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William Pew Religious Freedom Scholarship


Law students who are serious about legal research and writing may be interested in the annual William Pew Religious Freedom Scholarship Competition. A new writing topic is announced in September each academic year and entries must be submitted by a designated deadline the following spring. The winning law student will receive a cash award of $2,500.

William Pew was deeply concerned with issues of religious freedom and the human rights of persons exercising all faiths. As a Christian, he was particularly concerned with the minimization of religious freedom in contemporary jurisprudence and other legal issues directly impacting Christians and Christianity.

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Topic and rules for the 2009-2010 Pew Scholarship Competition

Read the paper and bio of the 2008-2009 winner

Read the paper and bio of the 2007-2008 winner

Read the paper and bio of the 2006-2007 winner

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For additional information about the Pew Scholarship, please send email inquiries to:


ADF from time to time, as funding is provided, may offer opportunities for other scholarships.

Disclaimer: To avoid any misunderstandings, requests for funding submitted to ADF must be made in accordance with the procedures and policies of the Alliance Defense Fund. No individual ADF Team Member has authority to award funds for grants, case funding, projects, scholarships or other funding, or represent that funding will be awarded without strict and full compliance with all designated review processes. Any unauthorized representation, award, or distribution falls outside of authority of any individual employee or ally of the Alliance Defense Fund, and is voidable and unenforceable against the organization. It is the duty of any applicant to understand such authority.


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