What do I Need to Submit?
A Completed Application Form
Each applicant must complete the application form in order to apply for the scholarship.
Fill Out the Application (PDF)
Applications for the 2024 DRI Law Student Diversity Scholarship are currently closed.
A Cover Letter
When applicants submit the application, they must include a cover letter. In that cover letter, each applicant should identify academic, personal, and professional accomplishments and how those accomplishments qualify the applicant for a DRI Law Student
Diversity Scholarship.
Three Recommendations
Applications must also include three (3) recommendations, one each from the following individuals:
- The dean or an associate dean of the student's law school;
- A current or past law professor; and
- An individual who is personally acquainted with the applicant, but who is not related by blood line or adoption.
Letters of recommendation may be submitted directly by the applicant.
An Essay (No More than 2,000 words)
In addition to submitting the attached application and required recommendations, applicants must complete an essay of no more than 2,000 words based upon the following question:
How Employment Laws Have Shaped Diversity Efforts in the Legal Profession
Over the past several years there have been debates and discussions about diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. From Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard to the views of numerous elected officials, there is no shortage of opinions about the role
of DEI programs. In focusing on the current legal landscape, analyze how the various employment laws, such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act or the Equal Protection Clause, have shaped diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the legal profession
and discuss its implications for the future of diversity in the legal profession.