Center for Law and Technology Scholarships and Competitions

Below are scholarships and competitions within the Center for Law and Technology. The areas of focus are intellectual property law and privacy and technology law.

Dmitry Karshtedt Scholarship Fund

This scholarship fund was established by the family, friends, and colleagues of the late Prof. Dmitry Karshtedt. The fund was created to keep Prof. Dmitry Karshtedt's name and legacy echoing through the Law School for years to come and support students in the Law School's Intellectual Property Law program.

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U.S. Court of Federal Claims Bar Association's Carole Bailey Scholarship

This scholarship provides up to $5,000 to at least one law student with a demonstrated commitment to public service. The scholarship is in honor of the court’s recently retired Chief Deputy Clerk of Administrative Services, Carole Bailey. Carole’s commitment to public service was unwavering throughout her legal and professional career, and in furtherance of our mission as a 501(c)(3) organization, the Bar Association seeks to aid law students in achieving their own accomplishments in pursuit of public service. For details about the scholarship, visit the Bar Association’s website.


Marcus B. Finnegan Competition

This competition offers a $5000 prize for the best essay in any area of intellectual property, a $2000 second prize, and a $1000 third prize, is sponsored by the law firm of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P. Any JD or LLM student enrolled at GW Law during the spring semester is eligible to participate in the Finnegan Prize competition.


Mark T. Banner Scholarship

This scholarship is a $5000 award given by the Richard Linn American Inn of Court. The application deadline is generally in November of each year. Scholarship recipients will be selected by the Mark T. Banner Scholarship review board based on the following criteria:

  • Commitment to the pursuit of a career in IP law
  • Commitment, qualities and actions toward ethics, civility and professionalism
  • Academic merit (undergraduate, graduate and law school)
  • Written and oral communication skills determined in part through a telephone interview
  • Leadership qualities and community involvement
  • Member of a historically under represented group in IP law (including race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and disability)
  • An ability to demonstrate commitment to the pursuit of a career in intellectual property law is an essential requirement
  • Diversity is considered, but is also one element among several in the award decision

The Rothwell IP Law Moot Court Competition

GW Law’s premier IP competition. It is held internally and the winning team is invited to represent the Law School at the national Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition.