The MALDEF Law School Scholarship Program
The MALDEF Law School Scholarship Program awards scholarships every year to Latino law school students based upon three primary factors: demonstrated involvement in and commitment to serve the Latino community through the legal profession; academic and professional achievement; and financial need. Through its scholarship program, MALDEF seeks to increase the number of Latinos in the legal profession.
2010 MALDEF LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP
UPDATE: MALDEF is still accepting applications for the 2010 cycle. The deadline to apply is Aug. 31, 2009.
- Demonstrated involvement in and commitment to serve the Latino community through the legal profession;
- Academic and professional achievement; and
- Financial need.
The 2010 MALDEF Law School Scholarship Program will award scholarships to individuals entering their first, second or third years of law school. The scholarships are awarded to students based upon three primary factors:
- A completed and signed MALDEF scholarship application form;
- Your current résumé (to include information on education, community activities, work experience, interests, etc.);
- A typed personal statement of 750 words or less, double-spaced, detailing your reasons for studying law, your interest in a particular legal field, your professional objectives, your plans after law school, and describing your past involvement in activities which you believe to have served or benefited the Latino community and how these activities relate to your decision to pursue a career in the legal profession;
- An official undergraduate transcript or photocopy of an official transcript;
- For law school students who have already completed one year or more of law school, please also provide an official law school transcript or photo copy of an official transcript;
- A letter of recommendation describing your involvement in the Latino community from a person familiar with that involvement;
- A letter of recommendation from a college or law school professor; and
- A completed financial need statement from the school you are or will be attending that indicates both the financial assistance that will be provided to you by the school and your unmet financial need. This financial statement form is page 7 of the MALDEF scholarship application. Please use this form and ensure that it is delivered to MALDEF directly by your school's financial aid office, to arrive no later than Monday, August 31, 2009.
- (Optional) A copy of your LSDAS Report with your LSAT score.*
Students must be enrolled in law school full-time in the upcoming school year to qualify.
* MALDEF has serious reservations about the predictive ability of LSAT scores; therefore, while applicants may opt to provide the LSDAS Report, MALDEF will not weigh the LSAT score heavily in choosing scholarship recipients.
All application materials must be completed and received by Monday, August 31, 2009. Applications should be submitted to:
MALDEF LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
634 S. Spring Street,
11th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90014
FAXED APPLICATION MATERIALS (INCLUDING LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATIONS, ETC.) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. ANY ITEMS RECEIVED AFTER AUGUST 31 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
