Scholarships & Awards | Simmons Law School | SIU

A. Distributions from the endowment shall be made at such times and in such amounts as are in accordance with the policy of The Board of the Foundation and credited to a distribution account established on the records of the Foundation to be used under the following terms and conditions:

1. Recipient must be a 2L or 3L SIU School of Law student in good academic standing.

2. Preference will be given to a recipient who is interested in becoming a law librarian or otherwise working in a field connected to law librarianship.

3. Preference will be given to an applicant with financial need.

A. Distributions from the endowment shall be made at such times and in such amounts as are in accordance with the policy of The Board of the Foundation in effect from time to time and credited to a distribution account established on the records of the Foundation to be used under the following terms and conditions:

1. Recipient must have completed two semesters at the SIU School of Law.
2. Recipient must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
3. Recipient must reside in one of the following counties in Illinois at the time of application: Alexander Bond Calhoun Christian Clark Clay Clinton Coles Crawford Cumberland Douglas Edgar Effingham Fayette Franklin Gallatin Green Hamilton Hardin Jackson Jasper Jefferson Jersey Johnson Lawrence Macon Macoupin Madison Marion Massac Montgomery Morgan Moultrie Perry Pike Pulaski Randolph Richland Saline Sangamon Shelby St. Clair Union Wabash Washington Wayne White Williamson.
4. Recipients may receive the scholarship more than once if they re-apply each year and continue to meet the qualifications.

Preference shall be given to second year law students from the southern part of  Illinois (Springfield and south) and to students who can show economic need and  evidence of service to the School of Law.

Scholarship will be open to all applicants with the following qualifications reg ardless of race color religion sex national origin disability age or vete ran status. 

The scholarship shall be available to students who majored in Agric ulture (or a related field) in college and who has expressed an interest in prac ticing agricultural law (or a related field or occupation) after graduation from  law school.

Preference shall be given to a student in the following order:  graduate from SIUC graduate from another university in Illinois graduate from a  university in the United States.

1. The recipient will be identified, at the Dean of the Law School's sole discretion, as a first­year law student currently enrolled in the ethics course demonstrating the highest level of integrity.
2.  In the event the ethics course is removed from the 1L curriculum, the recipient will be identified, at the Dean of the Law School's sole discretion, as a first-year student who demonstrates a high level of integrity.

Scholarship will be open to all applicants with the following qualifications regardless of race color religion sex national origin disability age or veteran status subject to the following provisions:

1) Must be a first year law student in good standing.

2) Must not be the subject of a School of Law ethics/honor code complaint or violation.

3) Must demonstrate financial need.

4) Must not be scheduled to receive another financial award.

5) Must demonstrate a professional demeanor.

6) Should participate in student or community activities.

7) Academic achievement should not be considered.

The Thurgood Marshall Award Scholarship will be open to all applicants with the following qualifications regardless of race color religion sex national origin disability age or veteran status: the recipient must be a member of the Black Law Students Association; the recipient must exemplify the following characteristics: compassion for others professionalism and a strong commitment to equal opportunity and diversity.

Scholarship will be open to all applicants with the following qualifications regardless of race or ethnicity religion gender sexual orientation or marital status national origin disability age or veteran status in accordance with the SIUC Affirmative Action Policy:

1) Any student in good academic standing enrolled at the SIU School of Law as selected by the Selection Committee using the criteria set forth herein.

2) Preference should be given to an eligible recipient that exhibits professionalism demand for excellence compassion for others graciousness and a commitment to cosmopolitanism and diversity.

Scholarship will be open to all applicants with the following qualifications regardless of race or ethnicity color religion gender sexual orientation or marital status national origin disability age or veteran status in accordance with the SIUC Affirmative Action Policy.

1) An incoming first-year student in good academic standing.

Scholarship may also be designated for a second- or third-y ear law student in good academic standing at the SIU School of Law.

2) Preference should be given to an eligible recipient that a) is from or has significant ties to any of the counties comprising the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois and b) has outstanding academic credentials.

The Law Class of 1991 Scholarship will be open to all applicants with the following qualifications regardless of race color religion sex national origin disability age or veteran status: 

1. A law student in good standing with financial need as defined by the Federal Department of Education.

Preference shall be given to a student who is an African American law student with the highest grade point average at the end of the second year.

The recipient of this tuition only scholarship shall be the winner of an annual ping-pong tournament as verified by the Dean of the School of Law.  On occasion funds may be used at the discretion of the Dean of the School of Law to upgrade and maintain the ping-pong equipment and for costs associated with the  tournament.

Revenue from this fund may be used for an annual scholarship(s) at the Southern Illinois University School of Law. 

Preference shall be given to a student(s) who is a first-year law student selected on the basis of his/her academic potential including: 

a) LSAT (Law School Aptitude Test) scores; 

b) undergraduate performance;  c) other relevant factors.

Annual scholarship to first or second year law student who shows greatest need academic merit.

Preference shall be given to a student who:

a) has the aptitude for Law School ( good grades);

b) cannot attend school without working an amount to affect grades ;

c) has a financial burden to begin with (no family help or married with a young child);

d) has provided service to community and humanity.

The Judge James L. Foreman Scholarship will be open to all applicants with the following qualifications regardless of race or ethnicity color religion gender sexual orientation or marital status national origin disability age  or veteran status in accordance with the SIUC Affirmative Action Policy:

1. An  incoming first-year student in good academic standing enrolled at the SIU School  of Law.  The scholarship may also be designated for a second- or third-year law student in good academic standing at the SIU School of Law.

2. Preference should be given to an eligible recipient that

a. is from the Southern Federal Judicial District of Illinois and

b. has outstanding academic credentials.

1. The scholarship shall be awarded at the Dean's (or designate’s) sole discretion within the following criteria designated by the donor:
   
   Student(s) from Union or Williamson counties in Illinois.  
   
   If there is not a student from Union or Williamson counties who qualifies for a scholarship the scholarship may be awarded to a student from Southern Illinois. Student(s) who demonstrated financial need.

1. Recipient must be an SIU School of Law student.
2. Preference will be given to an applicant with financial need.

A. Distributions from the endowment shall be made at such times and in such amounts as are in accordance with the policy of The Board of the Foundation in effect from time to time and credited to a distribution account established on the records of the Foundation to be used under the following terms and conditions:

1. Recipient must be a female student at the SIU School of Law.

2. Recipient must be in good academic standing.

A. Distributions from the endowment shall be made at such times and in such amounts as are in accordance with the policy of The Board of the Foundation and credited to a distribution account established on the records of the Foundation to be used under the following terms and conditions:

1. Recipient will be an incoming or current Law student.

2. Preference will be given to a student with an interest in Business or Transactional Law.

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Scholarship will open to all applicants with the following qualifications regardless of race color religion sex nation origin disability age or veteran status:

1) Recipient(s) must be a student within the School of Law.

The recipient shall be a resident of Madison County Illinois and an enrolled student at Southern Illinois University School of Law. 

Preference shall be given to a student who:

1) Expresses an interest in providing legal service to the underprivileged

2) Is in financial need.