External Scholarships
External Scholarships are scholarships that are offered and administered by agencies outside of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. External scholarships provide an excellent resource for students needing help funding their legal education.
Links to some external scholarships can be found below. If any of the links do not work, please send an email to the Law School Financial Aid Office at lawfa@pitt.edu. Also, information can be found on these scholarships in Room 203 of the Barco Law Building.
Fall Deadlines:
September:
Harris Y. Cotton Memorial Scholarship from the County Proscutors Association of the State of New Jersery
Andrew K. Ruotolo, Jr. Memorial Scholarship from the County Proscutors Association of the State of New Jersery
John H. Stamler Memorial Scholarship from the County Proscutors Association of the State of New Jersery
Oscar W. Rittehouse Memorial Scholarship from the the County Proscutors Association of the State of New Jersery
HBALEF Scholarship from the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania Legal Education Fund
November:
Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship from Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Mark T. Banner Scholarship from The Richard Linn American Inn of Court
December:
James W. Stoudt Scholarship Fund from Pennsylvania Bar Foundation
Spring Deadlines:
February:
Central Scholarship and Loan Referral Service from the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
March:
Hudson County Bar Association Scholarship from Hudson County, New Jersey
April:
Truxall Scholarship Fund from The Pittsburgh Foundation
F.C. Grote from the Allegheny County Bar Foundation
Louis Little Attorney's Memorial Fund form the Allegheny County Bar Foundation
Samuel J. Goldstein, Esquire, Scholarship Fund from The Pittsburgh Foundation
The EMLF Law Student Scholarships from the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation
The Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship from the Berks County Community Foundation in Pennsylvania
Greiner/Roof Memorial Law Scholarship from the Elk County Community Foundation in Pennsylvania
May:
Erie County Bar Association Scholarship from the Erie County (PA) Bar Association
Mahoning County Bar Association Scholarship from Mahoning County, Ohio
Law Student Diversity Scholarship from Michigan Auto Law
Law School Diversity Scholarshp from Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C.
Trusp Young Lawyers Scholarship from Trusp LLC.
June:
Wayne R. Donahue Memorial Scholarship from the Westmoreland County Bar Foundation
Donald Laird Hankey Memorial Scholarship from the Westmoreland County Bar Foundation
Honorable David H. Weiss Memorial Scholarship from the Westmoreland County Bar Foundation
The Daniel B. Dixon Scholarship Fund from the Allegheny County Bar Foundation
August:
Legal Leaders Scholarship from Console and Hollawell
Contact for deadline date:
K&L Gates Fund from The Pittsburgh Foundation
Pittsburgh Young Professionals Scholarship Fund from The Pittsburgh Foundation
George I. Carson Graduate Fellowship from the Pitt Department of Athletics-applications available in the Law School Financial Aid Office, Room 203 Barco Law Building.
Judge Charles G. Sweet Fund from the Washington County Community Foundation
Addison Gibson Educational Loan (low interest) from the Addison Gibson Foundation for southwestern Pennsylvania residents.
