Bar stipends are awarded to law students in their final year of study to assist with tuition and bar-related expenses. In awarding bar stipends, the fund will consider the applicants academic achievement, financial need, community service, leadership, and any hardship experience in pursuing higher education. Stipends typically range from $500 to $2000.

Stipend Applications are released each spring.  Please check back for updates.

San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association Scholarship Fund proudly announces its 2026 bar stipend scholarship program. Bar stipends are awarded to law students in their final year of study to assist with Barr related expenses. In awarding bar stipends, the fund will consider the applicants academic achievement, financial need, community service, leadership, and any hardship experience in pursuing higher education. Stipends typically range from $500 to $2000.

Please click below to access the 2026 Bar Stipend Application. Completed applications and materials must be e-mailed as a single PDF to sdlrlafund@gmail.com on or before Monday, April 6, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

2026 Bar Stipend Application

To serve as a scholarship sponsor, please email: sdlrla@gmail.com

Congratulations to our 2024 Bar Stipend Recipients:

Roselyn Cantu
Omar Pena
Allie Maggart
Vanessa Felix Corona
Zachary Defazio Farrell
Christopher Rodriguez
Derek Sturhann
Jacqueline Tovar-Bernal
Virginia Flores-Richards
Roberto Gaytan
Maria Miramontes
Jiselle Lopez
Katherine Tello
Humberto Castorena
Marley Hammond
Karina Haro
Andrea Martinez
Emiliano Cruz
Valerie Sigamani
Brenda Mendes De Souza

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Bar Stipend Applications are due by no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 24, 2023.