Grant opportunity

Milestone Trial LawHER Scholarship 2026-2027

Milestone's Trial LawHER Scholarship supports a female rising 3L law student pursuing a career as a plaintiff trial lawyer.

ScholarshipLawWomenLegal educationUnited States
Funder
Milestone
Application deadline
Application deadline: May 27, 2026
Award
One USD 25,000 award and up to two USD 10,000 awards
Applicant
Law students
Discipline
Law & Legal Education
Region
United States
Posted
May 18, 2026

Call summary

Overview

The Trial LawHER Scholarship is sponsored by Milestone to support women pursuing plaintiff trial law careers.

Who can apply

  • Applicants must be enrolled in either a 2L or 3L law school programme and plan to become plaintiff trial lawyers.
  • Applicants must plan to enroll full-time in an ABA-accredited law school for the upcoming academic year, be U.S. citizens or permanent residents who self-identify as female, and have a minimum 3.5 GPA.

What it supports

  • The scholarship supports legal education and career development for women entering trial advocacy and plaintiff-side legal practice.
  • The official application is administered through Scholarship America for Milestone.

Funding and duration

The programme offers up to one USD 25,000 award and up to two USD 10,000 awards. Awards are not renewable, but eligible students may reapply in future cycles.

Application deadline

Application deadline: May 27, 2026

How to apply

Use Milestone's official scholarship page and the Scholarship America application page. The application deadline is 27 May 2026 at 3:00 pm CT.

Call details

The Trial LawHER Scholarship is sponsored by Milestone to support women pursuing plaintiff trial law careers.

Milestone lists this opportunity for Law students, Law & Legal Education, United States. Applicants should use the official call page to confirm final requirements before submitting.

Applicants must be enrolled in either a 2L or 3L law school programme and plan to become plaintiff trial lawyers.

Applicants must plan to enroll full-time in an ABA-accredited law school for the upcoming academic year, be U.S. citizens or permanent residents who self-identify as female, and have a minimum 3.5 GPA.

The scholarship supports legal education and career development for women entering trial advocacy and plaintiff-side legal practice.

The official application is administered through Scholarship America for Milestone.

The programme offers up to one USD 25,000 award and up to two USD 10,000 awards. Awards are not renewable, but eligible students may reapply in future cycles.

Application deadline: Application deadline: May 27, 2026.

Confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, and submission route on the official call page.

Plan internal approvals, partner confirmations, budgets, letters, and portal submission before the final deadline.

Use Milestone's official scholarship page and the Scholarship America application page. The application deadline is 27 May 2026 at 3:00 pm CT.

Before submitting, check required documents, eligible costs, attachments, page limits, institutional approvals, and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration, or nomination stage.