The Council On Legal Education Opportunity is committed to helping students from underrepresented backgrounds enter the legal profession. CLEO believes that preparation and financial assistance are two keys to success.
Organizations that provide financial assistance for continuing education are listed here.
The University of Akron School of Law
Akron, OH
http://www.uakron.edu/law/
Amelia Kemp Memorial Fund
Contact: Amelia Kemp Memorial Fund
Program Director
8765 West Higgins Road
Chicago, IL 60631-4189
American Association of University Women
1111 16th St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 785-7700
American Indian Graduate Center
4520 Montgomery Blvd., N.E., Suite 1-B
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 881-4584
Blackstudents.Com
Offers Free Opportunities To African American Students
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Division of Education
P.O. Box 8327
Albuquerque, NM 87198
Business Fellowship Fund – DIUGUID Fellows
795 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 484
Atlanta, GA 30308
Charles Hamilton Houston Law School Preparation Institute
P.O. Box 75484
Washington, DC 20013
Civil Rights Summer
1629 K Street NW, Suite 1010
Washington DC 20006
(202) 466-3311
Fax: (202) 466-3435
summer@civilrights.org
Council on Career Development for Minorities
Contact: Scholarship Coordinator
Council on Career Development for Minorities
1341 W Mockingbird Ln, Suite 412-E
Dallas, TX 75247
(214) 631-3677
Earl Warren Legal Training Program, Inc.
99 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10013
Ford Motor Company
Contact Agency. Funds directly provided to institutions for granting awards.
Contact: Ford Motor Company
The American Road
Dearborn, MI 48121
Hattie M. Strong Foundation
1735 “I” Street, N.W., Suite 705
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 331-1619
Japanese American Citizens League
JACL Scholarship Committee
1765 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Jose Marti Scholarship Challenge Grant Fund
Contact: Florida DOE
Student Financial Assistance
325 W. Gains St., Room 1344
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Kappa Kappa Gamma Graduate Fellowships
Contact: Kappa Kappa Gamma Graduate Fellowships
PO Box 2079
Columbus, OH 43216-2079
Maryville University Online “Financial Aid, Scholarships, and Resources for Hispanic and Latino Students”: https://bit.ly/2ATVIDq
Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
Law School Scholarship Program
634 S. Spring St., 11th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90014
(213) 629-2512
Mexico-American Business and Professional Scholarships Association
P.O. Box 22292
Los Angeles, CA 90022
Mitsuyuki Yonemura Memorial Scholarship
Contact: Japanese American Citizens League
PO Box 7144
San Francisco, CA 94120-7144
Mr. And Mrs. Takashi Moriuchi Scholarship
Contact: Japanese American Citizens League
PO Box 7144
San Francisco, CA 94120-7144
Multicultural Scholarship Program
Contact: National Association for Campus Activities
Resource Coordinator
13 Harbison Way
Columbia, SC 29212-3401
NAACP Agnes Jones-Jackson Scholarship Awards
Director of Education
4805 Mount Hope Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215
National Federation of Business & Professional Women’s Clubs Scholarships Department
2012 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 293-1200
National Scholarship Service (NSSFNS)
980 Martin Luther King Dr., S.W.
P.O. Box 11409
Atlanta, Georgia 30310
(404) 522-7260
Organization of Chinese Americans
– OCA AVON College Scholarship
– OCA National Essay Contest
– Gold Mountain Scholarship
Contact: OCA
1001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 707
Washington, DC 20036
Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (PRLDEF)
99 Hudson Street
14th Floor
New York, NY 10013
(212) 219-3360
United Student Aid Funds, Inc.
P.O. Box 6156
Indianapolis, IN 46206
1.800.LOAN.USA (toll free)
Target Stores (Target All-Around Scholarship)
Contact: Target Stores (All-Around Scholarship)
Citizen’s Scholarship Foundation
1505 Riverview Road
St. Peter, MN 56082-0480
Texas Public Education Grant
For Texas residents, nonresidents or international students attending public colleges in Texas. Amount: Maximum student needs.
The Gates Millennium Scholars Program
http://www.gmsp.org/
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)
Student Exchange Program
P.O. Drawer P
Boulder, CO 90302
Other Assistance
Many law schools, local bar associations, firms, businesses and church groups provide financial assistance and special programs for minority-group and disadvantaged students. Contact your school’s Financial Aid Office or Career Services Departament directly. Information about these sources may be obtained by inquiring at the financial aid offices of nearby law schools or state departments of higher education.