The Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation’s Native American Congressional Internship program offers Native American and Alaska Native graduate and law students the opportunity to gain professional leadership experience in Washington, DC.  The program enables students with an interest in the federal government’s relationship with the tribes to work in congressional and agency offices which deal with Native American issues and policy.  Legal internships may be arranged with select offices such as the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the Solicitor’s Office in the U.S. Department of Interior, or the Department of Justice, Office of Tribal Justice.

The ten-week summer program provides interns with round-trip airfare, lodging, per diem, and an educational stipend.  Applications must be received by January 31, 2012.  More information is available on the Udall Foundation’s website.

La Raza Lawyers Foundation of Santa Clara County offers scholarships of $2,500 to La Raza law students in the Bay Area in order to encourage and advance the social, cultural, economic and legal equality of minorities.  The awards will be given at the annual scholarship dinner on October 21, 2011.  You must be present at the Scholarship Dinner to receive your award.

Students who are interested in applying must act promptly.  The last day that the Foundation will accept applications is Tuesday, October 11.

Visit the Foundation’s website for the application.  Please note that the date on the application is incorrect – the deadline has in fact been moved to October 11.

Banner & Witcoff is offering the Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship for $5,000 in order to help foster the development of intellectual property lawyers from diverse backgrounds.  To be eligible, students must be in pursuit of a career in intellectual property law and be a member of a historically under-represented group in the field (including race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and disability).

Applications will be accepted until January 5, 2012.  Visit the Banner & Witcoff website for more information and the application.

Keker & Van Nest LLP is accepting applications for its inaugural diversity scholarship. In July, the firm
will award up to $50,000 in scholarship grants to several student recipients. The firm, with 45 percent of its associates and 24 percent of its partnership as members of minority groups, has a long-standing commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. It maintains that commitment through a successful  mentorship program, participation in minority career fairs and the support of diversity organizations.

Scholarship applicants must be current first-year or second-year law students who are students of color, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community, disabled, or whose background or experience would otherwise contribute to the diversity of litigators in the Bay Area. Recipients must attend University of California, Berkeley School of Law; University of California, Hastings College of the Law; or Stanford Law School as a full-time student and remain in academic good standing for the academic year of the award. While financial need is not required, it will be considered along with other factors. Additional information about the scholarship including the application can be found on the Careers section of the firm’s website.

Visit kvn.com for more information and the application. The application deadline is May 13, 2011.

The Robert Masur Fellowship for Civil Liberties is a $1,000 honorarium open to first-year law students who intend to carry out significant activities during the summer (in between their first and second year) in the areas of civil rights and/or civil liberties. Proposed activities may include a writing or research project, work with a public interest organization in the areas of civil rights or civil liberties, work on a civil rights or civil liberties law case under the supervision of a faculty member or lawyer, or any other work in the areas of civil rights or civil liberties.Applicants should send a proposal, no more than two pages, describing his or her intended summer project, along with a resume, a brief letter of recommendation, and the name of their faculty or organizational sponsor to:

Robert Masur Fellowship
The Nation Institute
116 East 16th Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10003

All applications must be postmarked by April 15, 2011.

For specific inquiries, contact Jayati Vora at jayati@nationinstitute.org or call 212-822-0269.