About the Legal Opportunity Scholarship

The American Bar Association (ABA) awards an annual Legal Opportunity Scholarship to first-year law students. The mission of the program is to encourage racial and ethnic minority students to apply to law school and to provide financial assistance to attend and completing law school. The ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship grants 20 incoming diverse law students with $15,000 of financial aid over the course of their three years in law school. Since its inception, 350 students from across the country have received the ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship!

How to Apply:

The application process for the 2018 Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund is closed.  The 2019 applications with be posted the first week of October 2018.   

Contact Information:

If you have any questions e-mail legalosf@americanbar.org.