All applicants to the College of Law are automatically considered for the Stetson Scholars Program. A student who is admitted to the program will receive a full tuition scholarship. Selection is made solely on the basis of merit. The scholarships are for one academic year and are renewed automatically as long as the student remains in the top one-third of their class. Selected entering students will receive a grant of partial to full funding of tuition and fees for the three years of law school.
Research assistants assist members of the law faculty or deans in various research projects.
Research assistants are remunerated on an hourly basis and may assist a faculty members or deans in research for approximately 15 hours a week during the academic session. Opportunities are available to a limited number of second and third-year students in the Law Library and Legal Information Center and other departmental offices on campus. The Stetson Public Service Fellows are students from varying backgrounds interested in participating and promoting public service law. Fellows receive a semester fellowship for a portion of their tuition. This Florida Bar Foundation sponsored program requires each fellow to work a minimum of 20 hours per week on public interest law.