For information about scholarship opportunities through Loyola, please visit the Financial Aid Office's website.

Additional nationwide diversity programs, initiatives, & events can be found on the NALP website. 

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
To further promote diversity within the legal profession and within the firm, Sidley offers a Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship Initiative for second year law students. Sidley will grant a $15,000 scholarship and an offer to join their summer program to a limited number of deserving second year law students.

Selection criteria:

• Be of a diverse background
• Be a second year law student; preference to students at schools where Sidley conducts fall on-campus interviews
• Have demonstrated academic achievement and leadership qualities
• Have a demonstrated ability to contribute meaningfully to the diversity of the law school and/or legal profession

More information can be found on Sidley's website. The application process usually opens in mid-June and continues through the fall recruiting season. 

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
As a part of their ongoing commitment to diversity, Kirkland & Ellis LLP sponsors the Kirkland & Ellis Diversity Fellowship Program. Diversity Fellows are selected after an application profess from among second year law students holding offers to join their Summer Associate Program. Fellows are awarded a $15,000 stipend to be applied to their third year tuition.

Please note that to be considered for the Kirkland & Ellis Diversity Fellowship Program, students must already hold an offer to join Kirkland's Summer Associate Program and must submit a personal statement about the contributions you would make to Kirkland's diversity mission as a whole.

See Kirkland's website for more information. Applications are usually available online in late July.  

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
Winston & Strawn offers three scholarships to diverse law students who join the 2011 summer program in one of their domestic offices following their second year of law school. The $10,000 scholarship will be paid during the students' third year of law school. 

In selecting the scholarship recipients, Winston & Strawn will consider the students':

• Interest in practicing law after graduation in a large firm in one of the cities in which Winston & Strawn has an office (currently, Charlotte, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC)
• Law school and undergraduate record, including academic achievements and involvement in extra-curricular activities
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Interpersonal skills

Applications can be found on Winston & Strawn's website and are due in mid-October.