Outside Scholarships

Students who receive private scholarships from outside sources must report these scholarships to the Financial Aid Office.

We are required to include all outside scholarships as part of your financial aid award and must also count them toward meeting financial need.

In cases where the receipt of an outside scholarships impacts a student's financial aid award, we reduce the loan program rather than reducing other scholarships.

Once you have notified us of scholarships you have received, we will adjust your award and send you a revised financial aid award notice.

Useful Sites

Check these sites for scholarship opportunities:

• ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund The ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship grants 20 incoming diverse law students with $15,000 of financial assistance over the course of their three years in law school.
• American Bar Association Links for law student scholarships.
• Asian Bar Association of Washington Annually awards scholarships. Applications are usually submitted in the fall.
• Fastweb.com A valuable resource for all things related to scholarships and how to obtain them.
• Mexican American Legal Defense Fund Scholarships awarded to Latino students in their first, second, or third year of law school. Must show a commitment to serving the Latino community after graduation and demonstrate academic achievement.
• Puerto Rican Bar Association Scholarship Award Students must be Latino and attend an ABA approved law school. Must demonstrate financial need and academic promise.
• Washington State Bar Association Find useful information here. Scholarships are shown only when available, so check this site often.

Note: These sites are not endorsed by Gonzaga University School of Law. They are compiled here only for your convenience.