California Bar Foundation 1L Diversity Scholarship 

Are you a diverse law student about to start law school in California? The California State Bar Foundation wants to support you! They want to see more diverse lawyers practicing at every level of the profession! Hence the Foundation is delighted to announce the 1L Diversity Scholarship.

Any diverse student who will matriculate in a California law school in the fall of 2024 is eligible to apply for the program. The 1L Diversity Scholarship program helps aspiring law graduates pursue their dreams.

The mission of the California State Bar Foundation promotes and encourages the philanthropic and charitable efforts of California’s lawyers and supports an array of other education and outreach programs. The scholarship provides $7,500 to help defray the costs of the 1L year.

About the Sponsor: The California State Bar Foundation

The California State Bar Foundation, founded in 1990, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to building a better justice system for all Californians. Through the voluntary donations of California lawyers and other donors and the contributions of our corporate sponsors, the Foundation distributes grants to nonprofit organizations, courts, and bar associations for law-related projects; awards scholarships to law school students committed to public service.

The State Bar of California is California’s official attorney licensing agency. It is responsible for managing the admission of lawyers to the practice of law, investigating complaints of professional misconduct, and prescribing appropriate discipline. It is directly responsible to the Supreme Court of California.

All You Need To Know About California Bar Foundation 1L Diversity Scholarship

Level/ Field of Study

The 1l summer associate diversity is available for a Law program. If you are searching for undergraduate scholarships or masters scholarships, you can click the links to various categories to find out other scholarships available to you in 2024.

Host Nationality

1L Diversity Scholarship is hosted by hosted California Bar Foundation in California. There are other California scholarships available for International students in 2024.

You can utilize these scholarship opportunities to solve most of your academic problems. Check out other scholarships you can apply for in 2024 to study in Europe, Africa, Asia, America, etc.

Eligible Nationality

The California Bar Foundation 1L Diversity Scholarship is open to Minority students from all nationalities.

Read also if you wish to study outside your home country Simple and Detailed Answers about Applying and Winning a Scholarship.

Aside from the California Bar Foundation 1L Diversity Scholarship, there are other scholarships available to international students to study abroad. You can check our scholarship by country to access all scholarships available.

1L Diversity Scholarship Worth

The California State Bar Foundation provides $7,500 to the winning candidates.

Scholarship Number

California State Bar Foundation provides multiple 1l diversity scholarship awards annually.

Eligibility for 1l diversity scholarship program

To be eligible, the applicants must meet all the following criteria:

• Accepted and committed to matriculating in a California law school at the time of submitting an Application, and
• Starting at his or her first year at a California law school in the 2024 academic year.
• Demonstrate financial need.
• Committed to making an impact through community leadership (although there is no requirement to pursue a public interest career).
• Candidate must intend to practice law in California after graduating from law school.
• Students attending online law schools must be California residents.
• Students in LLM programs are not eligible.
• Diversity includes a broad array of backgrounds and life experiences, including students from groups or with skills or attributes that are underrepresented in the legal profession, and specifically including students from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds

How to Apply for the 1l diversity scholarship 2024 program

Applications for the 1L diversity scholarship 2024 program are scheduled to commence by April 2024. However, you can keep in touch through the official website below.

https://www.changelawyers.org/changelawyers-scholarships.html

Supporting Documents:

Submit one signed letter of recommendation.

• The letter may be copies of letters submitted with the Candidate’s law school applications.
• The letter should address the Candidate’s leadership qualities and/or community involvement

Application Deadline for the 1l diversity scholarship 2024 program

1L Scholarship opens on April 203

Note: Recipients must use scholarship funding for the 2024 academic year.

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