Kathryn Hookanson Law Fellowship
Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law University of Memphis
Deadline: April 1.
To support economically disadvantaged law students from the Middle District of Tennessee. Qualifications: Recipients must be in good academic standing at the law school or the most recent school attended, but this is not intended to be a merit or academic achievement based scholarship; the goal is to broaden the Middle District of Tennessee bar through expanded opportunities for law students from all backgrounds; the recipients must have demonstrated financial need and must have either graduated from a high school in, or resided for the previous three years as a non-full time student in, one of the following Tennessee Counties: Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Cumberland, Davidson, DeKalb, Dickson, Fentress, Giles, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lawrence, Lewis, Macon, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Wayne, White, Williamson, or Wilson; the recipient does not become ineligible for this scholarship merely by moving from the Middle District to the Western or Eastern District to attend law school; the following students are ineligible for this scholarship: Judges and employees of the United States courts and their family members and Nashville Bar Association employees or Board members and their family members; Visiting law students are not eligible for these scholarships. Selection criteria: Selection will be students on the basis of academic performance, leadership, character, personal achievements, and financial need. How to apply: Applicants must be submit online application form. Focus: Law.