The following is a comprehensive listing of diversity scholarships, clerkships, mentorships, internships, conventions, and job fairs available to law students. The opportunities are arranged by due date for submission of application materials, so any opportunities that are interesting to you should be explored well in advance of the time frame 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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Multiple Opportunities/Varying Deadlines
Scholarships:
- Affordable Colleges.com Scholarships and Financial Aid for Minority Students
- African American Scholarships and Resources
- Armenian General Benevolent Union Scholarship
- Arnold & Porter Diversity Scholarship
- Cuban American Bar Association Scholarship
- Executive Women International Adult Students in Scholastic Transition Scholarships
- Frost Brown Todd Diversity Scholarship Fund
- Guide to College Scholarships & Financial Aid for Black Students
- Hispanic Bar Association of Austin Scholarships
- James B. Morris Scholarship
- Margaret McNamara Education Grants
- National Iranian American Council Scholarships
- Nelson Mullins Scholarships
- O'Melveny & Myers Scholarships (Multiple Opportunities)
- Oregon Minority Lawyers Association Bar Exam Preparation Course Scholarships
- PEO International Peace Scholarships
- Scholarships for Women
- Seattle Foundation Scholarships
- Shumaker Diversity Scholarship
- Sidney B. Williams, Jr Scholar Program
- Stonewall Community Foundation Microgrants
- The Hispanic Education Endowment Fund
- 60+ College Scholarships for Minority Students
Law Firm & Corporate In-House Legal Programs That Include Summer Positions:
- Akin Gump 1L Opportunities
- Barnes & Thornburg Diversity Scholarship
- Bartlit Beck Diversity Fellowship
- Caplin-Swanson Diversity Fellowship
- Cozen O'Connor 1-L Diversity & Inclusion Fellowship
- Dentons 2L Opportunities
- K&L Gates Diversity Fellowship
- Katten Muchin Rosenman Minority Scholarships
- McAndrews Diversity in Patent Law Fellowship
- Morgan Lewis Diversity Fellowship Program
- Morrison & Foerster's 1L Diversity Fellowship Program
- Munger, Tolles & Olson Jay Fujitani 1L Diversity Summer Program
- Munger, Tolles & Olson 2L Diversity Scholarship
- Shumaker Diversity Scholarship
- Sidley Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship
- Stradley Ronon Diversity Scholarship
- The Bristol Myers Squibb Law Department Diversity and Inclusion Internship Program
- Twin Cities Diversity in Practice 1L Summer Rotation Clerkship
- Vedder Price Diversity Scholarship
- Allstate Insurance Compnay Legal Intern
Conventions & Job Fairs:
Public Interest, Government & Judicial Fellowships:
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Post-Graduate Fellowship
- PSJD: Postgraduate Fellowships (more than 200 with various deadlines)
- Public Advocates Making Rights Real - Legal Clerkships
- Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice Opportunities for Law Students
- Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Fellowship
- Women's Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program
Mentorship Opportunities:
- Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois Student Peer Mentoring Program
- National Muslim Law Students Association Mentoring Program
- PALS Mentoring Program
Additions or edits to the 12 Months of Diversity & Inclusion Opportunities list may be sent to LCLD Programs Specialist Chenoa Forrester at cforrester@lcldnet.com. Questions about LCLD's Success in Law School Mentoring or 1L Scholars programs may be directed to Program Manager Nancy Richardson at nrichardson@lcldnet.com.
