How to Use this Resource:
The following is a comprehensive listing of diversity scholarships, clerkships, mentorships, internships, conventions and job fairs available to law students. The definition of what constitutes a diverse applicant varies significantly among the various opportunities. Often the opportunities are specific to persons of a particular racial, ethnic, religious or socio-economic background, women, or persons that identify as LGBT. However, just as often, opportunities are available to persons who are advancing the cause of diversity within their community, without regard to the individual's own diversity status, or to persons that have faced adversity and thereby have a diverse perspective on life and the practice of law.
The opportunities are arranged according to the due date for submission of application materials so any opportunities that are interesting to you should be explored well in advance of the month in which they are listed. Any questions about these opportunities can be directed to the sponsoring organization or to your Career Development Office advisor.
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- Scholarships (S)
- Law Firm & Corporate In-House Legal Programs that Include Summer Positions (LF)
- Conventions & Job Fairs (C)
- Public Interest, Government, Judicial Fellowships (P)
- Mentor Opportunities (M)
January
February
March
April
- Oregon Minority Lawyers Association/ Oregon State Bar AAP Bar Exam Grants (S)
- George A. Strait Minority Scholarship (S)
- Earl Warren Scholarships (S)
- Warner, Norcross & Judd Minority Scholarship (S)
- Wolverine Bar Association Scholarships (S)
- Iranian-American Graduate Scholarships (S)
- Lazarian Graduate Scholarships (S)
- United Methodist HANA Scholarships (S)
- William Bullinger Memorial Scholarship (S)
- Howard T. Markey Memorial Scholarship (S)
- Richard W. Mitchell Memorial Scholarship (S)
- Ke Ali'I Pauahi Scholarships (S)
- Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Scholarship (S)
- Swiss Benevolent Society Scholarships (S)
- Samuel Lemberg Scholarship Loans (S)
- Forum Foundation Scholarships (S)
- Traub-Dicker Rainbow Scholarship (S)
- CHCI Scholarships (S)
- SALEF Scholarships (S)
- Fadel Educational Foundation Scholarships (S)
- Ruth Rabstein Scholarship
- o Eligibility: Entering and current women law students with ties to Mercer County, New Jersey. Award: $1,500. Criteria: Financial need, academic achievement, community service. Sponsor: Women Lawyers' Caucus of Mercer County, 609-984-0231
- DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar Law Diversity Scholarship (S)
- Richard V. Cruz Memorial Foundation Scholarships (S)
- Auler Pollock & Sheehan Diversity Scholarship(LF)
- Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholarships(LF)
- Leclair Ryan 1L Diversity Scholarship(LF)
- National Bar Association, Law & Religion Conference(C)
- National Native American Bar Association, Annual Convention(C)
- Southeastern Minority Job Fair (C)(held in July)
- Northwest Minority Job Fair (C)(held in August)
- Delaware Minority Job Fair (C)(held in August, contact the CDO for information)
- James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation Summer Institute on the Constitution(P)
May
- Armenian General Benevolent Union Scholarships (S)
- Scovel Richardson Scholarship (S) (find link to application at end of event listing)
- National LGBT Bar Foundation Michael Greenberg Student Writing Competition (S)
- National Bar Institute African American Law Student Fellowships (S)
- Elsie Mae White Memorial Scholarship (S)
- Armenian Scholarship (S)
- Cuban American Bar Association Scholarship (S)
- ARFORA/Martha Gavrila Scholarship (S)
- Ellen Cushing Scholarship (S)
- Justice Pauline Davison Hanson Scholarship
- o Eligibility: 1L and 2L women who are current or former residents of the Fresno, California, area. Award: $2,000. Criteria: Academic achievement, extracurricular and community involvement, financial need, demonstrated leadership. Sponsor: Fresno County (CA) Women Lawyers, 559-432-5400
- MCCA Scholarship(LF)
- Womble Carlyle Scholars Program(LF)
- ABA, Commission on Mental & Physical Disability, Spring Meeting(C)
- National Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division Annual Meeting(C)
- Rocky Mountain Diversity Legal Career Fair (C) (held in September)
- New York Legislative Fellows Program(P)
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Multiple Opportunities & Varying Deauline
- Peter and Alice Koomruian Armenian Education Fund
- o Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students of Armenian descent. Award: Varies. For more information, contact: Peter and Alice Koomruian Armenian Education Fund, P.O. Box 0268, Moorpark, CA 93020-0268
- AAUW Selected Professions Fellowships (S)
- American Counsel Association Scholarships (S)
- Counsel of Higher Education Scholarships (S)
- Bee Winkler Weinstein Fund Grants (S)
- La Raza Lawyers Scholarships (S)
- Executive Women International Adult Students in Transitions Scholarship (S)
- American Foundation for Negro Affairs Scholarship
- o Sponsor: American Foundation for Negro Affairs Description: The program is open to any promising student whose background is deprived, regaruless of race. Contact: 215/563-6615 American Foundation for Negro Affairs 1700 Market St. Suite 2020, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
- PEO Educational Loans (S)
- Louis A. Martinet Scholarship (S)
- Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel Association Corporate Scholars Program (S)
- Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (S)
- Latin Justice (S)
- Business and Professional Women's Foundation Educational Programs Scholarships (S)
- Just the Beginning (S)
- Perceptions Saginaw Valley Scholarships (S)
- USA Funds Access to Education Scholarships (S)
- Community Foundations Scholarships (S)
- National Italian American Foundation Scholarships (S)
- Seattle Foundation Scholarships (S)
- American Association for Justice Scholarships (S)
- Hispanic College Scholarship Program (S)
- Oregon Minority Lawyers Association/Oregon State Bar AAP Bar Exam Grants (S)
- Exxon Minority Scholarship(LF)
- o Description: This is a partial scholarship for minority students in their second or third years at law school. The scholarship also includes a summer clerkship at Exxon. Contact: John Seddelmeyer, Esq. Associate General Counsel, Exxon Company, USA Post Office Box 2180 Houston, TX 77252
- Mehri & Skalet Find Justice Fellowship(LF)
- The Bristol Myers Squibb Law Department Diversity and Inclusion Internship Program(LF)
- Practicing Attorneys for Law Students Program(LF)
- Miller Johnson Diversity law Scholarship(LF)
- Dauphin County Bar Association Minority Job Fair(C)
- Goodwin Public Interest Fellowships for Students of Color(P)
- ABA Law Student Diversity Clerkship Program (P)(spring deadline)
- ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Internship(P)
- Health Research Training Program(P)
- American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations Minority Outreach Program(P)
- NAPABA Internship with a Non-Profit Legal Organization(P)
- Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Fellowship(P)
- Edward T. Rogowsky Internship Program in Government and Public Affairs(P)
- Professional Sports and Event Internships(P)
- PSLawNet: Postgraduate Fellowships(P) (more than 200 with various deaulines)
- Public advocates Making Rights Real - Legal Clerkships(P)
- ABA Lawyer and Law Students with Disabilities Mentorship Program(M)
- Cuban American Bar Association Mentorship Program(M)