The SDLRLA Scholarship Fund law student scholarships are awarded to full-time law students in their second and third year of law school and part-time students who have completed a sufficient number of units equivalent to the first year of law school. Recipients are not limited to persons of a Latino/Latina background, instead, the scholarships are awarded to law students from a variety of backgrounds who have contributed to the betterment of the Latino community and demonstrated potential to succeed. The scholarships typically range from $1,000 to $5,000. Recipients are honored each year at the SDLRLA Annual Awards Dinner and Gala. Since 2007, the Scholarship Fund has proudly awarded over $600,000 to exceptional and dynamic law students.

ELIGIBILITY: Scholarship applicants must have ties to San Diego or Imperial Counties and must be enrolled in a J.D. program at an ABA accredited law school, or at a law school accredited by the California State Bar Committee of Bar Examiners in the County of San Diego. Incoming first-year law students are not eligible. Please refer to the OTHER REQUIREMENTS section at the end of the application for further details.

The 2026 Scholarship Applications are due on Friday, September 18th at 11:59 p.m

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Download the 2026 San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association Scholarship Fund Application.

Congratulations to our 2025 Scholarship Recipients:

Lisbeth Rosales
Kaila Pineda-Schmidt
Melissa Moreno
Alexandra Sarkis
Michelle Howard-Navarro
Rebecca Iniguez
Natalia Lanzagorta
Gwenyth Crow
Genaro Cortez-Olea
Arianna Bonilla
Daniela Ulloa
Alexander Rodriguez