There are many law school grants available for law students seeking financial aid while attending law school. A large percentage of students attending or planning to attend law school really need the assistance of a free grant to help offset the - sometimes prohibitive - costs of an education in law. There are both private and public sources of grants available, depending on your situation, you should and can apply to both. If you a minority law student, your chances are even better, we'll discuss that a bit later on.

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Free School Grants There are many law school
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aid while attending law
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school. A large percentage
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planning to attend law
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school really need the
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help offset the - sometimes
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prohibitive - costs of an
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both private and public
Medical Grants sources of grants available, depending on your situation, you should and can apply to
both. If you a minority law student, your chances are even better, we'll discuss that a bit
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later on.
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As with all grants, they are based on your financial need for them, law school grants are
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no exception, so the first step is to apply for financial aid as early on as possible. The
Online School Grants results from your FAFSA application will be used to determine your initial need for a law
student grant from the government's point of view, but these results will also be used to
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qualify you for many other private and public grants. Law schools differ a bit from other
Private School Grants schools in this regard, so be sure to speak to your student counselor about any other
forms or applications you may need to fill out.
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A good number of the law school grants available are through private organizations run by
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past alumni of the school. These organizations (companies or law firms in many cases )
Grants For Older Students are looking to get first dibs on best of the graduating class students. If you can qualify and
be approved for such grants, it's in your best interest as they'll be keeping a close eye on
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you and may offer you a job as a result.
Scholarships
Many of the private grants offered are directly through the school since they are from past
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alumni, so it is also a good idea to look into the types of private law school grants
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to attend. Considering the fact that the expense of law school is going to be a limiting and
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sometimes determining factor, it's best to choose a law school that offers the grants you
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minorities. Many schools are willingly (being forced) to diversify their student body to
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include more women students and minorities. If you fall into this very broad category, find
Avoid Scholarship Scams the schools that offer the best minority law school grants and apply for them all. They are
the easiest to qualify for and award some of the highest payouts.
Financial Aid
Online Education Programs The American Bar
Association is very pro-
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active when it comes to
Federal Student Financial Aid helping law students in need
of financial aid get it. The
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school offering the right
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tuition and housing costs.
Today's National Institute of As with any higher level education, all the major players apply as well, such as Pell
Health (NIH) Grant Grants and federal student loans which you can also apply for and use towards these
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costs. By filling out the FAFSA form you are automatically applying for the Pell grant, and
you will be notified based on the results if you qualify for any other loans and grants as
well, so you do not need to worry about them, but you should still ask your financial
advisor what's available and keep on top of it.
Some notable institutions and grants to look out for are: the Columbia School of Law, this
is one of the largest law schools and has new money available every year for students
attending full time, the American Bar Association which is always interested in the
support and advancement of the law profession specifically through the support and aid of
new law students, for minority students the University of Michigan and Cornell University
are very pro-minority and offer an array of both private and public law school grants, if you
are of Puerto Rican decent the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund supports
Latino law students who are enrolled in a JD program at an ABA affiliated law school
through it's initiative called "Lawbound" whose aim is to increase the number of Latinos
who successfully stay on the path to law school.
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