This Scholarship is awarded to third-year law students who have demonstrated academic ability and the need for financial assistance. This scholarship is intended to help off-set the cost of a Wisconsin, Illinois, or Indiana State Bar Exam preparation course.

All law students in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana to apply. The Diversity Scholarship Foundation, NFP supports students seeking a career in the legal profession who have maintained a high GPA and are actively participating or supporting diversity-related programs.

This Scholarship will be awarded to a student who actively advocates for diversity within the legal community and works to bring focus to those who do pro-bono work within their community. Students are required to submit an article on their views about “diversity within the legal community” and maintain a 3.8 GPA.

All law students in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana to apply. The Diversity Scholarship Foundation, NFP supports students seeking a career in the legal profession who have maintained a high GPA and are actively participating or supporting diversity-related programs.

This Scholarship will be awarded to a law student who is interested in pursuing a career in public service or a student who is actively involved with a not-for-profit agency that represents the needy and the underprivileged. Eligible students maintain a 3.5 GPA.

All law students in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana to apply. The Diversity Scholarship Foundation, NFP supports students seeking a career in the legal profession who have maintained a high GPA and are actively participating or supporting diversity-related programs.

This Scholarship will be awarded to a law student who has demonstrated their leadership skills and used those skills to help achieve diversity and inclusion within the legal community. Those students applying for this award must have their recommenders include information about how the scholarship applicant has been a “leader & achiever.” Eligible students maintain a 3.2 GPA.

All law students in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana to apply. The Diversity Scholarship Foundation, NFP supports students seeking a career in the legal profession who have maintained a high GPA and are actively participating or supporting diversity-related programs.

The Adams County Community Foundation (ACCF) awards around 400 scholarships annually to Adams County, Indiana residents of all ages for tuition, fees, books, and professional materials (as required / listed on the student’s syllabus). Traditional students (current high school students), OnTrack Students (students out of high school 1-5 years) and Nontraditional students (out of high school 5+ years) are encouraged to contact the ACCF to learn about scholarship opportunities. With four scholarship cycles, due dates vary. Details are listed on the ACCF website: AdamsCountyFoundation.org. 

Traditional students: Non-Adams County students attending an Adams County high school are also eligible to apply.

The LaGrange County Community Foundation offers a variety of scholarships to support both traditional students and adult learners pursuing higher education and career training. Many of these scholarships are established in memory of loved ones or by individuals passionate about helping students follow their educational and career aspirations. The majority of their scholarships require residency in LaGrange County or graduation from a high school serving LaGrange County in order to be eligible. The Common Application unlocks consideration for 49 different scholarships for high school students (opens in January and closes in early March).

Teach Dual Credit Indiana is a program to ensure that Indiana high school teachers are equipped and qualified to teach dual credit courses. Teach Dual Credit Indiana provides the funding for tuition and books for teachers who are seeking to fulfill dual credit credentialing in six content areas: communications/speech, economics, English, history, political science/government, and world languages.

Teachers who complete 18 graduate credits through Teach Dual Credit Indiana and who do not yet have a master’s degree may be eligible for funding to complete a master’s degree.

Indiana Special Education Assisted Licensure (I-SEAL) is available to fund post-baccalaureate programs of study that will enable teachers to become fully licensed to teach special education for a public school in Indiana. The primary license focus is adding Exceptional Children: Mild Intervention certification to an existing license, while remaining employed with your existing school district and eligibility to be a Teacher of Record. 

There are three universities currently participating in I-SEAL and are providing the 18 credit hours of study to choose from. They all provide the appropriate, approved classes that are 100% online and support for taking the Praxis test at the end as well as support in getting through the licensing process. 

The cost of textbooks is provided in addition to the tuition costs – all paid directly to the university upon completion of each course. 

To be eligible, a teacher must:

1. Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution recognized by the USDE;

2. Be currently employed in an Indiana school, have current licensure from the Indiana Department of Education, 

3. Provide a letter of intent to remain employed in an Indiana school as a special education teacher for at least two years past completion of the program and full licensure.

*A priority teacher will hold any valid Indiana teaching license that allows for an additional special education license area to be added.

* A grade of no lower than a C+ needs to be maintained for continued funding.

*Substitute teachers are not eligible for funding.