The major source of Suffolk Law School awards is the Trustee Grant. Trustee Grants are awarded based on financial need and do not have to be repaid. Students who file the required financial aid forms by the priority filing date will be automatically considered for grant monies from this fund. Applications received after the priority filing date will be considered for a Trustee Grant on a funds available basis. Award amounts vary. Grants are renewed each year provided recipients reapply by the financial aid deadline and their financial need remains similar.

Sargent Scholarships are awarded to incoming students on the basis of significant financial need and strong academic credentials. Sargent Scholarships do not have to be repaid. Award amounts vary. The scholarships are renewed each year provided recipients remain in the top 50% of their class and continue to demonstrate financial need to renew the scholarship each year.  Awards are for Suffolk University Law School tuition only. Funds are posted to students’ tuition accounts after the fourth week of classes. 

Academic Leadership Scholarships are awarded to the top five students in each section (for both Day and Evening Divisions) as they are about to enter their second year. Students ranked first in their section receive a scholarship worth 50% of tuition; those ranked 2 through 5 receive a scholarship worth 25% of tuition. Academic Leadership Scholarships do not have to be repaid. Recipients must remain in the top 20% of their class to renew the scholarship. Awards are made in July.

Trustee Academic Scholarships are merit-based funds awarded by the Admissions Committee at the time an applicant is admitted to the Law School. Scholarships are awarded to students based on outstanding academic achievement and do not have to be repaid. Award amounts vary. Scholarships are renewed each year provided recipients maintain a minimum 3.0 yearly GPA.

Students applying for financial aid are automatically considered for these funds, based on the information provided in the student's application. Scholarships that require a separate  application will be posted, when the application is available, to Campus Cruiser and in the Current Outside Scholarship Opportunities section below.

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Access Group, a non-profit graduate student loan lender, has announced a new scholarship contest for law students: ‘One Less Worry.’ This contest invites students to create and submit an original video of up to four minutes showing what they worry about as law students. Access Group will review the submissions and select ten finalists that will be voted on by friends, family and the general public. The entry receiving the most votes will be awarded a $10,000 scholarship; the winner will be announced on August 1, 2008. For more information and complete scholarship contest rules, please visit www.accessgroup.org/onelessworry.

The Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers have announced their 2008 offerings of the Carol DiMaiti Scholarship, the Honorable Sheila B. McGovern Scholarship, and the M.A.W.L. Scholarship. These awards are based upon financial need and academic ability. One application is sufficient to apply for all three awards. Applications are available in the Office of Financial Aid for all students entering their final two years of law school. Submissions are due by mail to the Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers office, no later than May 19, 2008.