The American Bar Association (ABA)

The American Bar Association (ABA) awards an annual Legal Opportunity Scholarship to first-year law students. The mission of the program is to encourage racial and ethnic minority students to apply to law school and to provide financial assistance to attend and completing law school.


The ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship grants 10 – 20 incoming diverse law students with $15,000 of financial aid over the course of their three years in law school.


Eligibility: Fourth-year Undergraduate (Senior), Alum (undergraduate), Alum (Graduate), Graduate Student
Minimum GPA: N/A
Deadline month: May
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