Opportunities & Aid

Ethics in Sports Law Writing Competition

Created in 2017 and supported by the generosity of the National Sports Law Institute Board of Advisors member Anne Wall, the "Ethics in Sports Law Award" recognizes the Marquette University Law School student who writes the best essay on a current ethical dilemma in amateur or professional sports as selected by the Competition Review Committee. Complete details on what is required to enter the award can be found online here

The award is open to 1Ls, 2Ls and 3Ls. Submissions are due on Monday, March 18, 2024, so there is a long time to consider whether you want to participate. Given past experience, we know that some students have worked on this over winter break so we are posting this opportunity early. Papers written in law school courses or for law review/journal requirements can be submitted to this competition. 

The winner will be announced in the spring semester, most likely during the Sports Law Annual Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 19, 2024.

Contact: Paul Anderson

Collegiate Issues in Sports Writing Competition

The “Collegiate Issues in Sports Law Writing Competition” recognizes the Marquette University Law School student who writes the best essay focused on important collegiate athletics related issues in the sport industry, as judged by the Competition Review Committee. It was created in 2020 with the generous support of Sports Law Program alum Christian Bray (L'14), and currently the Associate Athletic Director of Athletics Compliance at Harvard.

With so many current issues going on in the collegiate athletics industry there is plenty to write about. And of course, you can submit papers you have written in class, for law reviews and journals, or any other paper you want to put together. Complete details on what is required to enter the award can be found online here

The award is open to 1Ls, 2Ls and 3Ls. Submissions are not due until Friday, March 22, 2024. The winner will be announced during our Annual Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 19, 2024.

Contact: Paul Anderson

Financial Wellness Resources and Scholarship Update

In case you missed it, Marquette law students have complimentary access to a variety of financial wellness resources through MAX by AccessLex®, a nonprofit organization that provides resources specifically designed for law students  

April 1 is the MAX Grand Prize scholarship drawing! AccessLex will award up to $25,000 to six law students, and up to $40,000 to three students (one from each class) for law school cost of attendance! Third-year law students, this money goes to repay loans you borrowed this year!

Completing all the activities in your personal finance course and attending at least two personal finance webinars this year will unlock 10 bonus entries for April’s drawing! The brand new Real Estate Ownership and Investing session would be a great option.

If you have yet to register for your MAX account, click here and use your Marquette email address to sign up. AccessLex will not share your contact information with any outside organization.

Finally, keep an eye out for Marquette Law School's Financial Wellness Week programming! Events will take place March 26 - 28 and will be open to all law students. 

Contact: Office of Student Affairs

WHLA Hispanic Law Student Scholarship for a Marquette Law Student

Saturday, March 30, 2024 - 11:55pm Online

The Wisconsin Hispanic Lawyers Association (WHLA) and the Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee (HPGM) invite current second-year law students of Hispanic origin who are attending a Wisconsin law school to apply for the 2024 WHLA and HPGM Hispanic Law Student Scholarship. One student from Marquette Law School and one student from University of Wisconsin Law School will receive this scholarship. Interested and eligible Marquette law students are strongly encouraged to apply.

WHLA’s mission includes supporting Hispanic law students who best exemplify achievement and commitment to professional development and service within the Hispanic community. WHLA offers a scholarship to one Hispanic student in the second year of studies at each of Wisconsin’s two law schools.

Qualified students must be enrolled at Marquette University Law School or the University of Wisconsin Law School as a current second-year student. The award will be two thousand dollars ($2000.00) paid directly to the law school tuition of the chosen recipient, announced at a selected date prior to the end of the Spring semester of the current academic year term, and applied to the recipient’s tuition account for his/her third year of law school.

Qualifications:

  • Applicant must be a current 2L in good academic standing; a minimum GPA is not required, but academic achievement will be a factor considered for the scholarship.
  • Applicant must be a minimum of 25% Hispanic ethnic origin.
  • Consideration will be placed on a student essay describing the applicant’s academic endeavors, volunteerism, general financial need, and any other factor the student believes is relevant to consideration for the scholarship.
  • To see the full essay instructions and requirements list, click here.

The completed application form and all required materials must be submitted online using the application link on HPGM’s portal by 11:59 p.m. on March 30, 2024. The scholarship recipients will be announced by May 2024. 

Contact: Law Student Services