The 2024-2025 General Scholarship application period is now CLOSED and all recipients have been notified by email. The 2025-2026 General Scholarship application period will open in October 2025.
King Hall General Scholarship (2L & 3L)
The King Hall General Scholarship application is open to currently enrolled 2L and 3L students with a 2.0 GPA or higher as of the end of the prior academic year. Applicants must have a satisfactory conduct status (verified by Senior Assistant Dean for Student Affairs).
Award amounts vary, but range from $500 to $8,000 and come from privately donated funds are given to students who demonstrate a passion for public service, a dedication to a specific area(s) of law, economic need and/or outstanding academic achievement. In most years, 15-20 students will receive one-year awards. The review committee is comprised of faculty and the review process is blind.
Application Components
- Release authorization form
- Areas of legal interest
- Biographical information
- Essay (1,000 words max.) (double-spaced, 11-pt. font, page number in footer) responding to the prompt in the application. Do not use personally identifiable information in the header, please use your student ID
- Résumé (use student ID in lieu of name, do not include email address or other personal contact info)
Notification
Recipients only will receive an email notifying them of their specific award and award amount prior to the end of the Fall Semester (generally the second week of December). Awards are posted to student accounts with Spring Semester financial aid packages. Awards may reduce loan debt for that term. Direct any questions with the subject line King Hall General Scholarship to: financialaid@law.ucdavis.edu.
Scholarship Search (All class levels)
Our office receives many solicitations to post scholarship information on our web site. Because these solicitations come from various entities and it is difficult to discern what is a legitimate opportunity versus a scam, our office attempts to vet scholarship opportunities before adding to our External Scholarship List.
It is our goal to provide access to as many scholarship opportunities as possible. Our office has several ways in which we will provide access to current scholarship opportunities:
- Email blast to class list serve
- Posting to this web site
- Access to scholarship search database