Funding Your Dreams
No door should be closed to anyone who has opened their heart to serving others through law. Through the generosity of our donors and Campbell University, we are able to award more than $4 million in scholarships each year to incoming first-year law students. Campbell Law considers each applicant for one of its generous Dean’s Excellence Merit Scholarships, Campbell Undergraduate Scholarships and Honoratos Emeritus Scholarships.
Campbell Law also invites competitive applications for its full-tuition Cheshire Schneider Advocacy Scholarship, Leadership Scholar Award, Janette Soles Nelson Public Service Scholarship and the Ben & Patrice Thompson Achievement Scholarship.
Rewarding Excellence
Dean’s Excellence Scholarship
Campbell Law dedicates considerable scholarship support for highly credentialed first-year students. Scholarship assistance is awarded to entering students primarily based on the strength of their undergraduate GPAs and LSAT scores. These scholarships are renewable in each of the three years the recipient attends Campbell Law, so long as the recipient remains in good academic standing.
You need not apply for these scholarships. We award them automatically to qualifying students.
Campbell Undergraduate Scholars
Campbell Law values the connection to the University brought by Campbell’s undergraduate students who continue their studies with us. Campbell Undergraduate Scholarships are thus available to Campbell University graduates who matriculate as first-year incoming law students at Campbell Law. These $10,000 scholarships are renewable in each of the three years the Scholar attends Campbell Law, so long as the Scholar remains in good academic standing.
You need not apply for these scholarships. We award them automatically to qualifying students.
Honoratos Emeritus Scholarship
Campbell Law appreciates the service of the members of our Armed Forces. This $15,000 annual scholarship serves those who have served. The Honoratos Emeritus Scholarship is a three-year scholarship guaranteed for Veterans who have served honorably and matriculate as first-year incoming law students at Campbell Law. It is renewable in each of the three years the Veteran attends Campbell Law, so long as the Veteran remains in good academic standing.
You need not apply for these scholarships. We award them automatically to qualifying students.
External Scholarship Opportunities
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Recognizing Your Talents
In addition to the Dean’s Excellence, Campbell Undergraduate and Honoratos Emeritus Scholarships awarded automatically to qualified applicants, Campbell Law offers four highly prestigious, competitive, full-tuition awards for exceptional applicants who show great promise in advocacy, leadership, public service, and achievement. Highly qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.
To be eligible to apply for the four, full-tuition scholarships, applicants must have received an admissions offer from Campbell School of Law.
The deadline for submission of a complete scholarship application is March 14, 2025, at NOON EST. Evaluators must be able to review applications that weekend to determine finalists and notify them for interviews on April 4-5.
Cheshire Schneider Advocacy Scholarship
In keeping with Campbell Law’s mission to educate and develop vigorous advocates for championing and defending individual liberties and justice for all persons in the trial and appellate courtrooms of our nation, Campbell Law offers one prestigious Cheshire Schneider Advocacy Scholarship to an incoming law student who has achieved demonstrable success in advocacy programs such as debate or mock trial during high school and/or college experiences.
The Cheshire Schneider Advocacy Scholarship is a full-tuition scholarship renewable in each of the three years the Scholar attends Campbell Law, so long as the Scholar remains in good academic standing. This scholarship requires a separate application.
Apply for the Cheshire Schneider Advocacy ScholarshipLeary & Joy Davis Leadership Scholarship
In keeping with Campbell Law’s mission to educate graduates who will become effective advocates and leaders for legal and social justice, both in their local communities and in other parts of the world, the Leary & Joy Davis Leadership Scholarship will be annually awarded to one highly-qualified applicant with demonstrated leadership skills and the potential to become a leader in the law. Leaders in law and policy make decisions that impact thousands of individuals. Society’s need for leaders with vision, values, and technical competence has never been greater.
The Leary & Joy Davis Leadership Scholarship is a full-tuition scholarship renewable in each of the three years the scholar attends Campbell Law, so long as they remain in good academic standing. This scholarship requires a separate application.
Apply for the Leary & Joy Davis Leadership ScholarshipJanette Soles Nelson Public Service Scholarship
In keeping with Campbell Law’s mission to educate highly competent, deeply compassionate lawyers who see the practice of law as a calling to serve others, the full-tuition Janette Soles Nelson Public Service Scholarship will be annually awarded to one exceptionally-qualified applicant with plans to practice law in service to the public. The Scholar will be selected based upon a commitment to public service, academic excellence, and leadership potential.
Campbell Law views public service broadly. In the legal profession, it may encompass legal or policy positions in, for example, government, a non-profit organization, community development, or law firms whose primary mission is serving the public interest. This scholarship renews automatically in each of the three years the Scholar attends Campbell Law, so long as the Scholar remains in good academic standing. This scholarship requires a separate application.
Apply for the Janette Soles Nelson Public Service ScholarshipBen & Patrice Thompson Achievement Scholarship
In keeping with Campbell Law’s mission to maintain an inclusive community where we believe the profession is ultimately enriched through diverse perspectives from a variety of backgrounds, we offer annually one full-tuition scholarship to an academically talented, high-achieving applicant, who has overcome significant obstacles in life, such as socioeconomic or educational hardships, disabilities or other major challenges.
The Ben & Patrice Thompson Achievement Scholarship renews automatically in each of the three years the Scholar attends Campbell Law, so long as the Scholar remains in good academic standing. This scholarship requires a separate application.
Apply for the Ben & Patrice Thompson Achievement ScholarshipCompetitive Scholarship Application Deadlines
| Date | Activity |
| March 14 | Competitive Scholarship Application Deadline |
| April 4-5 | Competitive Scholarship Finalist Interviews |