For more details and to download application materials, go to http://www.fbm.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/news.detail/object_id/08ad2323-5868-4fd3-a023-6a3b88bbf1cb/2011FarellaBraunMartelDiversityScholarshipProgram.cfm
Farella Braun + Martel also recognizes the value of increasing diversity within the legal profession as a whole, and is awarding Diversity Scholarships to support outstanding diverse Bay Area law students. Farella Braun + Martel will award a total of $25,000 in scholarship grants, to be divided equally between three to five law student recipients.
Scholarship applicants must be current first-year, full- or part-time (attending first-year classes) law students who are students of color, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community, disabled, or whose background or experience would otherwise contribute to the diversity of the legal profession. Recipients must currently attend one of the following local law schools: University of California, Berkeley School of Law; University of California, Davis School of Law (King Hall); University of California, Hastings College of the Law; Golden Gate University, School of Law; Stanford Law School; Santa Clara University, School of Law; or the University of San Francisco, School of Law.
All completed applications must be postmarked by March 4, 2011. Scholarship recipients will be notified by April 4, 2011 and will receive their scholarship checks shortly thereafter.
