Named Scholarships at Denver Law
The following Named scholarships are available at Denver Law.
These scholarships are for current JD students only. New and prospective students should review our first-year scholarship opportunities. Students in Master’s programs – MRLS or MSLA – should contact their department directly for information on scholarship opportunities.
Named scholarships are awarded annually based on the criteria established by the scholarship’s donors. Examples of these criteria include, but are not limited to: superior academic achievement, financial need, demonstrated interest/accomplishment in an area of law, and evidence of civic and social responsibility.
Scholarship awards range from $1,000 to $25,000 per academic year, with most awards in the $2,000-$5,000 range. Named scholarships are awarded for one year only.
Some scholarships require an application and some do not.
- For scholarships that require an application: Applications are collected twice per year, in September/October and in February.
- More on our Application Process and Deadlines
- See a List of scholarships that require an application
- Students are automatically considered for the scholarships that do not require an application
Scholarships that Require an Application
To be considered for these scholarships, you must apply during one of our application cycles.
| Name | Description | |
| Joe & Betty Alpert Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students who show promise of becoming responsible and contributing citizens with demonstrated financial need. Preference will be given to students who have pursued or are planning to pursure a degree from the Daniels College of Business. | |
| Association of Corporate Counsel of Colorado Scholarship | For continuing JD students who demonstrate academic merit and financial need. Preference to applicants with a demonstrated interest in, or experience in, transactional legal work with a focus on "in-house" legal work (for example: an internship in a company's legal department, etc.) | |
| Frank Bingham Family Memorial Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated interests in education law, children's advocacy, animal rights, or a closely related field on the basis of demonstrated financial need and academic merit. | |
| Stephanie E. Boruta Memorial Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to continuing female JD students on the basis of academic merit and demonstrated financial need. Students must have at least a 3.0 GPA and must submit one letter of reference from a personal reference of at least five years, and one letter of reference from a former employer. | |
| Charles F. Brannan Colorado Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students who were Colorado residents for at least the immediate two years prior to admission to SCOL. Students must possess the capabilities to be highly competent lawyers who will be responsive to the demands upon the legal profession for exemplary public and community service. | |
| Charles F. Brannan National Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students on the basis of academic achievement. | |
| Judge David Brofman Endowed Scholarship in Trial Advocacy | Awarded to students with demonstrated interest in trial advocacy and demonstrated financial need. Preference given to students who plan to pursue careers in public interest law. | |
| Colorado Hispanic Bar Association/Larry Manzanares Memorial Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstarted financial need who have demonstrated a commitment to issues of importance to the Colorado Hispanic/Latino community. | |
| Colorado Indian Bar Association Scholarship | Awarded to a JD student of Native American descent (Native American, Alaskan Native, or Hawaiian Native) with demonstrated financial need and a demonstrated commitment to serve Native American communities in a legal capacity upon graduation. | |
| Colorado Trial Lawyers Association - Richard "Mike" Hodges Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to a 3rd year JD student who is a student member of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, has demonstrated financial need and a demonstrated interest in plaintiff's personal injury work, as well as success in trial advocacy. | |
| Colorado Women's Bar Association Jennifer Robbins Scholarship | Awarded to female JD students in their second or third year who have demonstrated financial need and are current members of the CWBA. | |
| Viola Vestal Coulter Foundation Scholarships (Bruce T. Buell Scholarship, Josiah Holland Scholarship, Howard E. Parks Scholarship and the Viola Vestal Coulter Scholarship) | Awarded to JD students on the basis of character, academic achievement, breadth of vision in planning law school and career objectives, evidence of civic and social responsibility, and demonstrated financial need. | |
| Barry S. Crown Memorial Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated financial need. Preference is given to 2L and 3L students participating in Student Law Office programs. | |
| Sam and Freda Davis International Legal Studies Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students in the international legal studies program, who demonstrate academic merit and financial need. | |
| Stephen H. Diamond Memorial Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students who demonstrate a high sense of ethics and have interest in public service or another area of law in which they will be of service to others. | |
| Montgomery Dorsey Memorial Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students who are Colorado residents with demonstrated financial need and academic merit, and who are interested in practicing health law upon graduation. | |
| Arthur X. Erickson JD 1913 Annual Scholarship | Awarded to third year JD students with demonstrated financial need and academic merit, who have a demonstrated commitment to public service. | |
| Faegre Baker Daniels/Joe Montano Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to first or second-year JD students with demonstrated financial need and academic merit, with preference given to students of under-represented ethnic backgrounds. | |
| Henry G. Frankel Memorial Scholarship, Earl and Anna Hirsch Endowed Scholarship, Morrisard & Rossi Endowed Scholarship | These 3 scholarships are awarded to JD students with demonstrated academic merit, high ethical standards, and a commitment to social and civic responsibility. Please submit one application to be considered for all 3 scholarships. | |
| Gagel Family Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with preference given to students making a career change by attending law school or students interested in pursuing a career in public interest. | |
| Aaron H. Goldfarb Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated academic merit and extraordinary financial need. | |
| Michael and Charlene Gustafson Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students who demonstrate academic merit or financial need and have a background or interest in developing natural resources. Preference is given to students from Montana. | |
| Arthur B. Hayutin Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to second or third-year JD students with demonstrated academic merit and an interest in Constitutional, Real Estate, or Tax Law. | |
| Mary T. Hoagland Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to female JD students who bear family responsibilities (for example, the care of children, siblings, or parents) and have demonstrated financial need. | |
| Daniel S. Hoffman Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students who plan to pursue a career in litigation in Denver, with preference to students who have demonstrated significant resilience in overcoming personal adversity. | |
| Holland & Hart Diversity Scholarship | Awarded to first-year JD students with demonstrated academic merit and financial need who are members of a racial or ethnic minority. | |
| Josiah G. Holland Memorial Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated financial need, with preference given to students who plan to pursue careers in the practice of corporate or natural resources law. | |
| Peter H. Holme, Jr. Memorial Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated trial advocacy skills or experience. | |
| Jackson Lewis LLP Annual Scholarship | Awarded to JD students who demonstrate academic merit and financial need with a preference for students with an interest in employment law. | |
| Bruce B. Johnson Memorial Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to a JD student who has demonstrated academic merit and financial need and is interested in real estate or transactional law. Applicants must have demonstrated ethics, community involvement, and leadership potential and intend to practice law in the Denver Metro area. In a personal statement, applicants should address how their pursuit of legal education and their practice after graduation will serve others. | |
| Charles M. Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund | Awarded to a JD student with demonstrated financial need whose physical disabilities or handicaps require him or her to need reasonable assistance to attend law school, with specific preference to individuals who are confined to a wheel chair. | |
| Robert Merle Johnson Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with extraordinary financial need. | |
| Marion F. Jones Memorial Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated financial need and an interest in transportation law. | |
| Howard Kenison Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated academic merit or financial need, with preference given to students with a demonstrated interest in environmental and/or natural resource law. | |
| Jan M. and Marjorie G. Laitos JD Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to a third-year JD student with demonstrated academic merit and interest in environmental and natural resources law. | |
| Hover T. Lentz Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with an interest in tax law and estate planning on the basis of academic merit. | |
| Henry McAllister Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to a third-year JD student who shows promise of being a respected advocate. | |
| Ronald J. Miller Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated financial need. Preference is given to first generation college students. | |
| Moye White LLP Scholarship | Awarded to a second-year female JD student with demonstrated academic merit and financial need. | |
| John E. Moye Scholarship | Awarded to a third-year JD student with demonstrated academic merit in the area of corporate law. | |
| Jonathan L. Olom Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to a JD student with a demonstrated interest in pursuing a career in criminal defense, human rights, or civil rights law on the basis of academic merit. | |
| James C. Owen, Jr/HRO Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to a third-year JD student with demonstrated academic merit and an interest in practicing business or banking law. | |
| J. Churchill Owen Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated financial need, with preference given to students who have been involved in the Boys and Girls Clubs. | |
| Charles A. Petrie Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to part-time JD students who are working full-time to support their families. | |
| Frank J. Pfeiffer Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students in the international legal studies program, who demonstrate academic merit and financial need, and who intend to pursue careers in international law. | |
| Harry W. Rabb Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to a Hispanic or African-American JD student with demonstrated financial need who exhibits good character, personality, and qualities of leadership and has demonstrated academic merit. | |
| John Reese Evening Student Scholarship | Awarded to a second, third, or fourth year JD student in the evening program who is employed full-time and has demonstrated financial need. | |
| Mary E. Ricketson Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated academic merit and financial need, who are committed to using the law to improve society. | |
| Colorado Defense Lawyers Association -Timothy P. Schimberg Diversity Scholarship | Awarded to JD students of minority backgrounds who demonstrate financial need and an interest in practicing civil defense law upon completion of law school. | |
| Margarete E. Schmaltz Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students of minority backgrounds with extraordinary financial need. | |
| Florence Scrivner Memorial Fund | Awarded to JD students active in the International Legal Studies Program. | |
| Martin H. Shore Endowed Scholarship | This scholarship is awarded to JD students who demonstrate high ethical standards, and a commitment to social and civic responsibility with a preference to older, married students with children. | |
| Stephen Burrell Small Memorial Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated academic merit and financial need, who intend to pursue careers in criminal justice. | |
| Judge Donald P. Smith Jr. '56 Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated academic merit or financial need, with preference given to working students. | |
| Karen Sweeney Memorial Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to a JD student with demonstrated financial need and academic merit. Priority is given to female students with children. | |
| Constance C. Talmage Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to female JD students committed to public interest law, on the basis of academic merit or financial need. | |
| Transco Energy Company John A. Carver Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated financial need and an interest in natural resources law. | |
| Transportation Lawyers Association Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to a JD student with demonstrated financial need who has a background or interest in the area of transportation law. | |
| Transportation Lawyers Association TLJ Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated financial need who are members of the Editorial Board of the Transportation Law Journal. | |
| Daniel Lee Webb Endowed Scholarship | Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to a JD student who exhibits good character, personality and qualities of leadership. | |
| Bobbie Lou Mae White Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to second or third-year JD students with academic merit and a demonstrated commitment to pursuing a career in criminal prosecution, with preference given to applicants with financial need. Applicants must submit a letter of recommendation from a federal, state, county, district, or city attorney with whom they have interned or volunteered. | |
| Thomas B. & Dorothy Tanton Wilkins Endowed Scholarship | For JD students who demonstrate academic merit and/or financial need. Preference to applicants who intend to pursue careers in public interest law. | |
| Women in the Law Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students on the basis of financial need, with preference given to graduates of the University of Denver Women's College. In the absence of a TWC graduate, preference will be given to a female who has overcome a significant challenge or obstacle in her life or otherwise demonstrated strong passion and courage. | |
| Chizzie Works Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students who have a demonstrated interest in trusts and estates law, on the basis of financial need and academic merit. Students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in order to apply. | |
| Zavell Family Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with a backround in hard science or math on the basis of academic merit and financial need. Preference will be given, in descending order, to students with backrounds in the following fields: chemistry, physics, geology, geophysics, engineering or math. |
Scholarships that Do Not Require an Application
Students are automatically considered for these scholarships. If awarded one of these scholarships, you will be notified by the Office of Student Financial Management. Notification typically occurs in April/May for continuing student awards and in July/August for first-year awards.
| Name | Description | |
| Association for Corporate Council - CO Chapter Diversity Scholarship | Awarded to an outstanding first-year JD student from a diverse background. | |
| Jack K. & Joan M. Agee Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated academic merit or financial need. | |
| Robert and Virginia Appel Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students who demonstrate academic merit (3.0 GPA or higher) and financial need. | |
| Aurora Bar Association Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated financial need. Preference is given to students who live or plan to pursue legal endeavors in Aurora. | |
| William M. Beaney Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated financial need. | |
| Berenbaum, Weinshienk, and Eason Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students who demonstrate academic merit and financial need. | |
| Robert Neil Berry Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students of Native American descent. | |
| Norman Bradley Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students who hold an undergraduate degree from the University of Denver. | |
| Albert and Rosalie Brenman Family Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students in the top 25% of their class, who were residents of Colorado at time of application to Denver Law, and who demonstrate financial need. | |
| Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber, and Strickland, P.C. Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to diverse JD students who demonstrate academic merit and financial need. | |
| Edward B. Cartwright Memorial Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to a first-year JD student who demonstrates academic merit and financial need. | |
| John Carver Jr. Annual Scholarship | Awarded to JD students who demonstrate academic merit or financial need. | |
| Elizabeth (Betsy) Strong Cowles Memorial Scholarship | Awarded to JD students based on acadmeic achievement or demonstrated financial need. | |
| Judge Clifford Darrow Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated academic merit or financial need. | |
| Sam and Freda Davis Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students who demonstrate academic merit and financial need. | |
| Leon F. Drozd Jr. Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated academic merit and financial need. | |
| Walter and Benjamin Gerash Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated financial need, with preference given to students from racially diverse backgrounds, or who are committed to serving racially diverse communities. | |
| Richard D. Greengard Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated academic merit and/or financial need. | |
| Holland Family Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students on the basis of academic merit or financial need. | |
| Robert John Jackson Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students who are in the top 15% of their class with demonstrated financial need. | |
| Keating Family Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated academic merit and financial need. | |
| Law Alumni Scholarship | Awarded to JD students who demonstrate academic merit and financial need. | |
| Honorable John P. Leopold Scholarship | Awarded to a first-year JD student who demonstrates academic merit and financial need. | |
| Joseph N. Lilly Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated financial need. | |
| Thompson G. Marsh Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to a JD student with demonstrated academic merit or financial need. | |
| Gerald N. Mellman Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated academic merit or financial need. | |
| Denver Law Merit Scholarship | Awarded to JD students who demonstrate academic merit. | |
| Milton & Jean Morris Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated academic merit and financial need. | |
| Christopher H. Munch Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated academic merit. | |
| James M. & Helen M. Nelsen Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated financial need. | |
| James C. Owen, Jr/Gary Agron Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to a first-year JD student with demonstrated academic merit and community involvement. | |
| Francis Bruce Ownbey Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated academic merit or financial need. | |
| Justice Edward E. Pringle Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to a second or third-year JD student who is in the to 15% of his/her class. | |
| Herman Rothstein Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students who demonstrate academic merit and financial need. | |
| John R. Serafini, Jr. and Stefanie M. Serafini Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated academic merit or financial need. | |
| Sherman and Howard Scholarship | Awarded to JD students who demonstrate academic merit and financial need. | |
| Kenneth L. Smith Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to the JD student with the highest GPA before their final year of studies in both the day and evening divisions. | |
| Sheldon H. & Lucy B. Smith Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated academic merit and financial need. | |
| Herbert L. Spearman JD '51 Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students who demonstrate academic merit and financial need. | |
| Judge James C. Starkweather Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to second or third-year JD students who demonstrate academic merit and financial need. | |
| Charles C. Turner and David C. Turner Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated academic merit and/or financial need. | |
| Jean Schmid Ulrich Memorial Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated academic merit. | |
| Kent Shelton Whitford Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students with demonstrated financial need. | |
| Harold H. Widney Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students who demonstrate academic merit or financial need. | |
| Robert B. Yegge Endowed Hispanic Scholarship | Awarded to Hispanic JD students who demonstrate financial need. | |
| Zarlengo Endowed Scholarship | Awarded to JD students who demonstrate academic merit and financial need. |