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Scholarships Offered by Baylor Law School

Baylor Law School has an extraordinarily generous scholarship program. Baylor Law School is committed to a student body that represents the highest ideals of academic excellence. We are also committed to include in our student body those who have overcome hardships or challenges and excelled despite the odds. Our scholarship program is designed to implement these goals. Therefore, many students receive scholarships as entering students. Another goal of our program is to reward outstanding law school performance. As a result, while students may not enter on scholarships, they may receive one based on outstanding law school performance.

Dean’s Academic Merit Scholarships: Baylor Law School awards Dean’s Academic Merit Scholarships to entering students based primarily on undergraduate GPA and LSAT scores. You do not need to apply for these scholarships, as the Law School awards these scholarships automatically to students who qualify. Scholarship awards range from one-third to full-tuition scholarship awards.

The initial scholarship is awarded for the student’s first three quarters of law school. Importantly, these scholarships are renewable at the same level, as long as the student maintains a 2.60 GPA or above. Thus, the scholarship award is renewable for up to six additional quarters as long as the student continuously maintains a cumulative academic GPA of 2.60, which should place the student in approximately the top half of his/her law school class.

These scholarships, instead of being a fixed dollar amount, are based on a percentage of tuition. If tuition rates rise, the scholarship dollars will increase accordingly. The specific award amount in each quarter is based on the average full-time student load required for graduation in nine quarters, (14 hours).

It is even possible that superlative law school academic performance may result in a student qualifying for a higher level of scholarship assistance during his/her upperclass years.

Leon Jaworski Scholarship for Outstanding Advocates: The late Leon Jaworski was an ardent supporter of Baylor Law School, his alma mater. He sat as the Special Prosecutor for the Watergate trials, and on the war crimes tribunal after World War II. The prestigious Jaworski scholarships are named and awarded in honor of this distinguished Baylor lawyer. The Jaworski Scholarships reflect the value placed upon advocacy skills by Baylor Law School. We award a limited number of these full-tuition scholarships to entering students who have outstanding records in undergraduate university debating or advocacy. The Law School is renowned for its success in mock trial and moot court competitions, and Jaworski scholars often contribute greatly to these teams. These awards are made for the student’s first year, and are renewable as long as the student maintains a 2.60 GPA or above and participates in advocacy-related activities of the law school. You may obtain an application for this scholarship here.

Presidential Scholarships: Undergraduates from Texas A & M and Abilene Christian University are eligible for consideration of a Presidential Scholarship, whose recipients are selected by those institutions. These scholarships are full-tuition scholarships and are renewable as long as the student maintains a 2.60 GPA or above. If you attend either of these institutions, contact your pre-law advisor for more information.