Native American Law Scholarships

Florence Young Memorial Scholarships

• The Association on American Indian Affairs provides scholarships to Native American law students through Florence Young Memorial Scholarships. These scholarships are awarded in the amount of $1,500 to a Native American master's student studying either art, public health or law. Monies are disbursed twice a year in the amount of $750, once at the start of the fall semester and once at the start of the spring semester. In order to be eligible, a student must be from a federally recognized tribe and must be at least one-quarter Native American. A student must also be attending school full-time.

  AAIA

  966 Hungerford Dr.

  Suite 12-B

  Rockville, MD 20850

  240-314-7155

  indian-affairs.org

ONNSFA Graduate Fund

• The Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship and Financial Assistance offers scholarships to Navajo law students through the ONNSFA Graduate Fund. This program provides annual assistance of between $5,000 and $10,000 to full-time Navajo students pursuing graduate degrees in law. In order to remain in the program, a law student must maintain a grade point average of at least 2.0.

  The Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship and Financial Assistance

  P.O. Box 1870

  Window Rock, AZ 86515

  928-871-7444

  onnsfa.org

ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund

• The American Bar Association provides scholarship assistance to Native American law students through the ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund. This scholarship provides $15,000 over the course of three years. In order to be eligible, a student must be a first-year law student, a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, and a member of a minority ethnic group. The annual deadline for application is March 1.

  American Bar Association

  740 15th St., NW

  Washington, D.C. 20005-1019

  312-988-5137

  abanet.org