APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR 2026!
This scholarship is for a student with Autism attending the University of Iowa College of Law or an Advocate in Training.
One applicant will be chosen for this scholarship up to $1,000.
You will be required to upload the following:
- Documentation of acceptance into the University of Iowa Law School
- Two letters of reference
- Personal Statement, no more than 1,000 words, including the following:
- If you are applying as a law student with Autism:
- How has your diagnosis impacted your education?
- How do you believe your Autism provides unique perspective in the classroom and in the community?
- How do you plan to leverage your unique talents, qualities, and inherent gifts to help progress the legal profession forward (perhaps by being at the boardroom table or by actively providing counsel to those with disabilities)?
- If you are applying as a law student who does advocacy work for those with Autism:
- Describe how interacting with autistic individuals has shaped your life up to this point.
- Describe how you have advocated for or otherwise assisted those with Autism in the past.
- Describe what you plan to do in the future vis-a-vis more advocacy. How will these funds get you closer to that goal?
- Describe why you are the best fit for this scholarship.
- If you are applying as a law student with Autism:
Click Here to Apply!
All applications must be received by March 15, 2026
