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Overview

2026 Spring Essay Scholarship

Funder: Black Women Lawyers' Association of Greater Chicago (BWLA-SF)

Geographic Scope: Chicagoland area and demonstrated connection to Chicago legal market

Focus Areas: Legal education and career advancement for Black law students

Eligibility:

  • Must be of Black or African descent

  • Attend an ABA-accredited law school in the Chicagoland area OR have demonstrated present or future connection to the Chicago legal market

  • Complete and sign the application, including answering all application questions

  • Demonstrate commitment to public service or diversity (evidenced by current leadership or participation in community service or outreach)

  • Have unmet financial needs

  • Supply official transcript and letter of good standing from school's registrar
  • Selection Criteria:

  • Professionalism of application materials

  • Commitment to public service and diversity

  • Professional and academic achievement

  • Unmet financial need

  • BWLA involvement

  • Applications with excessive typographical and/or grammatical errors may be disqualified
  • Contact: scholarship@bwla.org

    How to Apply

    Application Process

    1. Format Requirements:
    - Application must be typewritten and converted to PDF
    - Combine application with ALL supporting documentation into ONE PDF file
    - Letter of good standing or transcript may be sent directly from law school depending on institution's policies
    - Applications submitted in other formats or as multiple PDF files will not be considered

    2. Submission:
    - Email completed application and documentation to: scholarship@bwla.org
    - Include application form and all supporting materials in single PDF (except transcripts/letters of good standing which may come directly from school)

    3. Required Materials:
    - Completed and signed application
    - Official transcript
    - Letter of good standing from school's registrar
    - Responses to all application questions

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    black-womeneducation

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