Milestone Trial LawHER Scholarship
Milestone has established a scholarship program for women currently enrolled a law program who plan to complete their education to become plaintiff trial lawyers.
Milestone Trial LawHER Scholarship
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
Eligibility
Applicants to the Milestone Trial LawHer Scholarship must:
- Be enrolled in either a 2L or 3L law school program and plan to become a plaintiff trial lawyer.
- Plan to enroll in a full-time ABA-accredited law school program for the entire upcoming academic year.
- Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident who self-identifies as female.
- Have a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent).
Milestone employees and their family members are not eligible.
Awards
Awards will be granted as follows:
- Up to one (1) award of $25,000 will be granted.
- Up to two (2) awards of $10,000 will be granted.
Awards are not renewable; however, students may reapply to the Program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
Recipients may be offered internships during pursuit of their law degree and/or career opportunities with Milestone upon graduation.
Awards can be used for any education-related expenses.
Notification
All applicants will be notified late-July.
Notifications are sent via email. When setting up your account, avoid using a school or work email. Instead, use an active, personal email address that you will continue to have access to.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Milestone. Payment is/ made in August.
Selection of Finalists
Scholarship finalists are selected on the basis of:
- Academic performance
- Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
- Work experience
- A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
- Unusual personal or family circumstances
Selection of finalists is made by Scholarship America.
Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
- The response to a video essay
- The response to a written essay
Selection of recipients is made by Milestone.
Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.
All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Requirements
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
- A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
- Student name
- School name
- Grades
- Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.
- An essay that addresses the following prompt: To a trial lawyer, what should it mean to provide a client excellent service?
NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. Those scores are not required.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
