Scholarships and Grants

• VTAG – Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant
• ABA - Legal Opportunity Scholarship
• Sidney B. Williams Jr. Scholarship
• Need-based Scholarships
• Grundy Woman’s Club Scholarship
• Buchanan County Scholarships
• Angela D. Dales Merit Scholarship Program

VTAG
VTAG is a non need-based grant for Virginia residents attending a participating Virginia private college or university. The VTAG application deadline for the 2008-2009 academic year is July 31, 2008. All completed applications must be submitted to the ASL financial aid office.

ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship
The mission of the Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund is to encourage racial and ethnic minority students to apply to law school and to provide financial assistance to ensure that these students have the opportunity to attend law school for three years. The ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund will award $5,000 of financial assistance annually to each scholarship recipient attending an ABA-accredited law school. The deadline submission for submission of applications is March 1, 2008. Applications must be postmarked no later than March 1, 2008. Faxed applications will not be accepted.

Sidney B. Williams Jr. Scholarship
Sponsored by the American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation, this scholarship addresses the need to increase the number of minority intellectual property attorneys and to bring these attorneys to the attention of firms and corporations as candidates for employment. The $10,000 Law Scholarships will be awarded to minority students developing a career in intellectual law. For further information visit the following websites at www.aiplef.org and www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org

Need-Based Scholarships
In addition to our merit-based awards, ASL students may be able to secure a need-based scholarship. These scholarships, a credit against tuition, are limited in number and are awarded annually to those students who demonstrate the greatest financial need. To apply for this scholarship please submit a need-based application. The results of the need-based application are only used to determine institutional need based scholarships.

Grundy Woman’s Club Scholarship
As a part of its Education department, the Grundy Woman’s Club offers an annual scholarship to be awarded to a Buchanan County, VA female student at the ASL. The Grundy Woman’s Club is a nonpartisan, nondenominational, volunteer organization. It is a member of GFWC Virginia and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. Other areas of activity include The Arts, Conservation, Home Life, International Affairs, and Public Affairs, as well as special projects.

Buchanan County Scholarships
Partial scholarships awarded to ‘residents’ of Buchanan County. For more information regarding the criteria to receive one of these awards please contact the ASL financial aid office at 276-935-4349 x1207.

Angela D. Dales Merit Scholarship Program
Merit Scholarships are awarded in the form of a credit against the tuition charged to the student who receives the award.

Eligibility for an award during the student's first year of Law School is based on the student's Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) score and undergraduate grade point average (UGPA). Eligibility for retention of an award during the student's second and third years is based on the student's academic performance during Law School. The charts below show the criteria for initial awards and for retention of awards.

The Law School is able to award only a limited number of these scholarships, and scholarships will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Applicants therefore are encouraged to complete their Law School application at the earliest possible date. An award is not finalized until the applicant has been accepted to the Law School and has paid his or her seat deposit.

Eligibility Criteria for Merit Scholarship Awards during First Year of Law School (for students entering the Law School in 2007-08)

Learn More about the 2008-2009 Merit Scholarship retention criteria