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Distinguished Scholars
This highly selective merit-based scholarship is awarded primarily
on the merits of the Distinguished Scholar Application, LSAT scores,
undergraduate academic performance, interviews, and academic
promise. Distinguished Scholars receive full tuition scholarships
for their first year of study at Seton Hall Law.
The Distinguished Scholarship is awarded as a
supplement to any initial Merit Scholarship awarded and is renewable if the student
maintains continuous enrollment and maintains a required
GPA standard.
As a Distinguished Scholar, students
will be paired with a faculty member to act as a mentor
and advisor, and will participate in networking and
informational events with prominent members of the legal
community.
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Distinguished Public Interest Scholars
This highly selective merit-based
scholarship is awarded primarily on the merits of the
Distinguished Public Interest Scholar Application,
dedication to public interest, LSAT scores,
undergraduate academic performance, interviews, and
academic promise. Distinguished Public Interest Scholars
receive full tuition scholarships for their first year
of study at Seton Hall Law.
The Distinguished Public Interest
Scholarship is awarded as a supplement to any initial
Merit Scholarship awarded and is renewable if the
student maintains continuous enrollment and maintains a
required GPA standard.
As a Distinguished Public Interest
Scholar, students will be paired with a faculty member
to act as a mentor and advisor, and will participate in
networking and informational events with prominent
members of the legal community. In addition, Seton Hall
Law ’s
Public Interest Coordinator will act as a mentor,
providing recipients with information and resources
about different areas of public interest practice,
organizations, conferences and career fairs, job
opportunities, and fellowships.
The Admissions Committee mails
applications for both Distinguished Scholar Programs to
selected applicants, as
"invitations"
to apply for these very selective scholarships.
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Riccio Scholars
The Riccio Scholarship is awarded to an
incoming J.D. applicant who is a graduate from Seton
Hall University and has achieved at least a 3.5 in
his/her undergraduate studies, along with a 158 LSAT
score.
This $8,000
scholarship will be awarded as a supplement to any merit
scholarship awarded and is renewable if the student
maintains continuous enrollment at Seton Hall Law School
and maintains a required G.P.A.
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Dorothy Day
Scholarship
The Dorothy Day Scholarship is awarded to highly
qualified students from disadvantaged backgrounds that are
underrepresented in the legal profession. This selective scholarship
is awarded on the merits of the student’s Admissions Application,
with a particular emphasis on the student’s personal statement and
LSAT scores.
Dorothy Day Scholars receive a $10,000 scholarship in
addition to any initial Merit Scholarships awarded (all
institutional scholarships not to exceed full tuition.) The Dorothy
Day Scholarships are renewable if the student maintains continuous
enrollment and maintains a required GPA standard.
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