Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
$1,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Bilingual lawyers address a unique need in our society, advocating for people who would otherwise struggle to speak up for themselves.
They want to see more bilingual legal professionals in the field doing good work. In service of that ideal, they are opening the Bridging the Divide Scholarship for current or upcoming law students who are fluent in more than one language.
Benefits
They will award $1,000 to the winner of this scholarship for his or her continuing legal studies.
Eligibility
If you are interested in applying for the Bridging the Divide Scholarship, you must meet all of the following requirements:
- You must be fluent in at least two languages.
- You must be pursuing a major or minor in legal studies.
- You must be intending to attend school as an undergraduate, graduate, or Juris Doctorate student within the U.S. through the Fall 2026 semester.
- You must be at least 17 years old.
- You must be a citizen of the United States.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United States
Nationality
American
Study experience required
High school
Age
Over 17
Application
Application deadline
20 May 2026
They require all applicants to answer the following prompt in video format:
How do you hope to utilize your bilingual skillset to benefit your future career? Elaborate on how your language background inspired you to pursue a major or minor in legal studies. In the final 20 to 30 seconds of your video, please demonstrate your other language.
The length of this video response should be approximately 3 minutes in length and submitted through the digital application below.
They will judge all responses according to ther evaluation criteria:
Does the student completely address the prompt in their video submission?
Does the response clearly demonstrate the student’s fluency in two or more languages?
Is the student’s response authentic and well-organized?
All applications are due by May 20, 2026.
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