Entering students – Don’t forget to submit your Statement of Legal Residence by June 1. The online form can be found on the SLR tab in BearFacts.
Continuing students - If you are petitioning for residency, submit the form through BearFacts and deliver/mail the supporting documents to 120 Sproul Hall. The online form and supporting documents must be received by June 1.
For more information on residency, visit the Residency Office’s website or call them at 510-642-5990.

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Recent posts:

Financial Aid Blog – Foley & Lardner Diversity Scholarship; Wiley Manuel Law Foundation Scholarship; FAFSA Deadline;  Tax Day at Boalt; Need-Based Grant Application Process for 2011-12

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Occasional important announcements will continue to be posted to the BBB.

The George A. Cavalletto Law Scholarship Fund presented by the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara is now available.
Applicants must have originally graduated from a high school in Santa Barbara County, California.
Applicants must be a full-time law school student in 2011-2012, at an ABA-approved law school in California.
Applications must be submitted on-line by January 31,2011
Use the Online student aid application at www.sbscholarship.org
For questions, call the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara at 805-687-6065

Since 1980, La Raza Lawyers Association of Fresno has awarded scholarships to deserving law students who have demonstrated academic achievement, leadership ability, involvement in the Latino community, financial need, and ties to California’s Central Valley. Since 1991, their scholarship fund has been dedicated to the memory of the late Superior Court Judge Mario G. Olmos, a Fresno County jurist and respected community leader who was tragically killed in an automobile accident in 1990 at the age of 43.The applications for the scholarship are available here and must be received on or before January 14, 2011.

For questions, please contact Erica Gonzalez at the Law Offices of Lang, Richert & Patch, 5200 N. Palm Ave., Suite 401, Fresno, CA 93704; phone (559) 228-6700; or e mail at: ecg@lrplaw.net If possible, please submit inquiries via email.

Download the application here.

The Community Foundation Sonoma County will be awarding the Michael F. O’Donnel Memorial Scholarship in the sum of $2,500 to students currently enrolled in law school or pursuing a law-related career, for the Foundation’s 2011 Scholarship program.Interested applicants for the scholarship must:
1. Have a permanent address in Sonoma County or have attended high school located in Sonoma County.

2. Submit a completed application to the Community Foundation Sonoma County no later than 5:00p.m., February 28,2011.

Applications are available on line at www.sonomacf.org

The application must be completed online.

The Foundation states that they will notify scholarship recipients any time between April 25, 2011 through April 29, 2011.

For more information or answers to your questions, please contact Dana Johnson, Program Associate, Community Foundation Sonoma County, 250 D Street, Suite 205, Santa Rosa, California, 95404, at (707) 579-4073 ext. 18

In 1998, Foley & Lardner created this program to raise awareness of diversity-related issues in the legal profession. A strong and effective diversity program is one of the highest priorities of the firm, and the Diversity Scholarship Program* exemplifies Foley’s tangible commitment to the advancement of diverse law students and to achieving a more inclusive legal community. Through the program, Foley awards a $5,000 scholarship to a diverse law student at select law schools: Berkeley, Duke, Florida, Georgetown, Michigan, Northwestern, UCLA, and Wisconsin.Foley will award one scholarship in the amount of $5,000 to a first-year student at each law school noted above. To be eligible, an applicant must be either a) a member of one of the following government recognized racial/ethnic groups as defined by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance programs: American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or Hispanic or b) identify as LGBT. The scholarship will be paid either to the recipient or to the law school (at the recipient’s request) during the recipient’s spring semester and is to be applied to tuition, books, fees, and other expenses incident to law school attendance.

Consideration is given to significant involvement in community activities; significant involvement in diversity-related student organizations; outstanding work or personal achievements; and undergraduate and law school academic achievement. Financial need is not a consideration. Foley’s Diversity Scholarship Program Committee will select each scholarship recipient.

An information sheet and application are available online at Foley.com/diversityscholarships

Completed applications will be accepted as of February 1, 2011 with an application deadline of February 28,2011.

For more information, please visit foley.com or foleyrecruiting.com

The application for the California Bar Foundation’s Rosenthal Bar Exam Scholarship for 2011 graduating California law students is now available.As one of the only scholarship programs in the country that helps public interest law students with bar exam costs, the Rosenthal Bar Exam Scholarship supports young California lawyers entering the legal profession as public interest attorneys. All winners will receive California Bar/Bri Law Review Bar Exam review courses (valued at more than $3,500), with top winners also receiving $2,000 in cash to help defray the fees and related expenses of taking the California Bar Exam.
The application and more information are available for you to download from the California Bar Foundation’s web site www.calbarfoundation.org

Because each school can nominate four applicants for the Rosenthal Bar Exam Scholarship, applications will need to be submitted to the Law School’s Financial Aid office no later than 5:00 PM, Monday, January 24.

Please e-mail your application and law school transcripts in PDF format to financial-aid@law.berkeley.edu.

The law school will certify nominees’ actual or anticipated graduation date, Statement of Ethical Standing, and financial need and submit the certification with the nominees’ packet.

For additional information, please contact Jasmine Guillory, Program Director, at 415-856-0780 ext. 302 or by e mail to jguillory@calbarfoundation.org

The Japanese American Bar Association Educational Foundation (JEF) located in Los Angeles is pleased to offer four scholarships of $2,000 each. Law school students at any accredited law school are encouraged to apply. The deadline to apply is January 10, 2011 (if e-mailed) and January 5, 2011 (if mailed). Electronic submissions are encouraged. The application and instructions are available at www.jabaonline.org/scholarships.html.

Contact information:

Jeff Maloney and Allyson Sakai
Co-Chairs
JEF Scholarship Committee

JEFscholarship@gmail.com

The Kern County Bar Association Charitable Foundation is pleased to be able to offer any currently enrolled Law Students with ties to Kern County an opportunity to apply for their newest on-going scholarship opportunity: the Judge Wallace Scholarship. The application is extremely easy, requiring only a one page application to be completed and an essay of 500 words or less to be written.

Completed applications must be postmarked by December 15, 2010 in order to be considered for the upcoming scholarship round. Further information may be found on their website at www.kernbar.org under the Foundation tab, or you may follow the link provided below directly to the scholarship page.

http://kcba.affiniscape.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=6

Contact information:

Caroline A. Wilson

Executive Director

Kern County Bar Association

1675 Chester Ave., Suite 220

Bakersfield CA 93301

O – 661.334.4700

F – 661.334.4701

cwilson@kernbar.org

This presentation will cover extensively how LRAP works, including the program requirements and the “Low Bono” and union coverage pilot program. We will address LRAP repayment options and how the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) can be utilized while receiving LRAP support. A Q&A session will follow the presentation.

If you plan a legal career in either the public service or public interest and would like to find out about LRAP this is the event you don’t want to miss. Please bring your questions!

The event will be held from 12:45-1:45P.M. on Wednesday, October 20, in 140 Boalt Hall. Please remember that food and beverages are not allowed in this classroom.

As a memorial to the late Presiding Justice Hollis G. Best, his friends have established a scholarship to encourage and support outstanding academic achievement and commitment to service by law students.
The Best Scholarship is an annual award presented this year in the amount of $1,000 during the Spring 2011 semester.

Each candidate must be a law student who has successfully completed at least one year of law school. Strong preference will be given to current residents of Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Stanislaus, Tulare or Tuolumne Counties.
Primary considerations are academic achievement and the breadth and depth of the applicant’s extracurricular and community activities. Financial need and demonstrated leadership capabilities are also taken into consideration.

Applications may be downloaded here, through Financial Aid’s Scholarships page, or requested by mail from the Best Scholarship Committee, 5th District Court of Appeal, 2424 Ventura Street, Fresno, CA 93721
Completed applications must be received by the Best Scholarship Committee by December 31, 2010.

The Harry Zekian Memorial Scholarship Fund of the Fresno Countly Bar Association announces the availability of two (2) $2,500 Scholarship Awards for Spring 2011.

Requirements: Applicant must be a resident of Fresno County who is a law student in good standing of a school of lwa in California accredited by the State of California; Students in law schools outside Fresno County are eligible so long as their permanent family residence address is in Fresno County, California.

Availability: Two (2) grants in the amount of $2,500 each, will be available for Spring 2011.

Application Forms: Write to the following: Ms. Bobbie Lee, Executive Director, Fresno County Bar Association, 1221 Van Ness Ave., Suite 300, Fresno, CA 93721-1720

Criteria: Under the terms of the Fresno County Lawyers’ Memorial Fund, which is providing the grants, an applicant must be a law student in good standing with a demonstrated legal aptitude. Application must be postmarked by October 15, 2010. Selection will be made on or about November 30, 2010.

• Download the application directly (or from Fin Aid’s Scholarships webpage)

• Visit FCBA’s website

Reminder for the Santa Clara La Raza Lawyers Foundation Scholarship:
Applications need to be transmitted electronically or postmarked by the September 30, 2010 application deadline.
For information: http://larazafoundation.org/docs/2010application.pdf

The Women’s Section of the Contra Costa County Bar Association announces:
The Honorable Patricia Herron and The Honorable Ellen James Scholarship

Qualifications: Completion of first year of law school, Resident of Contra Costa County at the time of application, or Attend a Northern California Law School and intend to practice law in Contra Costa County after graduation.

Considerations:
Commitment to Women’s Issues
Leadership
Academic Achievement
Career Goals
Special Circumstances/Hardship
Financial Need

Application Deadline: September 28, 2010
Award Announcement: October 13, 2010
Award Luncheon: October 27, 2010

Award amounts: $1,000 to $5,000

Download the Application

E mail application to: Denae Budde
Subject line: CCCBA WS Scholarship application
E mail: DBudde@avmllp.com
Fax: 925-939-9915
Or hand deliver to: Morgan Miller Blair
Attn: Katherine Oberle
1331 N. California Blvd., Suite 200
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

The deadline for the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans is coming up on November 1. The fellowship provides $90,000 ($45,000 per each of two years) to graduate students nationwide. If you are an immigrant, you must be a naturalized citizen or permanent resident in order to be eligible for the fellowship. If you are a child of immigrants, they must be naturalized citizens or permanent residents.

One of the winners from last year is a Boalt 2L who will be giving a presentation on the application process and offering his insights on how to put together a solid application package. Please go to www.pdsoros.org for more information about this fellowship.

The information session will be held from 12:45-1:45 P.M. on Tuesday, September 14, in 140 Boalt Hall. Please remember that food and beverages are not allowed in this classroom.