School of Law Honors Programs
Empowering Future Leaders in Law
The School of Law’s Honors Programs provide an enriched academic experience for students who aspire to lead, serve and achieve at the highest levels in their legal careers. These selective programs offer talented students a unique, mission-driven pathway to personal and professional growth. With mentorship, cohort-based learning and community engagement, School of Law Honors students are empowered to sharpen their leadership skills and deepen their impact in the legal profession and beyond. Explore the Creighton Scholars Program and Creighton Law Dean’s Fellows Program below.
Creighton Scholars Program
The Creighton Scholars Program is for academically exceptional applicants who have researched their law school options and are strongly considering attending the Creighton University School of Law. The Creighton Scholars Program exists as a mission-focused and cohort-based supplement in the law school.
In the spirit of the Jesuit, Catholic value of magis, Latin for “more,” our scholars take advantage of program benefits to identify and maximize the opportunities that bring out their best selves. Through varied engagement opportunities and a commitment to academic excellence, these students are provided with a guided pathway to find success, personally and professionally, as a Creighton lawyer.
Benefits of the Program
Students selected for the program will receive:
- A full-tuition-and-fees scholarship for all three years, provided they remain in good standing
- Mentorship with Creighton alumni
- Access to featured speakers
Students will also serve as ambassadors for our Career Development Office, working with firms seeking law interns, and represent the school during the admission process with prospective students.
Application Process
Interested students must apply to the program. You can apply by checking the box on our law school application under the “Term” section. Select applicants will be offered an interview for the program.
This program provides applicants prompt review of their application for our most comprehensive scholarship, and there is no obligation at the time of application. Applicants are free to apply to other schools during the process of consideration.
If invited and an applicant accepts the offer to be in the Creighton Scholars Program, the program becomes binding, and the applicant must immediately withdraw all other applications to other schools (and agrees not to initiate any new applications). Once invited to become a scholar, a candidate has 10 business days to decide if they want to be in the program. (Acceptance is acknowledged by signing the binding contract and getting it back to the admissions office within the 10 business days.)
Applicants interested in the Creighton Scholars Program should have a superior academic record (both LSAT and GPA) and demonstrated leadership potential and/or significant volunteer and extracurricular experiences.
Creighton Law Dean’s Fellows Program
The Creighton Law Dean’s Fellows Program is designed for outstanding law school candidates and is based in the Jesuit Ignatian value of women and men for and with others.
This selective program is for top students who will work closely with the dean of the law school and members of the dean’s leadership team, building connections with faculty, staff, alumni and students. They will work to develop leadership skills in the classroom, on campus and in the community.
Dean’s Fellows are passionate, engaged and seek to promote justice in our community and throughout the world.
Benefits of the Program
Fellows chosen for this exclusive program who are in good standing will have the following benefits:
- Access to unique and personalized leadership opportunities inside and outside the law school
- Leadership seminars throughout each academic year
- The opportunity to build relationships with other Creighton students through serving as a mentor
- Eligible for a $1,000 in-house foreign-study stipend or a $250 research and professional development grant
How to Apply
The highly competitive Dean’s Fellows Program is available to incoming law students who have strong academic credentials and are able to demonstrate their commitment to serving others in their education, community and/or career goals.
Interested students must apply to the program. You can apply by checking the box on our law school application under the “Term” section. Select applicants will be requested to submit a 250-word essay on servant leadership and offered an interview for the program. Interviews will be conducted between January and March 1. If you are selected to become a Dean’s Fellow, you must accept the offer by April 1.
Once selected, members of the Law Dean’s Fellows Program must adhere to all policies to remain in good standing with the program. These policies include remaining in good academic standing, attending program-related meetings and events, and serving as an ambassador to prospective law students.
Applicants are permitted to apply to both the Creighton Scholars Program and the Dean’s Fellows Program but will only be admitted into one program.
The priority deadline to apply to the Dean’s Fellows Program is February 15.
