The University of Texas at Austin (out-of-state)

Liberal Arts Career Services is excited to offer scholarships in support of pre-law students participating in unpaid legal internships. Scholarships in the amount of $1500 each will be granted to selected recipients. Students who meet the following criteria are invited to apply: -degree seeking undergraduate UT Austin student who intends to apply to law school in the future -must have demonstrated financial need In addition to meeting the criteria above, international students must receive work authorization for the internship from the International Office to be eligible. Because the intent of this scholarship is to help students who would otherwise not have the means to do an unpaid internship, students receiving internship funding or stipend(s) through other organizations are not eligible. We also recommend that all students check with the financial aid office regarding how accepting this scholarship could potentially affect their financial aid package. Internship Criteria: In order to be eligible for this scholarship, your internship must: -add experience that will benefit your future law school admissions process and/or legal career goals -be unpaid; -offer project-oriented, professional and learning-based experiences; -provide regular and in-person supervision. Internship Requirements: In order to be eligible for the scholarship, you must complete the internship in good standing. -Fall & Spring: You must intern a minimum of 10 hours per week for a minimum of 12 weeks during the 14-week semester. -Summer: You must intern a minimum of 14 hours per week for a minimum of 9 weeks during the 10-week session. Selected recipients will receive $1500 in two equal disbursements: $750 upon selection and $750 at the end of the semester. Prior to receiving the second half of the scholarship disbursement, recipients will be required to submit a thank you letter describing what you learned from your internship and how this internship will help advance your future law school admissions process and/or legal career goals.