Scholarships

The Office of Admissions and Student Financial Services makes every effort to inform students of scholarships offered by New York Law School and external groups.

We also encourage you to explore any other outside scholarships for which you might be eligible; doing so can help you reduce the amount you might need to borrow. We’ve confirmed the external scholarship links below, but when searching on your own, it’s important to perform due diligence before submitting information or application to outside organizations.

Donor Scholarship Program

The Donor Scholarship Program at NYLS is a valuable resource for students financing their legal education. Donor Scholarships are funded through generous donor contributions and offered exclusively to NYLS students. The donors who have contributed these scholarship funds are dedicated to the success of our student body and recognize the importance of helping qualified candidates reduce their dependence on personal resources and/or student loans.

Award amounts range from $500 to $7,500.

Judge Judy Sheindlin ’65 Honors Scholars Program

The Judge Judy Sheindlin ’65 Honors Scholars Program paves the way for women to attend law school through a fully funded scholarship, book stipend, and more for each scholar. This program is made possible by a historic gift from Judge Judy Sheindlin ’65.

Learn more about the Judge Judy Sheindlin ’65 Honors Scholars Program.

Wilf Impact Public Interest Scholars Program

The Wilf Impact Public Interest Scholars Program educates and trains a new generation of social justice leaders through substantial renewable, full-tuition scholarships; summer internship funding; and postgraduate fellowships.

This program is made possible by a historic gift from the Wilf Family Foundation.

Learn more about the Wilf Impact Public Interest Scholars Program.

Donor Scholarships

(As of March 18, 2024)
Scholarship availability may vary depending on semester.

Mary Abbey and Sidney Abbey Scholarship

AccessLex Covid Emergency Fund

Suzanne Altamore Scholarship

Professor Joseph T. Arenson Scholarship

Karen Ash, Class of 1980, and Danielle Ash, Class of 2013 Scholarship

Amanda Bell Memorial Scholarship

Boris B. Benson Scholarship

Lenni Benson Scholarship

Benson Immigration Excellence Scholarship

Felix Jacob Bilgrey, Class of 1951, Scholarship

BLSA (Black Law Students Association) Alumni Dinner Scholarship

BLSA Alumni Scholarship

Shepard Broad, Class of 1927, Scholarship

Jewel L. Burkhalter Scholarship

Business Intelligence Associates (BIA) Moot Court Scholarship

Carbonell Pros Scholarship Program

Pamela R. Champine Memorial Scholarship

Alan Clark, Class of 1977, and Madeleine Clark Scholarship

Class of 1959 Scholarship

Class of 1968 Scholarship

Class of 1976 Dean Shapiro Scholarship

Class of 1986 Scholarship

Class of 1987 Scholarship

Class of 1992 Scholarship

Class of 1995 Scholarship

Class of 2005 Award

The Clearing Corporation Foundation Fellows Fund

Eunice V. Cooke-Buckley, Class of 1982, Scholarship

Megan Gleason Cosgrove, Class of 2006, Scholarship

Crane Fund for Widows and Children Scholarship

Martha A. Crowell and Frances C. Welcome 'Sisters' Scholarship

Philip M. Damashek Scholarship

The Honorable Susan S. Danoff and Martin Danoff, Class of 1960, Scholarship

Dean's Leadership Council Scholarship

Howard C. Edelman, Class of 1982, and Rosemary Townley (BLS '91) Scholarship

Edward Jones Alternative Dispute Resolution Scholarship

The Honorable Cenceria P. Edwards, Class of 1994, Scholarship

Eileen B. Eglin, Class of 1980, Scholarship

Bonnie Eisenstat Memorial Scholarship

Franklyn Ellenbogen, Class of 1925, Scholarship

Harry G. English, Class of 1951, Memorial Scholarship

Morris Ernst, Class of 1912, Distinguished Lectureship

John E. Estes, Class of 1995, Scholarship

Federal Law Enforcement Foundation Scholarship

Charles Feit, Class of 1954, Scholarship

Adele Ferrara and Nicola Ferrara Scholarship

Edward V. Filardi, Class of 1968, Scholarship

The Ronald H. Filler Scholarship

Ronald H. Filler Scholarship for Associate in Center for Financial Services Law

Jerry Finkelstein, Class of 1938, Scholarship

Patrick J. Foley, Class of 1961, Scholarship

Anthony K.C. Fong, Class of 2014, Scholarship

Esta Fuchsberg and Seymour Fuchsberg, Class of 1968, Memorial Scholarship

Stephanie Wolf Gallup, Class of 1985, Memorial Scholarship

The Garden State Scholarship

Sylvia Garland, Class of 1960, Scholarship

Gerber Family Scholarship

Robert M. Giller Memorial Scholarship

Grand Street Boys’ Foundation Scholarship

Maurice R. Greenberg, Class of 1950, Scholarship

Maurice R. Greenberg, Class of 1950, Veterans Scholarship

Ebony Griffith, Class of 2015, BLSA Fund

Kathleen Grimm, Class of 1980, Government Service Scholarship

Seymour Groshut, Class of 1928, Scholarship

Sandra E. Harris, Class of 1984, Scholarship

Katherine Hassett Scholarship

William Randolph Hearst Foundation Scholarship

Victor Herbert Scholarship

Susan M. Hinkson, Class of 1998, Scholarship

Judge William Smith Hirschberg, Class of 1912, Scholarship

Edward R. Hughes and Irene E. Hughes Foundation for Charitable Purposes Scholarship

Louis Jackson, Class of 1930, and Sylvia Jackson Scholarship

Anthony E. Jannace Scholarship

Walter Jeffords Jr. Scholarship

Marylee Jenkins, Class of 1991, and Paul Petrylak Scholarship

Edward Johnsen, Class of 1986, and Jeanne Johnsen Scholarship

David Miller Kahn, Class of 1950, and James Charles Kahn, Class of 1985, Scholarship

Judge William Kapelman, Class of 1940, Memorial Scholarship

Clayton P. Knowles Jr., Class of 1971, Scholarship

Professor Joseph Koffler Scholarship

Professor Joseph Koffler First Generation Professionals Scholarship

Dorothy Koven and Murray T. Koven, Class of 1938, Scholarship

The Honorable Alfred D. Lerner, Class of 1951, Scholarship

Martin P. Levin, Class of 1983, Scholarship

Barbara L. Levine, Class of 1979, Memorial Scholarship

Harry J. Levine, Class of 1925, Scholarship

Jeanette Lewis and Paul Lewis, Class of 1959, Memorial Scholarship

Renee Libin, Class of 1978, Memorial Scholarship

Harry ‘Ducky’ Lorah and Lucille Lorah Scholarship

Irving Mariash, Class of 1924, Scholarship

Dean Richard A. Matasar Scholarship

Edward A. Mattioli, Class of 1950, Scholarship

The Merrill Family Scholarship

Arthur A. Metzler, Class of 1994, STEM Scholarship

Eileen Michaels and Philip Michaels, Class of 1976, Scholarship

Harris Gordon Miller, Class of 1982, Scholarship

Abram Miner, Class of 1926, and Roger J. Miner, Class of 1956, Scholarship

Emerson S. Moore II, Class of 1999, BLSA Scholarship

Denise Morgan Scholarship

Philip Morris Scholarship

Ornella Morrow and Robert Morrow, Class of 1960, Scholarship

Naderi-Sama Scholarship

NYLS Alumni Association Scholarship

Maria E. Orr Foundation Scholarship

Harry Ostrov, Class of 1925, Scholarship

Albert Parker, Class of 1921, Scholarship

Elliot Paskoff, Class of 1968, Memorial Scholarship

Steven E. Pegalis, Class of 1965, Scholarship

Professor Rudolph Peritz IP Law Scholarship

Dean Robert D. Petty Memorial Scholarship

Aaron Pines, Class of 1933, Memorial Fund

Dominick Porto, Class of 1961, and Harriet Porto Scholarship

Norman J. Radow, Class of 1981, Scholarship

Victor Rampertab, Class of 1994, and Yvette Y. Chang-Rampertab, Class of 1995, Book Award

David Rapoport, Class of 1929, and Ida Rapoport Fellowship

Jacqueline Raymond and Robert Raymond, Class of 1994, Scholarship

Professor Max Reich, Class of 1917, Scholarship

Christa H. Reddy, Class of 1979, and John J. Reddy, Class of 1979, Scholarship

John M. Regan Jr. Scholarship

Dean Alison Reppy Scholarship

The Reunion Scholarship

Melissa Saxe Rich, Class of 1991, Scholarship

Mark S. Rosen, Class of 1975, Scholarship

Dora Saltz and Max Saltz Scholarship

Bernard L. Sanoff Scholarship

Frederick Scholem, Class of 1927, Scholarship

Jules W. Schapiro, Class of 1950, Memorial Scholarship

Ruth Schnurman Memorial Scholarship

Peter R. Schwartz, Class of 1984, and Roberta Schwartz Real Estate Scholarship

Second Century Scholarship

Cynthia Senko Rosicki, Class of 1986, and Tom Rosicki Scholarship

Lillian Seril and Nathan Seril Scholarship

Sidney Shainwald Scholarship

Lai Shang and Fun Kwok Chin Scholarship

Dean E. Donald Shapiro Scholarship

J. Stanley Shaw, Class of 1956, and Joseph Licitra Scholarship

Judge Judy Sheindlin, Class of 1965, Honors Scholarship

Sixth Masonic District Scholarship

Frances G. Sieller, Class of 1982, Scholarship

Professor Milton A. Silverman Scholarship

SIFMA (Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association) Scholarship

James Simon Law and Journalism Scholarship

Professor James F. Simon Scholarship

The Honorable Joel H. Slomsky, Class of 1970, Scholarship

The Honorable Richard J. Smolian, Class of 1967, Scholarship

Vincent A. Smyth, Class of 1974, Scholarship

John Ben Snow Challenge Scholarship

SONY Corporation of America Scholarship

South Florida Alumni Scholarship

Starr Foundation Scholarship

David Steifman Scholarship

Harry Stein and Helen Stein Scholarship

STEM Legal Studies Scholarship

Woodrow J. Strossen and Sylvia Simicich Scholarship

Errol Taylor, Class of 1987, and Paula Taylor Scholarship

Ralph H. Terhune, Class of 1924, Memorial Scholarship

John V. Thornton Scholarship

Michael Tondel Memorial Scholarship

John J. Tormey, Class of 1928, and Marion R. Tormey Scholarship

Natalie Toussaint '01 Book Scholarship

Murray B. Trayman, Class of 1928, and Rae L. Trayman Scholarship

The Tricarico Institute Scholarship Program

Judge Nicholas Tsoucalas, Class of 1951, Scholarship

Blanche and Bert Vann Memorial Scholarship

James Vazzana, Class of 1969, and Patricia O’Toole Vazzana, Class of 1969, Scholarship

The Honorable Alton R. Waldon Jr., Class of 1973, Memorial Scholarship

Christopher D. Warren, Class of 2013, Scholarship

Jay S. Watnick, Class of 1959, and Marianna Watnick Scholarship

Frank A. Weg, Class of 1960, Scholarship

Weisser Family Scholarship

Dean Harry H. Wellington Scholarship

Morris Weintraub, Class of 1939, Scholarship

Sidney Weisner Scholarship

Wilf Impact Center for Public Interest Law Scholarship

Audrey Wilf and Zygmunt Wilf, Class of 1974, Scholarship

Dan Yao, Class of 2020, and Esther Yao First Amendment Scholarship

Professor Donald Zeigler Fund for Student Emergencies

Eric S. Zohn, Class of 1992, Scholarship

External Scholarships

We encourage students to look outside of the School for scholarship opportunities. These sites can help you begin your research:

In addition, we will post external scholarship opportunities as they become available.

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