Florida International University College of Law
11200 SW 8 Street
Modesto Maidique Campus
Miami, FL 33199
Scholarship Sponsor:
- National Diversity Scholarship Fund (NDSF)
Scholarship Application Deadline: 5.1.12
National Diversity Scholarship Fund Criteria
To be eligible for a NDSF Scholarship, applicants must be: (i) a member of a historically underrepresented group in the legal profession; (ii) a member of the LGBT community; or (iii) first in their immediate family (excluding siblings) to attend college. Applicants must also be enrolled to begin classes at a NDSF-sponsored law school in the fall of 2012
If chosen, NDSF-sponsored students agree to reply to periodic surveys that confidentially track their academic progress, matriculation/graduation status, bar exam results and employment opportunities.
Applications will be accepted until May 1, 2012 and applicants will be notified by email a rolling basis starting May 20, 2012.
At Walmart, we believe our legal workforce should reflect broader American society in all its diversity. That's why we decided to invest in pipeline programs like the Law Preview National Diversity Scholarship Fund. The NDSF is a unique opportunity to improve the academic performance of law students from diverse backgrounds during a critical step in their development -- the all-important first year of law school. It is our hope that the diverse students we sponsor today will excel academically and, as a result, enjoy rich and successful legal careers tomorrow. We are proud to participate in this pipeline diversity program, and we encourage our fellow corporate colleagues to consider joining us as we help to diversify the American legal profession.
Simply put, to suggest that Law Preview is a wise investment in one's legal education is a gross understatement. Truly a 1L boot camp, the program not only demystifies many of the core concepts encountered during the first-year experience, but provides its students with an accessible, comprehensive approach to thriving in an environment where most are content to merely survive. From substantive doctrinal lectures to guidelines for time management and approaches to studying, Law Preview leaves not a single component uncovered. Having participated in Law Preview's 2006 Miami session, I was able to hit the ground running to start my legal career, and have not stopped running since. Many, many thanks to Don and company for delivering such a phenomenal program.
