Scholarships
Toledo Law awards more than $1.5 million in scholarships each year to well-qualified law students. Scholarships decrease your student debt and do not require repayment.
Entering Student Scholarships
Entering students are automatically considered for scholarships, ranging from several thousand dollars to full tuition, without the need for a separate application. Scholarships are awarded at the time of admission, so we encourage you to apply early for priority consideration.
College of Law Merit Scholarships
Scholarships cover the full or partial cost of tuition throughout your law school experience (up to 89 credit hours) and renew without condition if you maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA.
Leadership and Service Stipends
One-time stipends for select applicants who show extraordinary leadership and promise. Stipends provide funding for miscellaneous law school-related expenses.
Upper-Level Student Scholarships
After completing your first year, we offer upper-level student scholarships to help fund your legal education.
Donor Scholarships
Numerous donor scholarships, made possible through the generosity of alumni and benefactors, are available to support you throughout law school. Awards vary in amount and duration.
Top 10 Awards
Awards cover the full cost of in-state tuition your second year if you enter without a College of Law Merit Scholarship and complete your first year ranked in the Top 10 of your class.
Post-Graduate Scholarships
The University of Toledo College of Law and the University of Toledo Foundation offer the "Raising the Bar" stipend to College of Law students in their final semester who plan on sitting for the state bar exam in the first testing round after graduation. This stipend is offered to help offset basic living expenses such as housing, food, utilities and transportation during the 10-week period before taking the bar exam.
External Scholarships
AccessLexLaw School Scholarship Databank
Deadline: varies by scholarship
Award: varies by scholarship
Details: visit the AccessLex Institute for more information
Simeone & Miller LLP Good Lawyers/Good People Scholarship
Deadline: June 30 for fall, October 31 for Spring
Award: $1000 for each scholarship
Details: visit Simeone & Miller LLP for more information
2024-25 Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Environmental Law Scholarship
Deadline: Thursday, May 15, 2025
Details: interested students from the Cleveland Metropolitan area may contact Dominica Essi at dessi@clemetrobar.org for more information
Relativity Fest Student Scholarship
Deadline: Thursday, May 15, 2025
Award: Free pass to Relativity Fest and personal mentor.
Details: visit Relativity for more information
The Judge John R. Brown Scholarship Foundation 32nd Annual Brown Award for Excellence
in Legal Writing
Deadline: Friday, May 30, 2025
Award: $15,000 first place, $7,500 second place, $5,000 third place, two $2,500 finalists
Details: visit Brown Sims for more information
Chief Justice Samuel J. Roberts Scholarship
Deadline: Friday, May 31, 2025
Award: $15,000 first place, $7,500 second place, $5,000 third place, two $2,500 finalists
Details: Must be a resident of Erie County, Pennsylvania entering their first year
at an ABA-accredited law school. Visit Erie Bar for more information.
Dr. J Clay Smith Jr. Scholarship for the Advancement of the Legal Profession
Deadline: Sunday, June 15, 2025
Award: $15,000 to a first-year law student in fall 2025
Details: visit Foundation of the Federal Bar Association for more information and to apply
Gold Law Firm Scholarship
Deadline: Friday, Aug. 15, 2025
Award: $1,000 to a first-year law student in fall 2025
Details: visit Gold Law Firm for more information and to apply
If you receive an external scholarship or tuition assistance, notify lawfinaid@utoledo.edu. To identify additional external scholarships, you may wish to take advantage of free, online search services below. Beware of any service that asks for money or credit card information before conducting the scholarship search.
Questions?
Toledo Law Admissions
419.530.4131
law.admissions@utoledo.edu