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The Law Firm of Ruiz Dougherty

Dreams Without Borders Scholarship

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Any
Disciplines
1000 USD
Grant
United States
Location
16 Dec 2024
Application deadline

About

As a full-service law firm, they understand how important it is for individuals and families, especially those in the immigrant community, to have access to quality legal guidance.

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

$1,000

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction

Description

The Law Firm of Ruiz Dougherty, PLLC is proud to offer our Dreams Without Borders Scholarship to law students from immigrant families who are as committed as we are to making meaningful contributions to immigration law and policy.

Applicable programmes

Benefits

The scholarship is worth $1,000.

Eligibility

To be an eligible candidate for our Spring 2025 Dreams Without Borders Scholarship, you must:

  • Come from an immigrant family
  • Demonstrate a strong academic record, maintaining a 3.0 GPA minimum
  • Be enrolled in an accredited law school in the United States for the Spring 2025 semester
  • Be at least 17 years of age or older
  • Be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or DACA recipient

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Any

Locations

United States

Nationality

11 nationalities

Study experience required

High school

Age

Over 17

Application

Application deadline

16 Dec 2024

If you meet the above criteria, you can move on to the next step. The list of required materials applicants must submit is as follows: proof of enrollment at an accredited law school for the Spring 2025 semester (accepted options may include an acceptance letter, letter of enrollment, class schedule, etc), contact information, and an essay or video submission.

Students are asked to provide either a 500-word essay or a two-minute video essay answering this prompt:

What areas of immigration law do you feel could be improved? How would these improvements positively affect the lives of immigrants interested in coming to America?

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