New Student Scholarships
The School of Law annually awards nearly $6 million in scholarships to incoming 1L students. 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).
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, and the Diversity in Technology & IP Law Scholarship & Internship. You can find details on those below.
Gonzaga Law Foundation Scholarships
The School of Law awards Foundation scholarships for current, continuing students 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 students 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 students 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 students 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 students 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 students 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 students planning to enroll in an LL.M. program after graduating from Law School.
Eligibility
Available to students 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 students via the law school Morning Mail. Students will have a chance to apply for the Law Student Bar Association Endowed Scholarship.
Eligibility
- Available to students who will be in their 2L or 3L year during the 2023-2024 academic year.
- This fund is available to current students who help enrich everyone's law school experience by planning events, organizing new clubs, or providing worthwhile meetings. Also students 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 students 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 students who will be in their 2L or 3L year during the 2023-2024 academic year.
- This fund is available to current students 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 students via the law school Morning Mail. Students will have a chance to apply for the Pride Law Scholarship.
Eligibility
- Available to students who will be in their 2L or 3L year during the 2023-2024 academic year.
- This fund is available to current students who self-identify as diverse and show financial need.
How to Apply
- The application is currently closed.
The Beckwith Law Scholarship
In March of each year, application notice and instructions will be sent to students graduating from Gonzaga Law School in December of 2023 or May of 2024 and sitting for the Bar in July 2024.
Eligibility
Available to students with special accommodations for learning; students who parent children with special needs will also be considered.
This application is currently open and will close April 17th, 2024.