The Justinian Society of Lawyers Endowment Fund

The Justinian Society of Lawyers Endowment Fund provides annual scholarships to students attending law school in Illinois. We are looking to award scholarships to students that can demonstrate a financial need and are excelling academically. Click here to hear from our 2023 scholarship recipients themselves.

Transcripts of law school enrollment and grades, together with a photo of the applicant must accompany the written application. All applicants are additionally required to indicate whether they previously have been awarded a scholarship by the Justinian Society of Lawyers.

Submission to include:

Application Form
Narrative consisting of 500 words or less
Describe how Italian culture has influenced your life;
Detail your involvement with Italian-American organizations including the Justinian Society;
Outline your career goals upon admission to the bar; and
Indicate any previous scholarship award from the Justinian Society of Lawyers

Unofficial transcripts of law school enrollment and grades

Copy of your US 1040 federal tax return without attachments or schedules.
Submit a statement of financial need detailing your outstanding student loans and your other monthly living expenses including, but not limited to, tuition, transportation, rent/mortgage, etc. (Please limit this statement to no more than two pages.) REDACT ALL SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS!
Headshot of applicant

Application Process:

Application form and ALL supporting material to be saved as a single .pdf
The attachment should be named “2024 Justinian Scholarship Application – applicant’s last name.pdf”
Electronic submission only by Friday, October 18, 2024 to Catherine R. Locallo at clocallo@robbins-schwartz.com
The Subject Line of the email must read “2024 JS Scholarship Application.”
Failure to follow these filing instructions exactly may cause an application to be rejected. Please note that the committee’s decisions will be transmitted via email. The scholarship awards dinner will be held on November 14, 2024 at Erie Cafe, 536 W. Erie St., Chicago, Illinois.