Scholarships

The BALIF Foundation is offering a Pride Fellowship in the amount of $5,000 for a law student currently working on legal issues impacting the LGBTQIA Community during the summer of 2025.  An applicant must identify the proposed use of the fellowship funds, be...

**APPLICATION SUBMISSION FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP IS NOW OPEN** The Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley (“APABA Silicon Valley”) Charity Foundation and the Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom Foundation (“BALIF Foundation”) are pleased to announce...

BALIF has partnered with the Litigation Section of the California Lawyers Association (“CLA”) to present a scholarship for those who have demonstrated an intent to pursue a career in litigation, have shown commitment to serving the LGBTQAI+ community, and are planning...

The Julius Turman Award will be granted by the BALIF Foundation to one law student each year who has shown outstanding commitment to advocacy for LGBTQI+ individuals. The recipient must be currently a member of BALIF, enrolled at a Bay Area Law School, identify...

BALIF Foundation invites all LGBTQI law student associations in the Bay Area to apply for BALIF Foundation’s annual “Law Student Association of the Year” award. Each year, the award is presented to a Bay Area law student group that has demonstrated a unique level of...

**APPLICATION SUBMISSION FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP IS NOW OPEN** The FBANC Foundation and the Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom Foundation (“BALIF Foundation”) are sponsoring the FBANC/BALIF “Pamilya” Joint Scholarship in the amount of $3,000 to a current law school...

**APPLICATION SUBMISSION FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP IS NOW OPEN** The Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley (“APABA Silicon Valley”) Charity Foundation and the Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom Foundation (“BALIF Foundation”) are pleased to announce...

The BALIF Foundation is offering a Pride Fellowship in the amount of $5,000 for a law student currently working on legal issues impacting the LGBTQIA Community during the summer of 2024.  An applicant must identify the proposed use of the fellowship funds, be...

BALIF has partnered with the Litigation Section of the California Lawyers Association (“CLA”) to present a scholarship for those who have demonstrated an intent to pursue a career in litigation, have shown commitment to serving the LGBTQAI+ community, and are planning...

The BALIF Foundation has teamed up with ChangeLawyers to offer a $5,000 bar stipend for a 3L.  The bar stipend will be awarded to: Aspiring lawyers who identify as LGBTQ+; has a demonstrated commitment to the Bay Area (attendance at a Bay Area law school, an intent to...