Law Scholarships

Financially disadvantage student, minimum 3.0 GPA. Students seeking business/law degree preferred.For Jewish students in Greater Cleveland. Awards are available to both full and part-time students. Students are awarded up to a maximum of $4,000 per academic year in the form of loans and grants based on the total applicant pool, total need and total available funds.To be eligible for consideration for aid, a family's income should not exceed $85,000 annually. Exceptions to this rule are made in unique circumstances. Funds are distributed each August for the fall term. Students can apply once a year.

Merit-based scholarships to first year students

Merit-based scholarships to first year students

Merit-based scholarships to first year students

Merit-based scholarships to first year students

To assist Church of Christ students that attend the School of Law.

All applicants for admission to the full-time Juris Doctor program at Pepperdine University School of Law are eligible to apply for the prestigious Faculty Scholars Award. This award is granted to applicants who demonstrate academic excellence and personal achievement, without regard to financial need. It is recommended that applicants have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.5 and an LSAT score in the 93rd percentile. Full tuition plus a five thousand dollar stipend is awarded for the first year of law school. Each year thereafter, scholarship renewal is contingent upon finishing in the top quarter of the class.

All applicants for admission to the full-time Juris Doctor program at Pepperdine University School of Law with an undergraduate GPA of 3.5 or higher and an LSAT score in the 88th percentile are considered for the Dean's Scholarship. No formal application is required. The scholarship amount varies dependent upon funding and the number of qualified applicants, typically ranging from one-fourth to full tuition. Dean's Scholarships are awarded annually and are renewable contingent upon the student being in the top quarter of the class at the close of each academic year. If a student does not complete the academic year in the top quarter of his or her class, but is in the top third, the scholarship will be reduced accordingly.

The Law School Grant gives priority to students demonstrating exceptional financial need. Financial aid files must be completed by set deadline date for first-year, transfer students and for returning students in order to be considered.

To assist deserving members of the Church of Christ attend Pepperdine University's Seaver College, Graduate School of Education and Psychology, and School of Law. Recipients are selected on the basis of financial need, merit, character, and church membership.

To assist law students of Armenian heritage.

For second-year students who had completed their first year at Pepperdine University School of Law and were engaged to be married at the time of their death in an automobile wreck. This fund assists qualified students through a tuition credit. Community service, academic achievement, financial need, and extracurricular activities will be considered.