How
to ApplyEligibility
Applicants for the Bill and Ann Legal Scholarship Fund need not be lesbian or gay. Recipients will be third-year or fourth-year law students who intend to devote at least part of their practice to improving the quality of life for sexual minorities.
To be eligible for scholarship consideration, a candidate must
- be committed to equal rights and justice for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered persons;
- be a citizen of the United States;
- be a student at an accredited law school;
- demonstrate the potential to complete his/her law program successfully; and
- demonstrate the intent to practice law and promote the rights of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community.
Finalists may meet individually with the Scholarship Review Committee, who will make recommendation to Equity Foundation regarding disbursement of funds. All checks issued pursuant to these determinations will be made payable directly to the law school. The dollar amount and number of scholarships may vary from year to year depending upon the volume of applicants and level of funds available for disbursement. Over the life of the fund, scholarship checks for our recipients have grown from $1,000 to $5,000.
Please refer to the application form for additional information.
Application Form for 2008-09
Important!
- The application form posted on this site is available in two formats: Microsoft Word and Adobe .pdf format, which requires Adobe Reader™, which is available as a free download from Adobe®: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.
- Print out the form.
- Submit the signed original with supporting documentation by June 30, 2008.
2008-09
Shepherd Scholarship Application Form -
.pdf
format
2008-09
Shepherd Scholarship Application Form -
MS
Word
If you have difficulty downloading the application form, copies are available at all three Oregon law schools and from Equity Foundation.