Historically Black Law School Scholarship Program

 

Annually, BESLA awards a scholarship to one student at each of the nation’s historically black laws schools.
These schools are:

• Florida A&M University School of Law

• Howard University School of Law

• North Carolina Central University School of Law

• Southern University Law Center

• Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University

• University of the District of Columbia-David A. Clark School of Law

Qualifications:
Each candidate must be a minority student enrolled in law school on a full-time basis. The candidate must have completed at least one (1) full year of law school at an accredited law school. The candidate must have a cumulative minimum GPA of 2.8 and meet two or more of the following requirements:

• Completed an intellectual property, sports and/or entertainment law course

• Completed an internship in sports, entertainment, or related field including, but not limited to new media, digital media, legislative affairs related to the sports/entertainment/related industries, intellectual property

• Is a member in good standing of the school’s sports and entertainment club

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Requirements: Deadline for the HBCU Scholarship is October 4, 2021.

Submit electronically:

• a letter of interest (no more than one page)

• a scholarship application

• a one (1) page resume and bio not to exceed 250 words

• a business/professional headshot

• a written recommendation from the Dean of your law school.