2024 USLAW NETWORK Foundation Law
School Diversity Scholarship Program
Costs associated with law school may derail accomplished and highly motivated students from applying to law school or
completing their Juris Doctor, or may deter them from attending the highest ranked schools because of the high cost of
tuition. Recent studies show that one out of ten law students from underrepresented groups have had to abandon a life-
time dream of becoming a lawyer, which means the legal field lost 10% of its potential diverse talent pool. The USLAW
NETWORK Foundation Law School Diversity Scholarship Program is committed to helping 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.
NETWORK FOUNDATION
Law School Diversity Scholarship
Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
• Applicant is from an underrepresented population and background,
which includes but is not limited to, American Indian or Alaskan Native,
Asian, Black or African American, Native American or Other Pacific
Islander, Hispanic or Latinx, and/or multiple of the aforementioned
racial identities, or who identifies as LGBTQ+; and/or demonstrates a
defined commitment to issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, or social
justice in their communities or within their academic career.
• Applicant is a United States citizen or a permanent resident of the U.S.
• Applicant is currently attending an ABA-accredited law school within the
U.S. and will be enrolled full-time in Fall 2024.
• Applicant can demonstrate strong academic achievements as reflected
in transcripts from an ABA-accredited U.S. law school and from the
recipient’s undergraduate institution.
• Applicant is not a previous recipient of the USLAW NETWORK
Foundation Diversity Scholarship Program.
Law School Diversity Scholarship
application Requirements
To apply for the 2024 USLAW NETWORK Foundation Law School
Diversity Scholarship Program, an applicant must submit the following
items on or before March 1, 2024:
1. A completed scholarship application form (attached).
2. A certified, official copy of law school transcript and undergraduate
transcript.
3. A copy of your resume or CV.
4. A letter of recommendation.
5. A one-page typed essay describing how you have utilized your time
promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, or social justice within your
community. Alternatively, you may write about how you will use your
law degree to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, or social justice in
the future in your legal career, in the legal profession at large, and/
or in your community.
The 2024 USLAW NETWORK Foundation Law School Diversity Scholarship Program will award
$5,000 for up to 10 students selected by our scholarship selection committee.
The deadline to submit an application is Friday, March 1, 2024.
Submit the completed application and related materials to
Cheryl Hanley, USLAW NETWORK Foundation Director, at cheryl@uslaw.org.
About USLAW NETWORK
USLAW NETWORK is an international organization composed of approximately 100 independent, full-service law firms, including more than 6,000 attorneys
across the U.S., Canada, Latin America, and Asia, and with affiliations in Europe through TELFA. USLAW launched in 2001 and comprises highly rated law
firms who are part of the NETWORK by invitation only. USLAW firms are experienced in commercial and business law, employment and labor law, litigation,
and other business-related areas of law. All firms have substantial trial experience. USLAW member firms provide legal representation to major corpora-
tions, insurance companies, and large and small businesses alike. For more information, visit uslaw.org.
2024 USLAW NETWORK Foundation Law School
Diversity Scholarship application
personal information
NAME (FIRST, MIDDLE AND LAST) PRONOUNS (HE/HIM, SHE/HER, THEY/THEM, ETC)
CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS
CITY, STATE AND ZIP HOMETOWN CITY AND STATE
EMAIL ADDRESS PHONE
school information / law school
I CURRENTLY ATTEND LAW SCHOOL YES NO
I WILL STILL BE ENROLLED IN FALL 2024 YES NO
NAME OF LAW SCHOOL CURRENTLY ATTENDING
CITY, STATE
CUMMULATIVE LAW SCHOOL GPA EXPECTED LAW SCHOOL GRADUATION (MONTH/YEAR)
school information / undergraduate
COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY AND/OR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL
DATE STARTED DATE OF GRADUATION
CUMMULATIVE UNDERGRADUATE GPA DEGREE AND MAJOR
Ethnicity
Asian or Pacific Islander
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latinx
Native American or Alaskan Native
Middle Eastern or North African
White or Caucasian
Multiracial or Biracial
Other (Please identify)
Gender
Male
Female
LGBTQ+
NETWORK FOUNDATION
2024 USLAW NETWORK Foundation Law School
Diversity Scholarship application
additional information
Highlight honors and awards you have received:
Highlight community service or other volunteer and social impact activities:
Please list any other relevant information you want us to consider when reviewing your application:
Please tell us how you learned about the USLAW NETWORK Foundation Law School Diversity Scholarship Program:
NETWORK FOUNDATION
2024 USLAW NETWORK Foundation Law School
Diversity Scholarship application
scholarship essay
Please submit a one-page typed essay describing how you have utilized your time promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, or
social justice within your community. Alternatively, you may write about how you will use your law degree to promote diversity,
equity, inclusion, or social justice causes in your future legal career, in the legal profession at large, or in your community.
NETWORK FOUNDATION
2024 USLAW NETWORK Foundation Law School
Diversity Scholarship application
CHECKLIST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SUBMIT
DOCUMENTATION
Please submit an official transcript, including your most recent semester at an ABA-accredited law school in the U.S. and your
undergraduate transcript.
LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
Please submit one letter of recommendation.
ESSAY
Please submit a one-page typed essay describing how you have utilized your time promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, or
social justice within your community. Alternatively, you may write about how you will use your law degree to promote diversity,
equity, inclusion, or social justice causes in your future legal career, in the legal profession at large, or in your community.
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the information I provided on this application form and in any attached materials is true and complete.
By checking this box, I certify that the information I am submitting is true and complete. I understand my personal information
may be reviewed by individuals on the scholarship committee and hereby give USLAW NETWORK Foundation and the USLAW
NETWORK full consent and permission to share my personal information and documents with those individuals and entities.
I further understand that USLAW NETWORK Foundation cannot guarantee the privacy of any information or documentation
submitted through its website and I hereby waive my rights to privacy with respect to all information submitted. I agree to hold
USLAW NETWORK, USLAW NETWORK Foundation, and its agents harmless for any and all potential injury and claims related
to my personal information in the past, present, and future.
AGREEMENT
If I am awarded a USLAW NETWORK Foundation scholarship, I hereby give USLAW NETWORK Foundation permission to share
my personal information with the public, including my name and photo, for the purposes of further promoting USLAW’s Diversity
Scholarship Program. I understand that the awarded funds will be paid directly to my school for tuition. In addition, if selected
as a scholarship recipient, I agree to provide USLAW with a testimonial about how the scholarship funds were beneficial to me.
DATE SIGNATURE
NETWORK FOUNDATION
Submit the completed application and related materials to
Cheryl Hanley, USLAW NETWORK Foundation Director, at cheryl@uslaw.org.
