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DIVERSIFYING THE LEGAL COMMUNITY

The Diversity Scholarship Foundation, NFP (“Foundation”) is a 501(c)(3) organization under the Internal Revenue Code. It was established by a group of attorneys and judges committed to the ideal that diverse law school student bodies are a means of ensuring further diversification in the legal community. Although the Foundation was formally established in March 2008, the Foundation’s mission had its genesis in 2002, when 17 bar association presidents joined together for the first symbolic swearing-in and took an oath to promote the goal of advancing diversity within the Chicago legal community. In subsequent years, the number of participating associations has greatly increased, to where, today, more than 50 associations have joined together to partake in the symbolic swearing-in and pledge to support the increasing need to take concrete steps to diversify the legal community.

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2024

Congratulations 2024 Diversity Scholarship Foundation Scholarship Recipients!

2022

Congratulations 2022 Diversity Scholarship Foundation Scholarship Recipients!

The Diversity Scholarship Foundation is now accepting applications for 2022 scholarships. More information at https://diversitychicago.org/scholarship-application/
2022

Diversity Scholarship Foundation Accepting 2022 Scholarship Applications!