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.
- 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
About the opportunity
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.
This listing is written for researchers, students, universities, NGOs, research teams, policy professionals and academic institutions searching for Law & Legal Education grants, fellowships, scholarships, conferences, workshops and funding opportunities in United States contexts.
Eligibility
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.
Funding and benefits
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.
Themes and supported activities
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.
Deadline and timeline
Application deadline: Application deadline: May 27, 2026.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
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.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.