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. As a Pitt student, you have access to a scholarship database for both internal and external scholarships called PittFund$Me. When logging into your student portal, you can search PittFund$Me and enter your profile information to search for scholarships for which you may qualify.
Another recommended scholarship database for law scholarships can be found at www.accesslex.org/databank.
Below are some exteranl scholarship that Pitt Law students have utilized in the past.
Fall Deadlines:
September:
HBALEF Scholarship from the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania Legal Education Fund
Oscar W. Rittenhouse Memorial Scholarship from the Mercer (NJ) County Prosecutor's Office
Andrew K. Ruotolo, Jr. Memorial Scholarship from the Mercer (NJ) County Prosecutor's Office
John H. Stamler Memorial Scholarship from the Mercer (NJ) County Prosecutor's Office
Harris Y. Cotton Memorial Scholarship from the Mercer (NJ) County Prosecutor's Office
November:
Mark T. Banner Scholarship from The Richard Linn American Inn of Court
December:
James W. Stoudt Scholarship Fund from Pennsylvania Bar Foundation
Law School Student Loan Scholarship from Jenkins and Clayman
Cope Law Firm Scholarship from Cope Law Offices, LLC (please request application through the Contact Us)
Chuck Cooper Scholarship from The Chuck Cooper Foundation
Spring Deadlines:
January:
Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship from Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
February:
Central Scholarship and Loan Referral Service from the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
March:
ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund from the American Bar Association
Diversity Scholarship from DRI The Voice of the Defense Bar
Jonny Gammage Scholarship from the Summit Against Racism
Samuel J. Goldstein, Esquire, Scholarship Fund from The Pittsburgh Foundation
Judge William M. Martutani Fellowship from the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania (“APABA-PA”) in conjunction with the Philadelphia Bar Foundation
April:
F.C. Grote Fund from the Allegheny County Bar Foundation
Louis Little Attorney's Memorial Fund form the Allegheny County Bar 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
The M. Katherine Baird Darmer Equaility Scholarship from the Orange County Lavendar Bar Association and the Orange County Equality Coalition
Hudson County Bar Association Scholarship from Hudson County, New Jersey
Rob Vega Memorial Scholarship from the Pittsburgh Metropolaitan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
May:
Erie County Bar Association Scholarship from the Erie County (PA) Bar Association
Mahoning County Bar Association Scholarship from Mahoning County, Ohio
Mike Eidson Scholarship from the AAJ Women for Justice Education Fund
Richard D. Hailey Scholarship from the AAJ's Minority Caucus
Law Student Diversity Scholarship from Michigan Auto Law
Law School Diversity Scholarship from Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C.
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
Harris Y. Cotton Memorial Scholarship from the County Proscutors Association of the State of New Jersery
Faerie L. Angle Memorial Scholarship Fund from the Foundation for Enhancing Communities (Franklin County, PA)
July:
Patti Rose Scheimer Bednarik Memorial Scholarship Fund of the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation.
Diverse Scholars Program from Reed Smith
Trial LawHer Scholarship through Milestone
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.
Washington County Community Foundation Scholarships