by BALIF Admin | Apr 8, 2026 | Scholarships
For over two decades, David Tsai, a Partner at Pillsbury, has been a leader in the Asian American and LGBTQI+ legal communities. He was the first out gay president of the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA) and a former Co-Chair of BALIF, the...
by BALIF Admin | Mar 16, 2026 | Scholarships
**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...
by BALIF Admin | Feb 11, 2026 | Scholarships
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...
by BALIF Admin | Dec 11, 2025 | Scholarships
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...
by BALIF Admin | Dec 11, 2025 | Scholarships
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...
by BALIF Admin | May 31, 2025 | 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...
