Scholarships & Grants

External Awards

There are a variety of sources of non-repayable aid outside of the Moritz College of Law, including grants/scholarships from the university, local bar associations, philanthropic organizations, etc. The Moritz Office of Admissions and Financial Aid has several copies of the 2004-06 How to Pay for Your Law Degree on file and has also placed a copy on reserve in the law library for student use.

Additionally, the Moritz Office of Career Services maintains a binder of local, regional, and national scholarships and grants. The Office of Career Services publicizes these in its twice-monthly newsletter, Future Interests.

Finally, there are a variety of free online scholarship search sites that might provide information about other sources of scholarship/grant aid. One potentially helpful web site can be found at www.fastweb.com.

The Moritz College of Law and the Ohio State University Office of Student Financial Aid generally discourage students from using scholarship search services which require the student to pay a fee.

NOTE: Entering and continuing students who are awarded a grant(s) or scholarship(s) from outside of the Moritz College of Law and the university (e.g., from a local philanthropic organization) must inform the Ohio State Office of Student Financial Aid of this financial assistance. Students may email lawfinaid@osu.edu with the name of the award and the amount of the award.

 

List of Current External Awards

Akron Bar Foundation Scholarship
The Akron Bar Association sponsors yearly scholarships for law students from Summit County who demonstrate financial need. Applications can be found at the Akron Bar Association website.

Black Law Students Association Jones Day Robert M. Duncan Scholarship
The Black Law Students Association of The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law (BLSA) and Jones Day have partnered to award the one-year $10,000 BLSA-Jones Day Judge Robert M. Duncan Scholarship to an undergraduate student interested in pursuing his or her legal education at the Moritz College of Law. This Scholarship will be awarded to a student who has demonstrated strong academic performance, interest or leadership with respect to communities of color, and an aspiration to pursue a legal career. As set forth in the attached application, the applicant must receive, at minimum, a bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college during or before Fall Semester 2011 and must matriculate to the Moritz College of Law in Fall Semester of 2011 as a first-year student. The application can be found here. For more information on the Moritz College of Law BLSA, please visit their website.

Shelby County Community Foundation Scholarship
The Community Foundation of Shelby County sponsors a scholarship for a law student for students from Shelby County, Ohio and the surrounding areas. For more information, please visit the Foundation website. Please check back a later date for information on this year's scholarship.

Warren County Bar Association Scholarship
The Warren County Bar Association is accepting applications for law school scholarships for Warren County residents.  The scholarships are in the amount of $1,000 each and are for the 2009-2010 academic year. Interested parties are asked to submit a letter and resume to the Bar Association, indicating their background, law school plans, and any other pertinent information.  Deadline for applications is May 1, 2009. You may send your completed information to: Warren County Bar Association, 500 Justice Drive, Lebanon, OH 45036. Please check back a later date for information on this year's scholarship.