Assistance to Students with Financial NeedThere are various government loan programs administered by the UMKC Financial Aid and Scholarships Office. They include the Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loan Programs, the Perkins Loan Program and the Access Loan Program. The office also administers a limited amount of scholarship funds in which law students may participate.The following funds administered by the Law School and the Law Foundation provide assistance to students with financial need.
Michael J. Albano Scholarship FundThe UMKC Alumni Association has provided an endowment honoring Michael J. Albano for need based scholarship awards to Missouri resident students in the School of Law. The recipient must be in the high need category for financial aid.
The James A. Bayless Emergency Loan FundA fund established to provide emergency short-term loans for law students.
The Joseph S. Chartrand Memorial FundThis is a memorial fund established from contributions in memory of Joseph S. Chartrand, an alumnus who taught part-time at the University of Kansas City (UKC was the predecessor to UMKC). The Chartrand fund provides an annual amount to assist students in purchasing law books. Selection is based on applications by both incoming and current students.
Diversity ScholarshipsSeveral honor scholarships are awarded each year to entering students who demonstrate extraordinary merit and who, based on background and experience, contribute to the diversity of the school. Funds are provided by the University and the scholarships are renewed annually if academic performance is satisfactory.
The Tiera Farrow Memorial ScholarshipA memorial fund established by Tiera Farrow, a 1903 graduate of the Law School, provides a partial scholarship to a worthy woman law student in need of financial aid. Selection is based on applications by both incoming and current students.
Max Foust ScholarshipEstablished by colleagues of Max Foust, this scholarship is awarded to a law student with financial need. Preference is given to a student who has experience or skills which can be indicators of success in the area of trial advocacy. Selection is based on applications by both incoming and current students.
Suzanne Gilmore Memorial ScholarshipFamily, friends and classmates established this scholarship in memory of Suzanne Gilmore, an alumna of the class of 1991. The scholarship is awarded to an older-than-average law student who is a single custodial parent pursuing a law degree as a second degree. The scholarship is renewed each year if the recipient remains a single custodial parent and maintains satisfactory academic performance. Selection is based on applications by both incoming and current students.
The Hispanic Bar Association of Greater Kansas City Scholarship FundThe Hispanic Bar association of Greater Kansas City has established a fund to provide scholarships to UMKC School of Law students of Hispanic descent with financial need.
The Elmer B. Hodges Memorial ScholarshipAn endowment fund established in the memory of Elmer B. Hodges provides scholarships for second- and third-year law students in need of financial aid.
Kenner & Kavanaugh ScholarshipThe law firm of Kenner & Kavanaugh has provided funding to award a scholarship to one or more worthy law students with financial need.
Lathrop & Norquist Diversity ScholarshipThe law firm of Lathrop & Norquist has created an endowment for the Law School to fund a merit scholarship for an outstanding student with financial need whose presence in the school furthers the goal of diversity to which the Law School is committed. Selection is based solely on admission files.
Law Enforcement ScholarshipThis annual scholarship will be awarded to one or more students pursuing a law degree at UMKC with financial need who are currently employed with a law enforcement agency or who have just left the agency to pursue a law degree. Preference will be given to students whose experience is with a law enforcement agency in the Kansas City metropolitan area. If no current students meet these requirements, the scholarship may be awarded to other students with financial need.
John Sublett Logan ScholarshipThis scholarship was established by the John Sublett Logan Foundation in memory of Mr. Logan. It is designed to assist students in their legal education who, it is believed, will succeed in the legal profession and will give of themselves and their talents to the community in which they live. Selection is based on applications by incoming students. Preference will be given to those applicants who are natives or permanent residents of the St. Joseph, Mo., area.
The Robert B. McCreight Loan FundA memorial fund established by bequest from the estate of Gevene S. McCreight in memory of her husband Robert B. McCreight (Class of 1932), who had a long and distinguished career as an officer and director of stockyard companies and as president of the American Stockyards Association.
Larence Schrader ScholarshipA fund was established by Diane King to endow a scholarship in her father's memory to assist a worthy student who cares about the law and has a need for finacial assistance.
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