The Rhode Island Bar Foundation is offering several scholarship opportunities to Rhode Island residents interested in a career in the law for the academic year 2025-2026.
The Thomas F. Black, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 1989 to support and foster high legal practice standards by assisting Rhode Island residents who show promise that they will become outstanding lawyers and who need financial assistance to study law. Two $25,000 Black scholarships will be available to incoming first year law students.
In addition to the Thomas F. Black, Jr. Memorial Scholarships, the Foundation will award two new $25,000 scholarships, the Patrice A. Tarantino Memorial Scholarship and the Nicole J. Benjamin Scholarship. Two additional law school scholarships from the Papitto Opportunity Connection Foundation in the amount of $25,000 each will be awarded to candidates who are committed to actively promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in society.
Each scholarship is a one-year, non-renewable award for full-time Rhode Island residents entering their first year of law school in September 2025. The Rhode Island Bar Foundation Scholarship application deadline is March 31, 2025. For more information and application forms, telephone: (401) 421-6541 or email: tgallo@ribar.com. More Information and application forms are also available on the Rhode Island Bar Association website: ribar.com in the Rhode Island Bar Foundation section.