The Foundation of the State Bar of California Law School Scholarships are awarded to California law students with financial need who have demonstrated a commitment to public/community service. The application must be submitted to Berkeley Law’s Financial Aid Office. The Assistant Dean for Financial Aid will nominate up to five students and will provide the Certification of Ethical Standing, Statement of Nomination, and Certification of Financial Need for each nominee to the Foundation for final selection.

The Foundation bases its decisions on the following criteria:

1) candidates must be enrolled in a California law school for at least one year and be nominated by their law school;
2) candidates must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA;
3) candidates must be certified by their school as maintaining a good ethical standing and likely to pass the moral character review for admission to the state bar;
4) candidates must be certified by their school as being in financial need; and
5) candidates must be able to demonstrate and document an orientation toward public service- a minimum of 3 current references supporting his/her past experience in public service work.

The application must be received Berkeley Law’s Financial Aid office by March 4, 2009.
The awards range from $2,500 to $7,500. For questions about the scholarship, contact Joilene Grove at jgrove@calbarfoundation.org or 415-856-0780 x 302.

For more information or to download the application, go to http://www.calbarfoundation.org/programs/scholarships/lawschool.html.

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