University Of California Berkeley Scholarship For African Students

The University Of California Berkeley Scholarship For African Students seeks to encourage African students seeking higher legal education to attend.

The African Legal Impact Scholarship can only be awarded to two outstanding applicants each year due to severely limited funds.

Scholarship Details:

• Scholarship awards are based on:
• Citizenship or primary residence in Africa
• Academic merit
• A Statement of Intention describing what the scholarship recipient plans on accomplishing in Africa after graduating from the LL.M. executive track.
• Recipients must maintain a minimum grade standard of ‘P’ (pass) or higher in all classes during the first semester in order to maintain scholarship eligibility during the second semester, and students who begin the program in spring must also maintain the minimum grade standard during the second semester to maintain scholarship eligibility during the third semester.
• Students must be admitted to the LL.M. executive track program before they can apply for this scholarship. Scholarship application instructions will be provided to eligible admitted students.

Scholarship Duration and Reward

This is a full-tuition waiver. Recipients will be responsible for paying only the $1,000 seat deposit, plus travel and living expenses and duration is 1 year.

Required Documents

• To apply, candidates must be ready to submit the following documents;
• Transcripts and letters of recommendation should be sent to LSAC well in advance in order to allow time for processing.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified applicants should use the application button below to complete the application processes.

Apply Here

Deadline: December 18, 2023