Law
Unless otherwise noted, UIC Scholarships does not administer or sponsor the programs listed on its website. The content of these pages are merely a guide for current undergraduate and professional school students at UIC. Deadlines are subject to change without notice, and for questions or contact information, please refer to the website that the short description is linked to.
August
Lemon Law Experts offers scholarships to current or prospective law school students. The scholarship must be used toward college or law school costs.
Parnall Law School Scholarship is offered to law students who share why want to study law and pursue a law career.
September
The Diversity Scholarship Foundation, NFP supports students seeking a career in the legal profession who have maintained a high GPA and are actively participating or supporting diversity related programs.
The NAPABA Law Foundation awards scholarships and fellowships that promote the interests of the Asian Pacific American community. Five scholarships are awarded under NLF: Presidential Scholarship, Ups/ Nlf Gold Mountain Scholarship, The Low Family Scholarship, Chris Nakamura Scholarship, Limnexus Scholarship.
November
Sieben, Edmunds, and Miller Criminal Law Scholarship is offered to incoming, undergraduate, and graduate law students interested in a career as a criminal defense attorney. (Additional deadline in July)
The Soros Fellowship (Interested students must contact the Office of External Fellowships) is for graduating college seniors or first-year graduate or professional school students who are immigrants or first-generation Americans, funding for graduate or professional study.
December
Fob James Law Firm Scholarship is awarded to undergraduate and graduate students who are passionate about studying law and practicing in the future.
The Gladstein Law Firm Scholarship is awarded to accepted and enrolled graduate law students who share their passion behind pursuing a career in law.
The Kingsley and Kingsley Scholarship gives undergraduate and graduate law students the chance to think of a law they would want to change that would better help those in need.
David Aylor Law Offices offers the KJ Williams Scholarship to incoming and current graduate law students who have had a positive impact through their volunteer work.
The Lemon Law Firm scholarship program is offering financial assistance to aspiring undergraduate students in Pre-Law.
The Silva Injury Law Scholarship awards financial assistance to incoming and current graduate law students who are passionate about justice and are dedicating themselves to serving their communities.
The Wells Call Injury Lawyers Law School Scholarship offers financial assistance to students pursuing a law degree. Applicants may be incoming and current law school students.
January
The NCAA Walter Byers Scholarship (must be nominated by your athletics office) assists graduating seniors who were varsity student-athletes; must have at least a 3.5/4.0 GPA and are planning to attend an accredited graduate school, law school or medical school upon graduation; award of $24,000 for one year.
February
The Adamson Ahdoot LLP Scholarship grant aims to assist aspiring lawyers who need financial support. Any student interested in pursuing law school is encouraged to apply.
April
Waple and Houk LLC provide financial assistance to students majoring in Pre-Law.
May
The Byron Hanke Fellowship is available to graduate students working on topics related to community associations; must be enrolled in an accredited master's, doctoral, or law program in the United States of America or Canada.
The Pearce Law Firm Empowering Women in Law Scholarship awards women law students who describe the obstacles of being a woman pursuing law.
Will County Bar Association’s Will County Legal Opportunity Scholarship is offered to incoming first-year Black and Latino Law Students who in return will practice law in Will County, Illinois after graduation.
June
The Vasquez Law Firm DACA Dreamer Scholarship is offering financial assistance to students to lessen the financial burden students face pursuing a college degree. This opportunity is open to all students.
The Swenson & Shelley Scholarship aims to provide financial assistance to pre-law undergraduates & first year law students.
The Law Place Law School Scholarship is for graduating undergraduate and graduate law students with an interested in practicing law.
July
The Jerome O. Fjeld Scholarship is offered to pre-law and law students who share how the pandemic affected their educational, professional, and personal goals.
National Academies Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy research internships for rising or current graduate students in social sciences, law, health sciences, life sciences, physical sciences, engineering, and public health
Sieben, Edmunds, and Miller Criminal Law Scholarship is offered to incoming, undergraduate, and graduate law students interested in a career as a criminal defense attorney. (Additional deadline in November)