SCHOLARSHIP/STIPEND OPPORTUNITIES
VIA Fund Law Student Scholarships
The VIA Fund Law Student Scholarships are awarded to benefit underserved law students in the United States and its territories. The Scholarships are open to eligible underserved law students, regardless of immigration status, for educational purposes, including tuition, books and fees, or living expenses.
Call for applications are sent out in July and the winners are announced in September each year. For more information, please click HERE.
Uvaldo Herrera Moot Court Scholarships
The Annual Uvaldo Herrera National Moot Court Competition historically brings together up to 32 teams from law schools across the country to compete in an advanced and complex appellate argument. Students are presented with a case currently pending before the United States Supreme Court and are required to draft appellate briefs and prepare for oral argument to be presented before a panel of actual sitting or retired Judges. The National Champion, top brief writers, and top oral advocates are celebrated and awarded scholarship funds by the HNBA VIA Fund. For more information, please click HERE.
Intellectual Property Law Institute™ (IPLI™) Scholarships
HNBA/VIA’s IPLI is a trailblazing intellectual property and tech law immersion program. Each year the IPLI selects up to 30 students from law schools across the country to participate in this intellectual property immersion and tech law program. Admittance to the program is highly selective and competitive. Once selected, candidates spend a week in the Nation’s Capital, Washington D.C., and participate in substantive educational programming, hands-on practical experiences, writing and interviewing workshops and mentoring and networking opportunities. Upon completion, IPLI Scholars then become eligible to apply for a Patent Bar Scholarship or Bar Prep Course Scholarship. For more information click HERE.
Fernando J. Rivero Public Sector Service Fund
Public Sector Attorneys
The Hispanic National Bar Association (“HNBA”) and the HNBA VIA (“Vision in Action”) Fund have established the Fernando J. Rivero Public Sector Service Fund (the “Fund”) in recognition of Fernando J. Rivero, who we lost on August 9, 2021. Fernando was most recently the Chief Compliance Officer of the HNBA and was the President Hispanic Bar Association of DC in 2014. The Fund was established to honor Fernando’s leadership, dedication, and service to the HNBA and the HNBA community at large. He was an outstanding public servant and respected member of our HNBA Familia. He left behind a life of service and had a long, broad, and deep legacy of selflessness, dedication, and making a difference in people’s lives. For more information, please click HERE.
HNBA/VIA Law Students Scholarships— Empowering Underserved Law Students Nationwide
We are committed to supporting the educational and professional advancement of law students who face financial and structural barriers to success. While Hispanics represent 25% of K-12 students and 16.5% of college students in the United States, they currently comprise just 12.7% of law students.
One hundred percent (100%) of scholarship funds go directly to students to help offset the high costs of law school, bar preparation, and essential living expenses. Recipients are in good academic standing, demonstrate financial need, and show a strong commitment to leadership and service within the legal profession.
By partnering with us on this impactful scholarship initiative, your company or firm invests in the next generation of legal talent and helps expand access to meaningful career opportunities. Contributions to this program qualify as charitable deductions for federal income tax purposes.
PARTNERS & SPONSORS
For more information regarding meaningful ways to support our student scholarship programs, please review page 6 of our partnership brochure here.