Searching for Scholarships
While the majority of financial aid for law students is made up of student loans, there are scholarship resources. During the 12 months before you enroll in law school is a good time to focus on locating possible scholarships. My discussion below is broken into two categories: Scholarships from “Outside” organizations and Scholarships from The Columbus School of Law.
Scholarships from Outside Organizations
Many organizations provide scholarships to students. One of the most popular scholarship search sites is www.fastweb.com. The website, www.finaid.org lists a number of other scholarship search services in addition to FastWeb. I have included on our website at www.law.edu a list of scholarship programs specifically for law students. These are organized by application deadline dates. In separate Blog posts I plan to highlight scholarship programs from time to time.
Scholarships from The Columbus School of Law
Scholarship programs at The Columbus School of Law, primarily are all merit-based, and do not require an application. Scholarship awards from us, are determined by the Admissions Committee and are part of the admitting process. Typically, the Admissions Office begins notifying admitted students of scholarship awards in February and thereafter on a rolling basis.
After completing your first year, you will receive a class rank based on your grade point average. For a number of years we have had a policy of providing scholarships to students who finish in the top 25% of their respective classes. At the present time we do not have plans to discontinue this program; however, budget considerations at some point in the future may mean changes in this program.
If you receive a scholarship from us, typically the scholarship is renewed for subsequent years, subject to you meeting the stated requirements for renewal. Renewal requirements usually state that you must finish in the top 25% of your class.
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