Grants & Competitions

Each year, the Wisconsin Association of African-American Lawyers (WAAL, formerly known as the Wisconsin Association of Minority Attorneys “WAMA”) honors the professional career and community contributions of Attorneys Vel and W. Dale Phillip ...

Posted Jan 20, 2009 by Career Services/Student Services Weekly Newsletter

The State Bar of Wisconsin's Diversity Outreach Committee will offer a limited number of scholarships in the spring of 2009 to reimburse the cost of law school books. First year students of diverse backgrounds may apply for the reimbursement ...

Posted Jan 20, 2009 by Ruth Robarts, Assistant Dean for Student & Academic Affairs

Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Graduate Fellowships Funding is available from UW-Madison Area and International Studies Programs for Summer Intensive Language Study (2009) and Academic Year Language/Area Studies (2009-1 ...

Posted Dec 1, 2008 by UW Law School Newsletter Admin

The State Bar of Wisconsin's Diversity Outreach Committee will offer a limited number of scholarships in the spring of 2009 to reimburse the cost of law school books. First year students of diverse backgrounds can apply for the reimbursements if ...

Posted Nov 24, 2008 by UW Law School Newsletter Admin

The following new scholarships have been announced for 1Ls: 1. Davis Wright Tremain: the firm is offering three scholarships, which consist of a paid Summer Clerkship for 2009 and $7,500 for the student’s second year tuition and expenses. Tw ...

Posted Nov 17, 2008 by Jane Heymann, Assistant Dean for Career Services

ESSAY CONTEST The Public Justice Foundation has acquired the Roscoe Hogan Environmental Essay Contest from the Roscoe Pound Institute. The Public Justice Foundation is a non-profit membership organization of over 3000 attorneys and ...

Posted Nov 12, 2008 by UW Law School Newsletter Admin

The 11th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition * The ELI Essay Competition invites law students focusing on the entertainment practice to write a 3,000-word paper on a compelling legal topic facing the music industry toda ...

Posted Oct 17, 2008 by Deb Cutler

* ESSAY CONTEST* The Public Justice Foundation has acquired the Roscoe Hogan Environmental Essay Contest from the Roscoe Pound Institute. The Public Justice Foundation is a non-profit membership organization of over 3000 attorneys and ot ...

Posted Oct 17, 2008 by Deb Cutler

The Office of the Dean and the Institute for Legal Studies announce the following presentation in the workshop series Ideas and Innovations in Legal Scholarship: Interesting People with Interesting Ideas open to Faculty, Staff and Students Black ...

Posted Apr 15, 2008 by UW Law School Newsletter Admin

The ALI-ABA Committee on Continuing Professional Education has approved a limited number of full-tuition scholarships to allow deserving law students to attend the ALI-ABA Course of Study, Environmental Law, to be held Wednesday - Friday, Februa ...

Posted Nov 21, 2007 by UW Law School Newsletter Admin

State Bar of Wisconsin Alternative Dispute Resolution Writing Competition Purpose: The purpose of the competition is to promote greater interest in and understanding of the field of dispute resolution among students enrolled in Wisconsin academi ...

Posted Oct 25, 2007 by UW Law School Newsletter Admin

The Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin announces its annual memorial writing competition for law students. The author of the best student article, as judged by the IP Section Board of Directors, will receive an award of ...

Posted Oct 25, 2007 by UW Law School Newsletter Admin

The Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest is a $5000 cash award given to the author of the winning essay. The 2008 topic is Global Warming: How Litigation Can Make a Difference. Any student currently enrolled in law school may submit a le ...

Posted Oct 24, 2007 by Kristin Davis, Public Interest Law Advisor

he Environment/Natural Resources Section of the Wisconsin State Bar will award a prize of $1000 for the best student essay on any topic in Environmental Law. The competition is open to law students currently enrolled at UW. Papers should be base ...

Posted Mar 29, 2007 by UW Law School Newsletter Admin

ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN LAWYERS FOUNDATION 2007-2008 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS The Association for Women Lawyers (AWL) is a non-profit, specialty bar association organized to: Promote the welfare, interests, and professional deve ...

Posted Mar 27, 2007 by Jane Heymann, Assistant Dean for Career Services

The Bohemian Lawyers' Association of Chicago is offering scholarships to 1L and 2L students. Stop by Career Services to pick up an application.

Posted Mar 9, 2007 by UW Law School Newsletter Admin

The National Lesbian & Gay Law Association Michael Greenberg Student Writing Competition Submission Deadline: June 1, 2007 Established in memory of Michael Greenberg, former NLGLA board member and Philadelphia attorney who died in 1996 from ...

Posted Feb 19, 2007 by UW Law School Newsletter Admin

CHICAGO (February 7, 2007) -- Ateet Adhikari and Avani Bhatt have been awarded the first ever McDermott Will & Emery Minority Scholarships in the amount of $15,000 each. Mr. Adhikari is a law student at the University of Illinois and will pa ...

Posted Feb 9, 2007 by UW Law School Newsletter Admin

The ABA Section of Business Law is sponsoring its 21st annual Mendes Hershman Student Writing Contest to encourage and reward law student writings on a business law subject of general and current interest. Each ABA-accredited law school, acting ...

Posted Feb 9, 2007 by UW Law School Newsletter Admin

American Inns of Court is sponsoring an essay contest with a $5,000 prize for "an original, unpublished essay of 10,000 to 25,000 words on a topic that addresses issues of legal excellence, civility, ethics and professionalism". For more informa ...

Posted Feb 1, 2007 by UW Law School Newsletter Admin

*NSEP David L. Boren Fellowships for graduate students. Information Session January 17, 2007 at 10 AM in Room 336 Ingraham Hall.* *Senior Program Officer of the Institute of International Education, Sue Sharp, will be on campus* to provide infor ...

Posted Jan 17, 2007 by UW Law School Newsletter Admin

The National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Fellowships is a wonderful opportunity that provides support to American graduate students who are pursuing the study of languages and cultures in world regions critical to U.S. inter ...

Posted Dec 21, 2006 by UW Law School Newsletter Admin

Fellowships to Study Chinese in Taiwan, 2007-2008 The Center for East Asian Studies announces Chinese Language Scholarships, provided by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China in Taiwan, to study for the academic year 2007-2008. The ...

Posted Dec 21, 2006 by UW Law School Newsletter Admin

Open to UW-Madison full-time students (Freshmen to Ph.D. students) Application Deadline: Feb. 5, 2007 The Center for East Asian Studies will award one scholarship from the Matsudaira Fund that covers ALL attendance expenses (food, lodging and g ...

Posted Dec 21, 2006 by UW Law School Newsletter Admin

Deadline: Monday, April 16, 2007 The Center for the Humanities 2007 Iwanter Prize for Outstanding Interdisciplinary Scholarship The annual Iwanter Prize provides an unrestricted $2,000 award to one graduating senior who, through a senior thesis ...

Posted Dec 20, 2006 by UW Law School Newsletter Admin