Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
$1,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The Murphy & McKinney Law Firm, P.C. Criminal Justice Scholarship provides recipients with an award to use toward their tuition fees and educational expenses.
Benefits
The scholarship offers $1,000, to help you with your studies.
Eligibility
To be considered for the scholarship award, students must meet all of the following criteria:
- Enrolled full-time in an accredited law program within the United States
- Demonstrated interest in the criminal justice system
- United States residents or permanent citizens
- 18 years of age or older
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Multiple disciplines
Locations
United States
Nationality
American
Study experience required
High school
Age
Over 18
Application
Application deadline
18 May 2026
Eligible applicants will need to provide certain materials and information in order to be considered for this award. In the digital application located on this webpage, students will be asked to submit a resume, headshot, proof of enrollment, and an academic transcript.
Students are also asked to submit an essay of approximately 500 words on how they hope to improve the criminal justice system in any one of the following three areas:
Increase rehabilitative services for those under criminal justice supervision
Increase access to legal representation for those who cannot afford it
Improve public education about the criminal justice system
All applications will be reviewed by their scholarship team. They will consider the applicant’s fit to our requirements, the quality and authenticity of their writing, and the essay’s content.
All materials must be submitted by May 18, 2026.
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