UW Gates Public Service Law Scholarship 2025

Supporting the law school’s vision of making public service a reality for students, the Gates Public Service Law Program (Gates PSL) enables scholars to pursue a career path in public service law through the Gates Public Service Law Scholarship.

The Gates Public Service Law Scholarship was created in November 2005 to honor William H. Gates Sr., a prominent Washington state attorney, public servant and UW Law alumnus. Each year, the program awards a comprehensive award to five first year entering the J.D. Program at UW Law, that covers the full cost of Tuition and Fees and the estimated cost of attendance determined annually by UW Law.

Gates Scholars have gone on to impact change on a local, national and international level at a variety of organizations, including the ACLU of Washington, Inner City Law in L.A. and the Immigrant Advocacy Project in Virginia.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Application Documents
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineNot Specified
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorUniversity Of Washington
• City to studyWashington
• School to studyUniversity Of Washington
• Course to studyLaw

Benefits

Each year, the program awards a comprehensive award to five first year entering the J.D. Program at UW Law, that covers the full cost of Tuition and Fees and the estimated cost of attendance determined annually by UW Law.

Requirements

Scholars are selected from admitted students through a competitive review process.

Scholars are required to meet the participation and administrative requirements as outlined in the program guidelines to qualify for continued funding. Scholarships must be repaid to the University in the event a scholar fails to graduate from UW Law or complete the required period of employment in public service work. 

The following activities associated with the program are required for all scholars:

• Annual retreat
• Seminars and speaker series
• Scholar meetings
• Two public service internships
• Career coaching

Application Documents

The components of the application include:

• Gates Application Form
• Cover Letter — 500 words or less
• Essay — 700 words or less
• Resume — Please limit to one page
• Two Letters of Recommendation — You may use the LORs submitted with your JD application if they include information about your commitment to public service. You may also have additional letters sent to the Gates Program.

Application Deadline

Not Specified

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to University Of Washington on www.law.uw.edu to apply

For more details, visit UW Scholarship webpage