Legal Studies Scholarships
Law is a Factor in Business and Industry: Speak the Language
Legal Studies generally offers students a wide-angle glimpse of law and legal policy juxtaposed against almost any area of life. Students in a legal studies program may have career goals of attending law school or entering the legal profession via other routes, such as law enforcement, investigative services or as paralegals.
But legal studies programs may also be combined with a larger career goal. Students often choose to pursue further education in a related field such as business, economics, environmental policy, public administration, education, healthcare and many others that must consider the role that law plays. More and more professionals must be capable of interdisciplinary dialogue that inherently demands a basic understanding of related legal issues.
Scholarship Programs
The Department of Legal Studies at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst provides students a Legal Studies major as well as auxiliary coursework for students pursuing other majors. The department offers the following scholarships:
- William M. Bluestein Memorial Scholarship offers full-time undergraduates pursuing public policy or related fields up to $1,000 in award money. Eligible applicants are chosen based on economic and social disadvantage in combination with academic merit.
- Madison Fellowships are given to graduate students with an interest in teaching courses in law and legal studies to high school students.
The law firm of Baker and McKenzie offers select graduate level law students the European Legal Studies Scholarships. Smart and internationally accomplished students may qualify for up to $15,000 in scholarships including employment with the internationally recognized company. Applicants must be at the top of their class and bi-lingual in English and French to be considered.
Lake Superior State University offers students in the Business program access to the School of Business, Economics and Legal Studies-Lambda Sigma Beta-Scholarships. Qualified applicants must be pursuing a career in business and have top-notch academic records to compete. A letter of recommendation from faculty is also required. Awards are $500 per academic semester.
Pace Law School at Pace University in New York provides a wide range of law specialties including areas of legal studies. The institution is most noted for its devotion to the instruction of environmental law and environmental legal studies. Scholarships applicable to students in the legal studies programs include:
- Learned and Augustus Hand Fellowships give accomplished students a broad range of legal specialty in which to study and still compete for generous fellowship awards. Applicants must be in the top tier of their class and be willing to work on special projects and serve as mentors for other students. Scholarships cover a student's full tuition costs.
- Journal of the Pace Center for Environmental Legal Studies Merit Scholar awards are given to students involved in environmental law as well as journalism.
- Center for Environmental Legal Studies Merit Scholar awards are designed for outstanding students with a passion for international environmental issues and policy.
- Students pursuing energy law and legal issues may qualify for the Pace Energy Project Merit Scholars awards.
- Pace Land Use Law Center Merit Awards are given to new students whose previous academic records are outstanding as well as their interest in land use issues. Students must demonstrate a strong interest in legal studies.
East Central University in Oklahoma administers the Edward Barton Brooks Scholarship in Government and Law. Students must be pursuing a major in Legal Studies or Government to be considered. Other criteria include the requisite academic excellence as well as strong leadership skills. ECU's Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies offers students a broad survey of the impact law has on a range of disciplines and serves as a pre-law degree or prepares students for immediate employment in various legal services careers.
