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The Law School awards numerous tuition
remission scholarships annually to first-year and returning
students. These scholarships are based on both academic
merit and financial need. The Law School scholarship
funds are limited and it is possible that the scholarship
funds will be exhausted before the class is filled.
Admissions Merit Scholarship
Whittier Law School awards admissions scholarships based
on merit. All applicants are given consideration for these
scholarships. Awards are based primarily on academic performance
at the undergraduate level and LSAT. In addition, consideration
will be given to those with extracurricular activities
consistent with Whittier Law School’s mission. All
first year scholarship funds are applied to the fall and
spring academic terms only.
Admissions Merit Renewals
Students who received Admissions Merit scholarships and who
have completed their first year of law study will receive
the promised renewals (and stipends, if applicable) if
they achieve the requisite grades/class ranking at the
end of their first year. Awards are announced after spring
grades are finalized and class rankings have been established
(typically in late July and early August). For purposes
of class rankings, full-time students are ranked together
with all other students who share the same anticipated
graduation date. First year part-time students are ranked
alone at the end of the first year. Thereafter, their class
rank is determined on the class that shares their date
of graduation. Similarly, students in the spring entering
class are initially ranked as a separate group at the end
of their second (summer) semester. Thereafter, their class
rank is determined based on the class that shares their
anticipated graduation date. Students who were
awarded Admissions Merit scholarships are only entitled
to automatic renewals if, at the end of their first year,
they remain in the same class that they were in at the
time they received their initial scholarship award.
Students who complete their first
year of law study and receive Admissions Merit Renewal
scholarships are entitled to additional renewals upon
completion of their second year (and third year for
part-time students) if they meet the requirements set
forth in the initial scholarship award.
Dean’s Merit Scholarship
In addition to Admissions Merit and Admissions Merit Renewal
scholarships, the Law School offers substantial scholarships
to students who did not have scholarships at entrance,
but performed at the top of their class in their first
year. These awards are announced after spring grades are
finalized, class rankings have been established, and all
recipients of Admissions Merit Renewal scholarships have
been determined.
Effective in the 2004-05 academic
year, Dean’s Merit Scholarships are not automatically
renewable. Rather, Dean’s Merit Scholarship awards
will be determined at the end of each academic year
based on cumulative academic performance. It follows
that it is likely that students who received a Dean’s
Merit Scholarship after their first year of law study
will also be awarded such a scholarship after their
second (and third) year of law study. Nevertheless,
there is no guarantee that students who receive a Dean’s
Merit Scholarship after their first year of law study
will be offered a similar scholarship after their second
(or third) year.
General and Need-Based Scholarship
A number of scholarships are awarded annually by the Law
School to upper-division students based on financial need.
To qualify for need-based scholarships, students must (1)
file the FAFSA form by the deadline set by the Office of
Financial Aid and (2) complete and file the Law School’s
General Scholarship Application by the deadline set by
the Office of the Dean of Student Services. Applications
are made available in April. Award amounts, deadlines,
and conditions of scholarships are subject to change, but
academic performance at the Law School, service to the
school, and financial need will all be taken into account.
To what courses do my scholarship
awards apply?
Effective in the 2004-5 academic year, except for “full” scholarships, all scholarships
are awarded in a specific dollar amount. The award is generally
paid in two equal disbursements in the fall and spring semester
of the academic year. No additional scholarship dollars will
be given to students who elect to take additional units,
whether those units are taken in the fall, spring, or summer
terms.
Students who receive a “full” Dean's Merit scholarship will receive scholarship funds to cover semester tuition at Whittier Law School, whether those units are taken in the fall, spring, or summer terms (including Whittier Law School summer abroad programs). Students will receive the conditions and terms for scholarship awards as outlined in their scholarship letter from the Dean of Students.
Alumni Association Scholarship
The Alumni Association awards a partial scholarship to one
day and one evening upper-division student based on academic
achievement, service to the school, and financial need. Click here to dowload Application
Jeanne S. Berger Scholarship Fund
Established by Judge Jeanne S. Berger, '68, an alumna of Whittier
Law School, to assist a limited number of female upper-division
students with minor children, the scholarship is based on
scholastic achievement and financial need.
Beverly Rubens Gordon Scholarship
Established by friends of former Professor Beverly Rubens
Gordon, this scholarship is awarded to one or two part-time,
upper-division students based on financial need and academic
performance.
David Holtz Memorial Scholarship
Named in memory of David Holtz, a Beverly Law School faculty
member, the scholarship is awarded to an upper-division student
based on academic performance with an emphasis on first-year
Contracts grades.
Eugene S. Mills Scholarship
Named in honor of former Whittier College President Eugene
S. Mills, this scholarship is awarded to the editor-in-chief
of the Whittier Law Review.
W. Roy Newsom Scholarship
Graduates of Whittier College who will be first-year students
at the Law School are eligible for the W. Roy Newsom
scholarship. This scholarship award is named in honor
of the former Whittier College president. Recipients
are rewarded for their undergraduate achievement at Whittier
College.
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