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The Honorable Chief Justice Roderick L. Ireland Leadership and Juvenile Advocacy Award seeks to support the development of students who have exhibited a commitment to developing strong leadership skills and a passion for juvenile advocacy. In his honor, the MBLA established this annual award for such students who have demonstrated their commitment to juvenile justice and who have exhibited outstanding leadership.

The Equity and Inclusion Scholarship funds tuition scholarships for law students who identify as Black, Indigenous, Latino/a, Asian American, Pacific Islander, or other person of color who demonstrates an interest in working in an area of natural resources and energy law. 

This scholarship is primarily designed to increase the number of diverse law students interested in summer and long-term employment with Nelson Mullins, the scholarship program fits squarely into the Firm’s commitment to inclusive excellence and robust diversity in all aspects of Firm life.

To promote African-American females in the field of law to help support outstanding law students and recognize extraordinary individuals and institutions.

The Black Women Lawyers’ Association Scholarship Fund (BWLA-SF) endeavors to encourage African-American women in the law through support in their legal education and to promote diversity in the legal profession.

This scholarship will be awarded to eligible, diverse law students and those who demonstrate a genuine commitment to DEI and social justice in their communities, or within their academic career, and demonstrate financial need to achieve their academic and professional dreams.

The spouses of Congressional Black Caucus members created this scholarship to address the educational need in the congressional districts in response to federal cuts in spending for education programs and scholarships, which disproportionately affect people of color. This opportunity awards scholarships to academically talented and highly motivated African-American or Black students pursuing an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral degrees in a variety of fields.

Designed to provide assistance to three students to promote, in a tangible way, DRI's Diversity Statement in principle, this scholarship will provide funds to three law students.

To strengthen the pipeline of prosecutors across the nation, the National Black Prosecutors Foundation has established a scholarship program to provide financial assistance to law students who have a demonstrated interest in pursing a career in criminal prosecution.