Available scholarships and fellowships

Public Interest Law Fellowships

The Public Interest Law Fellowship Overview Committee awards 25 fellowships annually. Applications for law fellowships are offered to all students at admission. Students who are awarded fellowships receive a 50% reduction of their tuition and fees.

Selected students must remain in academic good standing* (1 semester grace period allowed) to keep their fellowship and must work as an attorney in a public service job for 4 years after bar passage. In our most recently completed academic year, 90% of Public Interest Law Fellows remained in academic good standing.

The Public Interest Law Fellowship Program Agreement Terms and Conditions details information about other specifications and stipulations regarding law fellowships.

More information about Public Interest Law Fellowships

Hoff Law Scholarships

Eligible students are personally invited to apply for annual Hoff Law Scholarships. The award is $6,000, and the number of scholarships offered varies per award year.

Scholarship Terms

US citizens or eligible non-citizens who are permanent residents of Massachusetts
full-time students who are alumni/ae of a UMass undergraduate program
recipients must have financial need of at least $6,000 by federal aid guidelines
preference given to Public Interest Law Fellows and students with higher GPAs

Continuation of Hoff Law Scholarships is conditional upon satisfactory performance and continual financial eligibility. The maximum length of the award is six semesters.

Law School Foundation Scholarships

Donors annually fund miscellaneous scholarships in varying amounts. The Scholarship Selection Committee chooses recipients from a pool of eligible students for each available scholarship as is applicable.

Outside scholarships

Every year the law school financial aid services staff receives information about several outside scholarships. Students are notified about application information and scholarship details by email.

Bar associations, corporations and some organizations to which you or members of your family belong offer scholarships and loans to law students. There are also scholarship search websites such as www.fastweb.com and www.finaid.org available free of charge. We encourage you to research these potential opportunities for additional financial support.

Please note that outside scholarships are counted as financial resources when calculating eligibility for funds based on your total cost of attendance budget. Your cost of attendance budget, determined by enrollment and residency, is listed under the financial aid tab in your COIN account or can be obtained by contacting Law School Financial Services.