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Scholarship Name:

MCCA Lloyd M. Johnson Jr. Scholarship 2013

Scholarship Value:

up to $ 10000

Classifications:

College Senior, Graduate Student, College Graduate

Minimum GPA:

3.2

Eligible Majors:

Open

Eligible Schools:

Open for 4 Year Colleges Only

Eligible Locations:

Open

Application Deadline:

Thursday, May 30, 2013

How to Apply:

Apply Online

Scholarship Detail:

**Should you be eligible and decide to apply, when setting up your user account, enter the undergraduate institution from which you graduated/will graduate, NOT AN ANTICIPATED LAW SCHOOL. Law school information is requested elsewhere in the application.**

MCCA was founded in 1997 to advance the hiring, retention, and promotion of diverse attorneys in legal departments and the law firms that serve them. MCCA accomplishes its mission through the collection and dissemination of information about diversity in the legal profession.

The MCCA Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship Program provides scholarship support for newly entering first year law students pursuing a Juris Doctor (non-LL.M.) degree. The Scholarship Program will provide scholarships at $10,000 for the first year of law school - additional financial support may be available in years two and three. MCCA intends to foster mentoring opportunities for the selected scholars as well as assist in the placement of the winners in paid summer internship positions with corporate law departments during the summer immediately following successful completion of their first year of law school.

To qualify, applicants must:

be U.S. citizens and able to show proof of same, if requested
show proof of his/her acceptance into an ABA-accredited U.S.law school on or before the application deadline (to start in fall 2013)
have an interest in corporate law, including working in a corporate law department and/or law firm
have an interest in diversity
be financially disadvantaged and have completed the FAFSA and provide additional documents as requested
demonstrate community service and leadership qualities
have earned an UNDERGRADUATE cumulative G.P.A. of 3.2 or higher
be enrolled in law school on a FULL-TIME basis in the fall 2013.

Program is OPEN TO ALL U.S. CITIZENS.

NB - students pursuing DUAL DEGREE programs are INELIGIBLE for this opportunity.

All applications must be submitted ONLINE and must include the following materials:

upload of unofficial undergraduate transcript(s) and graduate transcript(s) as applicable
upload of one's resume
provision of contact information for two (2) recommenders
response to a two (2) - part essay question

Donor/Sponsor Name:

Minority Corporate Counsel Association

Donor/Sponsor URL:

http://www.mcca.com

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