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I'm a 1L. The scholarship I received to go to my school is not a named one (like Rubenstein) and not a full-ride, but still pretty substantial (40k per year). Is it okay to put this on my resume? And if so, how exactly would I go about wording it?

[University] Merit Scholarship?

Yes. "Received/Awarded a merit scholarship" covering 80% of tuition

Yes, I did this and it did get a few positive notes.

How do you phrase it if a scholarship is a set amount per year that isn't a nice even percentage of tuition (and the percentage will change as tuition rises anyway)?

Put the set amount or the percentage by rounding based on the first-year. No one is really going to ask about the details of the scholarship. Don't over think this.

I only noted the name of the scholarship. If someone was interested enough in seeing what it entails, they could (easily found on the net, covering 2/3 of tuition and awarded after enrolling). I believe it looks impressive (but that’s just me).

Skye wrote:I only noted the name of the scholarship. If someone was interested enough in seeing what it entails, they could (easily found on the net, covering 2/3 of tuition). I believe it looks impressive (but that’s just me).

The point of this thread is asking about scholarships that don't have names. Obviously if it has a name, that's the most elegant way to list it.

Skye wrote:I only noted the name of the scholarship. If someone was interested enough in seeing what it entails, they could (easily found on the net, covering 2/3 of tuition and awarded after enrolling). I believe it looks impressive (but that’s just me).

No one is going to waste their time googling the details of the scholarship. You should put the details.

Ask career services. It would rub me the wrong way to see someones (unnamed) scholarship on their resume.

I recommend including the rounded dollar amount, regardless of what Career Services might say.

For the most part all non-need based scholarships are named in some way (normally after a class or an alumni). I don't think putting a non-merit scholarship on a resume is a good idea.

If you look at your term bill, or ask financial aid, they will tell you where exactly the money comes from.

I put my UG scholarships on resumes before LS. One was the Class of 19xx scholarships and one was labeled as a Fellowship, which in my head sounds better.

I doubt it made any difference, and I omitted them for my legal job search.

SemperLegal wrote:For the most part all non-need based scholarships are named in some way (normally after a class or an alumni). I don't think putting a non-merit scholarship on a resume is a good idea.

If you look at your term bill, or ask financial aid, they will tell you where exactly the money comes from.

I put my UG scholarships on resumes before LS. One was the Class of 19xx scholarships and one was labeled as a Fellowship, which in my head sounds better.

I doubt it made any difference, and I omitted them for my legal job search.

Mine says "NU Law School Scholarship." Could be $5 for all employers know.

I say just list the generic scholarship and the percentage it covers. It's GOT to be called SOMETHING, find out. Like:

"Merit Scholarship Recipient (75% of Tuition)"

If it is only a set amount of cash......don't list the amount of cash. I don't know, that seems tacky. Just say "Partial" scholarship or something.