The following awards are available to current students and graduates as indicated.

• Equal Justice Foundation (EJF) Summer Stipends—The Equal Justice Foundation (EJF) summer stipend program has been in existence for more than 15 years. The EJF summer stipend program is intended to help current students contribute their time and legal skills in their summer breaks to people who normally would not have access to legal advocacy. The Iowa Law Foundation matches the funds raised each year by the students in the Equal Justice Foundation (EJF). The EJF students raise funds through book sales, a law school auction, a chili cook-off and LawLawPalooza. The selection process and applications are handled by EJF.
  
• Public Interest Summer Internship Class of 1998 Fund (12KB PDF*)—The Public Interest Summer Internship Class of 1998 Fund was established by the Class of 1998 to support students who pursue summer internships at public interest organizations. Recipients must be a currently enrolled law student and must demonstrate procurement of summer employment in public interest law, an area that includes Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) entities, government agencies, and advocacy groups. Projected summer employment compensation must be either low or unpaid. The applicant’s level of need and the intensity of commitment to public interest law are the primary criteria for selection. Academic achievement will not be considered a factor. A committee of faculty and staff selects recipients.
  
• Public Interest Law Award (13KB PDF*)—The Public Interest Law Award was established in 1988 by the classes of 1987 and 1988 to honor and support law school graduates who choose to enter the field of public interest law. Eligible recipients must have more than $5,000 in student loan debt and demonstrate the procurement of employment in public interest law, an area that includes but is not limited to legal assistance groups, public defenders offices, special interest and minority group advocates and civil liberties unions. The recipients starting and projected average annual salary derived from the employment described above must have a salary that is less than 125% of the "standard maintenance allowance (SMA)." The 125% of the SMA for non-high cost areas for 2006 is $41,648 and for high cost areas is $47,989. Recipients are selected by a committee comprised of a member of the establishing class, faculty and staff. Applications are made the summer after graduation.
  
• Iowa Law Foundation Public Interest Law Grant (14KB PDF*)—To facilitate students engaging in public interest legal work, in 1995 the Iowa Law Foundation Board, at the recommendation of students and faculty, agreed that $20,000 of annual spendable earnings from non-restricted endowed scholarship accounts be awarded in the form of grants to 3-5 third-year students. The recipients must have demonstrated a commitment to pursuing public interest work and have substantial indebtedness from student loans. If a recipient of this grant does not procure employment in public interest work their grant converts to a loan under the same terms of the Iowa Law School Foundation Loan program. A committee of faculty and staff selects recipients.