Outside agencies, clubs and fraternal organizations also offer financial support to law students. A fairly extensive list of these scholarships are listed in Appendix A of Financing Your Law School Education . This is true regardless of how many law schools are being considered since several schools can be designated on the need-analysis form. Awards are based on need, although other factors such as academic promise and parents' level of education are considered. The Harris Fellowship is allocated to individual law schools which then have the responsibility for awarding the grants to students.
Many states have their own scholarship programs.
See Appendix C in Financing Your Law School Education for addresses in each state. Loans made by an outside lender that are insured by a guaranty agency and reinsured by the federal government. Non-need based loans for parents of dependent students. These are guaranteed by the federal government and are available from banks, savings and loans, and credit unions. Non-need based loan available from Law Services and sponsored by the Law School Admission Council.