New Student Scholarships

Each year we offer scholarships to as many of the most qualified applicants as possible. We are committed to provide each scholarship recipient who enrolls with the opportunity to maintain his or her scholarship throughout law school. The 3.15 GPA requirement was selected, based on the GPA’s of previous 1^st year classes, to provide for each scholarship student to keep their award. This has been our practice since the creation of the UB Law Scholarship.

Even with this practice, some UB Law Scholarship recipients do not meet the required GPA after the first year. Over the past three years the number of scholarship students who have retained their awards has ranged from 62% to 71%.

Below is a chart of the number of students receiving scholarships and the number of students who did not maintain the required GPA.  

Please contact the Office of Law Admissions with any questions.

 

Academic Year	Students Matriculating	Number Entering with Conditional Scholarships		Number Whose Conditional Scholarships Have Since Been Reduced or Eliminated
2011-2012	379	93		35
2010-2011	363	56		16
2009-2010	328	48		18

 

Scholarships for Maryland Residents

You are automatically considered for Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) scholarships if you complete the FAFSA by May 1, are a Maryland resident and meet need based requirements. State of Maryland Scholarship information is available on the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) website

External Scholarships

The University of Idaho permits us to link to their external scholarship website. There are over 400 scholarships listed.

ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship

The ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance to minority students. Applications must be submitted to the ABA by March 1st.