William E. Collins Clerkships
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
William E. Collins Clerkships
Geographic Scope: Dallas, Texas area; includes placements with courts and government offices
Focus Areas: Providing summer work opportunities for minority law school students; creating access to judicial and governmental experience
Award Details:
Funding: Grants to date close to $700,000
History: Added in 1989 to provide jobs and mentoring for minority law school students
Mentoring: Historically mentored by Supreme Court of Texas justices (e.g., Justice Eva Guzman)
Purpose: Expose students to inner workings of the justice system and inspire pursuit of highest aspirations in legal career
Contact Information:
What Dallas Bar Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 6
- Total given
- $205K
- Median grant
- $44K
- Range
- $5,910–$53K
- By dollars: Texas 100%. Top recipient cities: Dallas, TX.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
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Unt Dallas College of Law · Dallas, TX
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$53K
Dallas Historical Society · Dallas, TX
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$50K
Dallas Bar Association Community Service Fund · Dallas, TX
Legal education professional development of lawyers
$48K
SMU Dedman School of Law · Dallas, TX
Legal education scholarship
$39K
Texas A&M University School of Law · Dallas, TX
Law Related Education
$9,500
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