school year to student(s) that are accepted or currently attending an American Bar Association accredited law school. The applicant must either be a current Boone County resident or a resident of Boone County at the time of his or her high school graduation. This scholarship is for the 2024-2025 school year.
The Cabaniss Johnson Scholarship Award
Application Deadline: June 6, 2024
The Cabaniss Johnston Scholarship’s aim is to recognize and assist academically outstanding second-year law students who are also Alabama residents, and, further, to help promising law students become lawyers who will make a positive impact on society. The scholarship was endowed in 1987 by the law firm of Cabaniss Johnston Gardner Dumas and O’Neal; the Alabama Law Foundation administers the scholarship.
The Honorable Timothy C. Evans Scholarship Award
Application Deadline: April 19, 2024
“The Honorable Timothy C. Evans Scholarship” was established to honor the commitment and dedication that the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Timothy C. Evans, has devoted to the Northwest Suburban Bar Association (NWSBA) and to the community of Cook County.
The Scholarship is available to law school students currently accepted to attend or attending an Illinois accredited law school and who resides in Cook, Lake, DuPage, or McHenry counties and who have demonstrated a commitment to the highest scholastic standards.
Important Information for 2023–24 Chicago-Kent Scholarship Recipients
If you have been awarded a Chicago-Kent scholarship for the 2023–24 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 at 312.906.5020 or admissions@kentlaw.iit.edu.