Scholarships

Scholarships and grants are awards of financial aid that you do not have to repay. The major source of scholarships for law students is the School itself.

These merit-based awards are offered under criteria determined by the Admissions Committee. All students applying to the School of Law are considered for these scholarships; no separate application is required; Questions concerning these awards should be directed to the Admissions Office.

• Honors Scholarships are awarded to admitted students on the basis of exceptional merit.
  
  
• The Professor Robert. B Kent Academic Award and Roger Williams University School of Law Scholarships are offered to select applicants to the School of Law. Notification will be sent with the letter of admission from the School of Law. Students must maintain superior academic performance in order to sustain the scholarship in subsequent years.
  
  
• Dean's Awards are offered to select applicants to the School of Law. Notification will be sent with the letter of admission from the School of Law. Students must maintain superior academic performance in order to sustain the scholarship in subsequent years.
  
  
• Leadership Scholarships are awarded to students who not only show strong academic promise but who the Admissions Committee believes will enter the profession with a willingness to serve as role models in their community, help others surmount obstacles, and have a commitment to public service. These scholarships are awarded at the time of admission.
  
  
• Public Interest Scholarships are awarded to students who not only show strong academic promise but who the Admissions Committee believes will enter the profession with a willingness to serve as role models in their community, help others surmount obstacles, and have a commitment to public service. These scholarships are awarded at the time of admission.
  
  
• Generously funded through a gift from Esther and John Clark, the Professor Esther Clark Endowed Scholarship is awarded to a rising second year student on the basis of outstanding academic performance.
  
  
• The Gary L. Bahr Memorial Scholarship is named in memory of Professor Gary L. Bahr, a member of the founding faculty at Roger Williams University School of Law and the first Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, who passed away July 7, 1999. Awarded annually, this endowed scholarship is given to a first year students. This scholarship recognizes the students who received the highest combined academic average in Contracts and Torts for their Division.
  
  
• Each year a $500 Law Alumni Scholarships is awarded to a deserving law student who has completed their first year of study based on academic merit and demonstrated financial need.
  
  
• Established in 1992, the Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association Endowed Scholarship, funded with generous support from the Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association, is awarded to a law student. Deserving recipients are selected based on their demonstrated interest in Trial or other Legal Advocacy courses and must be in good academic standing.
  
  
• The Thurgood Marshall Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a law student who has completed his/her second-year curriculum and has demonstrated academic merit and financial need.
  
  
• The Jack & Louise Birnberg Family Foundation Award honors the perseverance, determination and dedication a student demonstrates throughout their entire law school career. The award is given annually to two students in their final year.
  
  
• Many local bar associations, corporations, community groups and fraternal organizations offer scholarships and grants to law students.

Applicants are encouraged to contact such organizations directly for information. Additionally, a free scholarship search is available on the Internet at www.fastweb.com.