The College of Law awards the scholarships and tuition waivers listed below to qualified applicants and students. Unless indicated otherwise, applicants are not required to apply for such scholarships and tuition waivers. All applicants, once accepted for admission to the College of Law, are considered for appropriate scholarships and tuition waivers.

Students must remain in good academic standing to maintain their scholarships. Learn more »

Available Scholarships

20th Anniversary Scholarship
Based on merit and offered to a first-year student every three years. The recipient retains the scholarship until graduation.

Atlanta Law School Fellows Program
Awarded to entering first-year students who demonstrate need and high academic achievement. Trustees of the Atlanta Law School Foundation select students. Applications are mailed to selected admitted applicants with their acceptance letters, required.

Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund
Awarded to a student in good standing at the College of Law who demonstrates high academic achievement in all real estate-related courses and shows commitment to the highest standards in real estate practice.

W. Lee Burge Law Scholarship
Based on merit and offered to a first-year student every three years. The recipient retains the scholarship until graduation.

College of Law Board of Visitors Scholarship
Based on merit and offered to a first-year student every three years. The recipient retains the scholarship until graduation.

College of Law Scholarship
Based on merit and offered to a first-year student every three years. The recipient retains the scholarship until graduation.

Ronald Freeman Opportunity Scholarship
Awarded to entering first-year students who demonstrate high academic achievement, preference should be given to a person who is underrepresented in the composition of the College of Law and in the legal community.

Ronald and Gwen Freeman Family Scholarship
Awarded to entering first-year students who demonstrate high academic achievement, preference should be given to a person who is underrepresented in the composition of the College of Law and in the legal community. The recipient retains the scholarship until graduation.

Michelle Ferguson-Priestly Award
Presented to a law student with an outstanding record of achievement in criminal law and criminal procedure courses and a demonstrated commitment to community service.

Lamar Gammage Law Scholarship
Awarded to entering first-year students who demonstrate high academic achievement. The recipient retains the scholarship until graduation.

Georgia Civil Justice Foundation Scholarship
Awarded to a student in good standing at the College of Law who demonstrates superior ability in the area of litigation and advocacy.

Catherine Henson Scholarship
Based on merit and offered to a first-year student every three years. The recipient retains the scholarship until graduation.

Intellectual Property Scholarships
Five IP scholarships are available:

• One full-tuition scholarship to an entering first-year College of Law student
  The full-tuition scholarship covers in-state, full-time tuition and mandatory student fees for three years (the first six fall/spring semesters) of attendance at the GSU COL. In the third year, the recipient also becomes an IP Fellow with the College’s Intellectual Property Advisory Board (IPAB). The fellowship comes with a $4,000 stipend.
• Two partial-tuition scholarships to entering first-year College of Law students
  The partial-tuition scholarships are for $2,000 and are non-renewable.
• Two partial-tuition scholarships to upper-level College of Law students
  The partial-tuition scholarships are for $1,000 and are non-renewable.

Application required for consideration. For more Information: Entering students - Upper level students

Jackson Lewis LLP Scholarship
Awarded to a second year student at the College of Law who performed well in the first year and who has demonstrated an interest in labor and employment law. The scholarship is awarded to someone who is under-represented in the legal community.

David J. Maleski Memorial Scholarship
Based on merit. Named for Professor David Maleski, a founding member of the College of Law faculty.

F.A. O'Daniel Law Scholarship
Awarded to a former collegiate athlete who demonstrates merit and need. Offered to a first-year student every three years. The recipient retains the scholarship until graduation.

Class Gift Campaign Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to a first year student to be used as a one-time award.

Public Interest Law Scholarship
Awarded to a select number of students in good standing at the College of Law who have an interest in public interest work and have secured a summer legal position with a nonprofit or appropriate governmental agency. The Selection Committee of the College of Law's Public Interest Law Association interviews and selects recipients.

Real Property Law Section Award
Presented to a law student who demonstrates superior academic achievement in the first-year Property course.

The Trammell Foundation Outstanding Tax Clinic Student Award
The Trammell Foundation presents this award each year to a student enrolled in the Tax Clinic at the College of Law. Presented to the student who provides the best service to the clinic based on interviewing skills, quality of research and ability to present a case to the Internal Revenue Service.

Hugh Welborn Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to a student who works full-time and attends law classes.

Tuition Waivers

Nonresident Tuition Waiver
The College of Law offers a limited number of non-resident tuition waivers to non-resident students who demonstrate high academic achievement. Both first-year students and existing students who are in good standing are eligible.

Law Research Assistantship
Students who have completed 32 hours of law study are eligible to apply for Law Research Assistantships. Selected students assist faculty with research. Law Research Assistants are employed on a semester basis and receive a tuition waiver or reduction and a stipend.

Law Graduate Teaching Assistantship
Law students who serve as tutors in the College of Law's Academic Enrichment Program, assist in the activities of the Consortium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution or provide support in the College of Law Tax Clinic are eligible for Law Graduate Teaching Assistantships. Selected students receive a tuition waiver or reduction and a stipend.