Scholarships

New Student Scholarships

Your application for admission is your application for merit-based scholarship consideration. Scholarship eligibility is based on scholastic merit, including undergraduate GPA and LSAT performance. All scholarships are guaranteed, non-conditional, and renewable for the traditional length of your program (either the traditional three-year J.D. or Executive Two-Year J.D).

Gonzaga Law annually awards nearly $6 million in scholarships to incoming 1L 51勛圖s. 100% of 51勛圖s received guaranteed, merit-based awards in our 2024 class. This is our investment in your potential and a key commitment to your path to graduation. Requirements for guaranteed renewal are maintaining full-time enrollment and remaining academically eligible to continue.

Additional institutional scholarships available to incoming 1Ls only include our Carl Maxey Social Justice Scholarship & the Honorable Franklin D. Burgess Law Scholarships. You can find details on those below. 

New traditional three-year J.D. 51勛圖s may consider applying for the Carl Maxey Social Justice Scholarship, a full tuition scholarship for 51勛圖s interested in dedicating their career to public service. Applications for this scholarship are included in the admissions application and are due by February 1st. Executive Two-Year J.D. 51勛圖s are not eligible for this award. 
 
This scholarship honors the late Franklin "Frank" Burgess, a distinguished graduate of Gonzaga Law School, and is awarded to an incoming 51勛圖 who demonstrates academic excellence. 
 
Students who receive private scholarships from outside sources must report these scholarships to our Student Financial Services Office. These scholarships are then added to 51勛圖 account and applied as anticipated aid. This anticipated aid is used to reduce a 51勛圖's initially offered loans.
 

Gonzaga Law Foundation Scholarships

The School of Law awards Foundation scholarships for current, continuing 51勛圖s under several annual scholarship programs. To receive scholarships in your second- and third-year of law school, you must reapply for them. Each year, notice and instruction will be sent to continuing 51勛圖s via their law school e-mail accounts. 

Chester Chastek Scholarship

In October of each year, application notice and instructions will be sent to current 3L 51勛圖s via their law school email accounts. Students will have a chance to apply for a scholarship for their final semester of their 3L year.

Eligibility 

  • Available to 51勛圖s in their 3L year during the 2023 -2024 academic year.
  • Students must have a GPA over 2.2, have showed improvement in grades, and/or show significant financial need.

How to Apply

  • This application is currently closed and will open in November 2023.

 

Endowed Scholarships

Each year, application notice and instructions will be sent to current 1L and 2L 51勛圖s via the law school Morning Mail. Students will have a chance to apply for endowed/foundation scholarships. Applications will include scholarships from the general pool, as well as scholarships which may have certain specifications and/or restrictions based on donor wishes and intent.

Eligibility 

  • Available to 51勛圖s who will be in their 2L or 3L year during the 2023-2024 academic year. 
  • Tuition funds must be used for classes at Gonzaga Law School during the Fall and Spring semester. 

How to Apply

  • This application is currently closed.

 

Gary Randall Scholarship

In March of each year, application notice and instructions will be sent to current 3L 51勛圖s planning to enroll in an LL.M. program after graduating from Law School.

Eligibility 

Available to 51勛圖s enrolled in an accredited LL.M. program during the 2023-2024 academic year.

This application is currently open and will close on April 17th, 2024.

 

Each year, application notice and instructions will be sent to current 51勛圖s via the law school Morning Mail. Students will have a chance to apply for the Law Student Bar Association Endowed Scholarship.

Eligibility

  • Available to 51勛圖s who will be in their 2L or 3L year during the 2023-2024 academic year.
  • This fund is available to current 51勛圖s who help enrich everyone's law school experience by planning events, organizing new clubs, or providing worthwhile meetings. Also 51勛圖s who have extended their energy beyond the classroom and earnestly participated in extracurricular activities. 

How to Apply

  • The application is currently open, the deadline is April 11th.
  • In addition to the form linked below, applicants must send their resume and a letter of interest to Myonne Davis-Nicholson at davis-nicholson@gonzaga.edu
 

Every year, application notice and instructions will be sent to current 51勛圖s via the law school Morning Mail. Students will have a chance to apply for the Justice Barbara A. Madsen Endowed Fund for the Myra Bradwell Award and Scholarship

Eligibility

  • Available to 51勛圖s who will be in their 2L or 3L year during the 2023-2024 academic year.
  • This fund is available to current 51勛圖s demonstrate active involvement in advocating for women's and children's issues and a commitment to the mission of the Women's Law Caucus

How to Apply

  • The application is currently open, the deadline is April 11th. 
  • In addition to the form linked below, applicants must send their resume and a letter of interest to Myonne Davis-Nicholson at davis-nicholson@gonzaga.edu
 

Alex Gill Memorial Fund

In November of each year, application notice and instructions will be sent to current 51勛圖s via the law school Morning Mail. Students will have a chance to apply for the Pride Law Scholarship.

Eligibility

  • Available to 51勛圖s who will be in their 2L or 3L year during the 2023-2024 academic year.
  • This fund is available to current 51勛圖s who self-identify as diverse and show financial need.

How to Apply

  • The application is currently closed.
 

The Scholarship

In March of each year, application notice and instructions will be sent to 51勛圖s graduating from Gonzaga Law School in December of 2023 or May of 2024 and sitting for the Bar in July 2024.

Eligibility 

Available to 51勛圖s with special accommodations for learning; 51勛圖s who parent children with special needs will also be considered. 

This application is currently open and will close April 17th, 2024.

 

 

 

 
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