J.D. Financial Aid & Scholarships

The Comfort Scholarship is one of the most prestigious awards at OU Law. Through a generous endowment from William T. Comfort Jr. and James T. Comfort, OU Law awards merit-based scholarships to incoming students with exemplary academic qualifications and LSAT scores. The Comfort Scholarship is awarded without regard to financial need. Comfort Scholars are considered to be among the most outstanding group of incoming students.

The Frank and Edna Asper Elkouri Scholarship is one of our most impressive awards. Professor Frank Elkouri, a nationally noted authority on labor arbitration, joined the faculty in 1952 and remained with the College of Law for 58 years. Prior to joining the faculty, Elkouri practiced with the Oklahoma City law firm of Quinlan & Elkouri and was an attorney with the National Wage Stabilization Board in Washington, D.C., and Dallas. From 1952 until 1957, in addition to teaching, he was the advisor to the Office of the President at OU. Elkouri was appointed to a George Lynn Cross Research Professorship in 1975 and awarded the Whitney North Seymour Medal from the American Arbitration Association in 1980. Though he retired in 1985, he continued his leadership as professor emeritus at the law school through 2010. It is Frank and Edna Asper Elkouri’s desire to help defray the cost of tuition and educational expenses of a number of our most academically exceptional law students.

AccessLex, our financial counseling/educational partners, have vetted & compiled a list of numerous external scholarships in a database for us.  Click here to view & apply for those.

The $25,000 “Be Bold” Scholarship is a no-essay scholarship that will be awarded to the applicant with the boldest profile.

To us, boldest does not mean “best”, or “most accomplished”. Being bold means being:

• Earnest
• Determined
• Moving

The scholarship will be awarded to the student whose profile is most bold, according to these characteristics.

Furthermore, this scholarship will be similar to the many easy scholarships available on Bold.org in that it will favor students who apply earlier—who are bold and seize the day without procrastinating.

Students at any education level, state, field of study, and GPA will be considered.

The Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (PIABA) sponsors this contest for papers touching on securities law and securities arbitration and will pay over $3,000 in awards to law students with prizes at $1,500, $1,000, and $750 for the top three entrants. The PIABA Bar Journal will publish the first place paper and, in years past, has also made offers to publish other papers from the contest. Papers must be
submitted by 5pm eastern on Friday, March 28, 2025.

For additional information about eligibility, criteria, format, etc., please click here.

Bold.org is an independent scholarship provider that helps students, regardless of financial status, have the opportunity to pursue higher education and the career of their dreams. It's their mission to make college accessible for all students by eliminating student debt.

Please find the link to their upcoming mental heath scholarship opportunities here. 

The accident and injury law office of Terry Bryant is proud to announce the availability of a $2,500 scholarship to be awarded to a student who has been accepted to or is currently enrolled in an ABA- or AALS-accredited law school.

We believe that attorneys can be agents of change and advocates for those who deserve a voice. We’ve centered our practice around this philosophy, and we’re hopeful that tomorrow’s lawyers will continue this mission.

Details & Online Application: https://www.terrybryant.com/about-us/scholarships/law-scholarship-application-form

Number of Awards: 1

Entry Deadline: June 2, 2025

Eligibility & Requirements: The Terry Bryant Law School Scholarship is available to all future or current law school students pursuing a JD degree, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. Applicants must have a cumulative college grade point average of at least 3.0 and must be currently attending or planning to enter a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) or the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) to obtain their JD degree.

Instructions:

Applicants can tell their story via a written essay, video, or slideshow presentation. Materials requested must be received by midnight CT on, June 2, 2025. We encourage honesty and creativity in submissions. Applicants can choose one of these three forms of submission:

• Video – The video must be less than 90 seconds long. A copy of the script must be included.
  • If the video presentation option is chosen, please upload to a video hosting site (such as YouTube or Vimeo) and provide the URL in the space provided.
• Essay – An essay presentation must be typed, double-spaced, and 750 – 1,000 words.
• Slideshow PowerPoint Presentation – Slideshow presentations must be at least 15 slides long.

APPLICANTS SHOULD SUBMIT:

• A fully completed application for entry
• A written essay, slideshow presentation, or video explaining their motivation for becoming an attorney and what they hope to accomplish as an advocate
• Verification of admission to or attendance of a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) or the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) for their JD degree
• An undergraduate transcript (either unofficial or official)
• The student’s LSAT score(s)
• At least two letters of recommendation that discuss the applicant’s achievements, academic potential, and involvement in their school and community. Letters of recommendation may be written by teachers, academic advisors, employers, coaches, school administrators, family friends, or religious leaders. (For recommendation letters that must be sent directly to us, please tell your reference to use coo@terrybryant.com)

From March 2014 to February 2021, Joel Stern served as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF). Founded in 2001, NAMWOLF, is a nonprofit trade association comprised of over 195 minority and women owned law firms in 42 states. NAMWOLF’s mission is to promote diversity in the legal profession by fostering successful relationships among preeminent minority and women owned law firms and private/public entities. Prior to his position at NAMWOLF, Joel spent more than 25 years as inhouse counsel for major companies. Throughout his career, Joel created and led award-winning diversity and inclusion legal programs and was a trusted advisor and executive coach to both businesses and legal executives.

Joel Stern is an individual who exemplifies courage in both his work and professional life. In November 2020, Joel was diagnosed with Stage IV Renal Cell Carcinoma. Even so, he continues his dedicated work and support of charitable and diversity, equity, and inclusion-related initiatives. Joel Stern says, “With my cancer diagnosis, nothing changes, except I have more obstacles I am confronted with now.”  

In recognition of Joel’s continued passion and leadership in the effort to create and advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession, the Joel Stern Scholarship seeks to provide financial support to students who contribute to the diversity of their law school student body as they pursue their legal career.  

Eligibility Requirements:
To qualify for the Joel Stern Scholarship, you must fit the below criteria:

• Current law student enrolled and in good standing at a law school
• Like Joel Stern, candidate must demonstrate extraordinary commitment and dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion through volunteer work, charity, mentorship, etc.

Scholarship amount: $5,000

BSP Law Charitable Foundation Joel Stern Scholarship Application
Please submit the below information with your scholarship application:

• Full Name
• Email Address
• Phone Number
• Law School
• Year in Law School

Essays:
In addition to qualifying for the eligibility requirements listed on the first page, interested applicants must submit an essay answering the following questions. Please keep each essay response to a maximum of 300 words (total maximum words for all 3 questions is 900)

• How can we work towards a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive legal community?
• Describe your involvement in your community through charity or volunteer work to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Why do you believe you are a qualified candidate for the Joel Stern scholarship?

Submission Guidelines:

Interested applicants must submit an essay answering the above essay prompts and submit to scholarship@bsplaw.com by 11:59 PM ET on Friday, February 14, 2025. Please no calls.

All submissions must follow the below formatting:

• Questions must be included in your response, and bolded. (Questions do not count towards the word maximum for the response.)
• Font: Times New Roman
• Font Size: 12
• Text must be justified and double spaced.
• Essays must be submitted in a PDF. No other formats will be accepted.
• Please name your file “Last Name_First Name_Joel Stern Scholarship Submission” 

The Oklahoma City Community Foundation offers a universal application to unlock access to nearly 200 scholarships for which you may be eligible to apply, including the Durrell Public Law Research Award. Once you submit the Universal Application, you’ll receive a personalized list of eligible opportunities based on your responses.

The application deadline is February 15, 2025.

How to Apply:
Visit https://occf.org/scholarships/ to create an account and get started!

Need more help? Check out this helpful resource and video that explains the process step by step.

We want to hear about why you want to become a lawyer. What inspired you to enter into such a challenging profession. More importantly, we want to hear how you will make a difference in the community as you progress through your legal career.

Write an essay describing why you want to become a lawyer and we will choose one (1) entry to be selected and awarded $1,000 to put towards their law school tuition. Additionally, please also submit a letter of recommendation from a valuable reference to be considered for the scholarship award.

Eligibility requirements can be found here. Direct all questions to reception@andrewflusche.com.

Deadline is July 30, 2025