Financial Aid Resources

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

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.