This program is designed to recognize outstanding academic achievement with opportunities to enrich your education and, in some cases, provide financial support.
Among the academic benefits, Dean’s Scholars receive invitations to meet with visiting scholars and speakers and to attend faculty workshops. They are invited to participate in upcoming law school conferences. Interested Dean's Scholars may be matched with faculty members in areas of interest to assist faculty members with their research.
The Dean’s Scholar Program recognizes student achievement with financial awards of $10,000 (full-time) and $7,500 (part-time) in merit scholarships for those students who achieve a class rank in the top 10 percent (not rounded) of their entering class at the conclusion of their first academic year. These scholarships will be applied in equal portions to the fall and spring semesters. In addition, Dean’s Scholars receive exclusive academic benefits, including invitations to meet with visiting scholars and to attend faculty workshops. They are also invited to participate in Law School conferences and symposia. Interested Dean’s Scholars may be matched with faculty members in areas of interest to assist faculty members with their research. Qualified rising 2L students will be awarded a Dean’s Scholarship for their second year, which will be renewed each year for the remainder of Law School enrollment, provided that students maintain a cumulative academic rank that places them in the top 40 percent (not rounded) of their entire graduating class (all full-time and part-time students with a common anticipated graduation date). The cumulative academic rank used to determine the students’ eligibility for renewal is calculated at the conclusion of the spring semester each year and is not reviewed again until the conclusion of the spring semester of the following year. This scholarship may not be used to cover tuition expenses related to the summer sessions, study abroad programs, or the winter intersession. Nor may this scholarship, plus any other awards or scholarships received, exceed the cost of tuition and fees for the academic year in which they are awarded.
The Dean’s Scholar program recognizes student achievement with financial awards of $10,000 (full-time) and $7,500 (part-time) in merit scholarships for those students who achieved a class rank in the top 10 percent (not rounded) of their entering class at the conclusion of their first academic year. In addition, Dean’s Scholars receive exclusive academic benefits, including invitations to meet with visiting scholars and to attend faculty workshops. They are also invited to participate in Law School conferences and symposia. Interested Dean’s Scholars may be matched with faculty members in areas of interest to assist faculty members with their research. Qualified rising 2L students were awarded a Dean’s Scholarship for their second year, provided that they finished the spring semester of the first year with a cumulative academic rank in the upper 10 percent (not rounded) of their entire graduating class (all full-time and part-time students with a common anticipated graduation date). Half of the award is applied as a credit to students’ fall semester tuition charges, and assuming that student maintain the minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA after the fall semester, the balance of the annual award will be applied to spring semester tuition charges. The scholarship is renewable each semester for the remainder of Law School enrollment, provided that students maintain a 3.25 cumulative GPA. The cumulative GPA used to determine students’ eligibility for renewal is calculated at the conclusion of the fall semester and then again at the conclusion of the spring semester. For purposes of this scholarship, grades earned in the summer sessions, study abroad programs, or the winter intersession are counted as if they occurred in the following fall or spring semester. This scholarship may not be used to cover tuition expenses related to the summer sessions, study abroad programs, or the winter intersession. Nor may this scholarship, plus any other awards or scholarships received, exceed the cost of tuition and fees for the academic year in which they are awarded.
