Outside negotiating my scholarship amount with the school, how do I acquire more money to help pay for law school?

African-American Law Student Fellowship
Sponsor: The National Bar Institute
Description: Applicants must have demonstrated a commitment to creating equality and justice for African-Americans through work in their law schools, their neighborhoods and community and intend to return to a Black community to practice law.
Contact: 202/842-3900
http://www.nationalbar.org

Congressional Black Caucus
1004 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20003
202-263-2800
Criteria: Awarded to African American students only. This is a nine month research program designated to prepare minority graduate and professional students for senior level careers in the legislative arena.
Deadline: May
http://www.cbcfinc.org/CBC%20Spouses/Scholarship/

Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.
1707 New Hampshire Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20009
Awards ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 are given to members of Delta Sigma Theta. Aid is based on meritorious achievement. Winners may also be eligible for other types of financial assistance.
Deadline: March

Earl Warren Legal Training Program, Inc. - Public Interest Law Scholarships
99 Hudson Street, Suite 1600
New York, NY 10013
212.219.1900
Awards of $1,500 per year for three years (plus a $2,500 summer intern grant) are available to African American law students who are U.S. citizens and who pledge to work one year in the field of public interest law for every year of financial backing provided. Preference is given to needy applicants who are under 35 years of age.
Deadline: March
http://www.naacpldf.org/

Herbert Lehman Scholarship for African-American Law Students
Sponsor: NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
Description: this program is open to African Americans who are students at law schools where African Americans are significantly underrepresented. U.S. citizenship is required.
Contact: 212/965-2225
Mbagley@naacpldg.org
http://www.naacpldf.org
Deadline: Applications must be requested by February

National Association of Black Women Attorneys
724 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 206
Washington, DC 20001
202.637.3570
First-and second-year black, female students may apply for scholarships of varying amounts offered to outstanding law students. Winners are selected based on an essay contest, the subject of which focuses on an issue of contemporary concern.
Deadline: February

Mandela Law Scholarship
National Black Law Students Association
http://www.nblsa.org/resources/scholarships/
c/o LaTanya Funches
9919 S. Union Ave.
Chicago, IL 60628
Criteria: Applicants must be studying law. Students who are entering law school or are in their first year of law school are eligible.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: November

Sandy Brown Memorial Scholarship
National Black Law Students Association
http://www.nblsa.org/resources/scholarships/
c/o LaTanya Funches
9919 S. Union Ave.
Chicago, IL 60628
Criteria: Two monetary awards will be given commemorative of Ms. Brown. Applicants must be a rising second or third year law student, and submit an essay on the specified topic.
Amount: Not less than $500
Deadline: November

Sherman & Sterling and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Criteria: Awarded to African American students entering law school with financial need, academic achievement, and personal commitment to the legal profession and public service. Scholarship is renewable.
212/965-2225
Mbadley@naacpldf.org
http://www.naacpldf.org
Amount: $13,500
Applications must be requested in writing between November, and February.
Deadline: March

Thederangedwang, I run a tech company, so I'm going to continue that until next year. I have never applied for any scholarships before, and didn't know how the process worked. This forum seems like a good place to ask.


Mr.hands, I have to maintain good academic standing.


Nova, thanks for that. I didn't know scholarships like that existed for law school.


Sunynp, they didn't mention whether or not accepting the deferral would restrict me from applying to other schools, and this hadn't crossed my mind until you mentioned it. I'll have to ask. I was thinking of re-taking the LSAT because I've be averaging 171 the past month. I was thinking they might increase my scholarship amount if I score much higher on the LSAT before attending. Thanks for the congrats and advice, I appreciate it.

My stats are...

GPA: 3.1 in electrical engineering from top undergrad university
LSAT: 161 on 3rd attempt
ETH: african american male
Eligible to re-take the LSAT in February 2013

Am I the only one seeing the employment prospects for someone like this?

ya damn didn't catch that till ur post. bros about as secure as it gets!

With OCI, IP fairs and Diversity fairs, this guy is going to get more interviews than he'll know what to do with, assuming he isn't last in his class (hell, maybe even then).

A 3.1 in a top engineering program is pretty respectable, too. Patent prosecution shops will probably dig it. If this guy were a stock he'd be on my buy list.