The New York Bar Foundation is currently accepting applications for the following fellowships and scholarships:
Kay Crawford Murray Commercial Division Diversity Fellowship
Value: $6,000 Deadline: March 6, 2026
The fellowship is open to all first year (1L) students currently enrolled in a law school in the State of New York. The fellowship will take place in the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of New York in New York City.
Application Link: https://www.tnybf.org/2026-kcm-commercial-division-fellowship-application/
The Norman Effman Scholarship
Value: $5,000 Deadline: May 18, 2026
The scholarship is awarded to a second year (2L) or third year (3L) law student who is enrolled in a law school in the State of New York that express an interest and intent to work in a rural locale representing indigent individuals who are litigants in Family court, criminal court, or other courts where the individual may be facing civil legal issues.
Application link: https://www.tnybf.org/2026-norman-effman-scholarship-application/