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Program

Bay Area Minority Law Scholarship
Organization

The Bar Association of San Francisco

Opportunity Type

Scholarship
About the Program

We have been awarding scholarships to minority law students for seventeen years. We offer these scholarships because we are firmly committed to and recognize the importance of diversity within the legal practice, particularly in Northern California. The scholarships are need based and are given to those from minorities that are underrepresented in Northern California or Bay Area law schools. In addition to money, we provide mentoring and guidance to selected applicants. We believe that by offering scholarships to minority students who have been accepted into an accredited law school in Northern California, we are helping to ease a large barrier to success in law school — the financial barrier
Application Deadline

April 20, 2021
Application Website

www.sfbar.org/jdc/diversity/educational-programs/scholarships.aspx

Program Benefits

Scholarship Amount
 $10,000
Renewable?

No

Requirements

Description
  • Must establish financial need. This is a need-based scholarship
  • Must be a student from a minority group that is underrepresented in Bay Area law schools
  • Must submit a completed application packet in a timely manner
  • Must have received a “letter of admission” from one of the eight (8) Northern California ABA Accredited Law Schools listed below
  • Students entering law school in Fall 2015 and current law students are welcome to apply
Open to residents of:
  • CA
Open to students attending school in:
  • CA
Additional Geographic Requirements

Participating schools:

  • University of California – Berkeley School of Law
  • University of California – Hastings College of the Law
  • University of California – Davis School of Law
  • Golden Gate University School of Law
  • University of the Pacific – McGeorge School of Law
  • Santa Clara University School of Law
  • Stanford Law School
  • University of San Francisco School of Law
Degree Programs
  • Law Degree (J.D.)
Year in School
  • Law Student (J.D.)
Enrollment Status
  • Full time
Citizenship
  • Citizenship status not considered
Ethnicities
  • African American
  • Asian/Pacific Islander
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Native American/Alaskan
Other Details
  • Needs-based
Keywords
 Law, Minority, Bay Area, California, Scholarship
Contact

nbrittonsnyder@sfbar.org

Organization Address

301 Battery Street, Third Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Last Modified Date
 April 27, 2015