External Scholarships & Awards

These are private scholarships offered by law firms and community organizations. Scholarships are available to incoming and continuing students. Click on the links for more information and to see if you qualify. All scholarships are organized by their deadlines.

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The American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL)

2024 ACREL Law Student Writing Award

First Prize:                      $2,000

Second Prize:               $1,000                                                Deadline: December 31, 2024

This annual award is given to the author(s) of a student-authored article relating to real estate property that is published, or accepted for publication, in a scholarly journal sponsored by an ABA-accredited law school in the United States.  This opportunity is open to registered students at ABA-accredited law schools.  Winners of the cash awards will be notified by February 18, 2025 and are invited to attend the ACREL Spring Meeting in March 2025 with travel cost paid for.

More Award eligibility, entry requirements and submission procedure

2025 Law Student Second Amendment Research and Writing Competition

First Place: $10,000
Second Place: $ 7,000
Third Place: $3,000                                                                     

Deadline: March 1, 2025

The NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund welcomes any law student currently enrolled in an ABA accredited law school to submit an original scholarly article suitable for publication addressing an assigned cutting edge Second Amendment issue.  The assigned question revolves around the United States Supreme Court opinion in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, 142 S. Ct. 2111 (2022)

Competition Flyer

Application Cover Page

Assigned Competition Question

The Sovereignty Symposium XXXVII - Oklahoma City University School of Law Writing Competition

Doolin Prize: First Prize: $1,000                     Second Prize: $750                  Third Prize: $500

Hager Prize: $1000                                                   Deadline: March 24, 2025

This competition is open to college students of any level. Winning entries will be published in the 2025 Symposium Book of materials on Indian Law. 

Competition Flyer

Information and submission at https://www.thesovereigntysymposium.com/scholarships/.