Michael J. Sharp Scholarship

The Sharp Scholarship, open to Georgia Law students who have a demonstrated record of academic excellence and a strong desire and commitment to practice corporate law in a major metropolitan area outside of the Southeastern United States, provides tuition assistance.  The scholarship is renewable on the condition that the student achieves academic excellence in the study of law.

The fund was established in 2006 by a generous gift from Michael J. Sharp, a 1991 graduate of Georgia Law, who presently serves as general counsel for the wealth management sector of CitiGroup, Inc., in New York City.  Mr. Sharp is active with CitiGroup’s CitiSelect Program, an innovative program that CitiGroup developed to attract gifted lawyers.  The CitiSelect Program offers talented law students a unique career path that enables the student to obtain legal training at a prestigious New York City law firm before joining CitiGroup as an in-house counsel.

Mr. Sharp, an native New Yorker, holds an MBA degree from Cornell University and a BA degree from Fordham University.  While he was a law student at Georgia Law, he served on the editorial board of the Georgia Law Review and during his third year he served as editor-in chief.  He was a member of the Jessup International Law Moot Court Team that brought Georgia Law its first national and international titles.

Application Procedure
Individuals must submit an application for admission by February 1 and all materials necessary to complete the file, including the LSDAS Law School Report, must be received by the School of Law Admissions Office by February 15.  In addition, a letter of interest accompanied by a current resume must be received by February 15.  In the letter of interest, applicants should indicate how they meet or exceed the requirements for the scholarship.  Up to two letters of support may be submitted by individuals who specifically address the applicant’s qualifications for consideration for the Michael J. Sharp Scholarship.  The letter of interest and letters of support should be sent to the Director of Law Admissions at the following address:

    Paul B. Rollins
    Director of Law Admissions
    University of Georgia School of Law
    225 Herty Drive
    Athens, GA 30602-6012