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Additional Financial Aid Resources

Work-Study Awards

Work-study awards are usually available only to second- and third-year law students. Due to academic demands, first-year students are advised against any kind of part-time employment. Work-study opportunities for law students in their second and third years include both on- and off-campus employment and, historically, are in law-related positions. The program requires annual FAFSA filing.

Oregon Student Assistance Commission

Although Willamette University is a private, independent university, an Oregon resident attending the College of Law may be eligible for a number of private scholarships administered by the Oregon Student Assistance Commission (OSAC). Applications for these scholarships are usually available from OSAC in the year preceding enrollment in law school. For more information, contact the OSAC toll free in Oregon at 800-452-8807.

Oregon State Bar

The Oregon State Bar Affirmative Action Program provides opportunities for minority and disadvantaged students attending Oregon law schools. Contact the Oregon State Bar at 503-620-0222 for more information.

External Scholarship Opportunities

ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund

The ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund is a scholarship intended to financially assist students of traditionally underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities.  The fund will award $5,000 annually to scholarship recipients.  The application deadline for this scholarship is March 1, 2012.  The application may be downloaded from the ABA website: www.ambar.org/DiversityScholarship. 

Additional Sources for Aid

There are numerous scholarship search databases accessible through the Internet. The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid, available through www.finaid.org, offers links to several scholarship search databases. You also will find excellent information on the aid process, descriptions of various loan programs, loan calculators for estimating repayment and budget worksheets.

Useful Resources

The following Web sites provide useful information:

www.edfund.org (debt management and budgeting)

www.fool.com (budget information, credit card rates, etc.)

www.myfico.com (obtain your credit score)

www.osac.state.or.us (Oregon student scholarship links)

"Paying for Law School" www.lsac.org/jd/finance/financial-aid-video-paying.asp (LSAC video presentation on funding law school)