OVERVIEW AND MISSION:
 
The Latina/o Bar Association of Washington Scholarship Foundation (Foundation) was established in 2001 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. Its chartered purpose is to encourage the education of Hispanic students, particularly through providing scholarships to Hispanic law students.

In order to carry out this mission, the Foundation accepts tax-deductible contributions from a variety of sources throughout the year. Past donors have included the Latina/o Bar of Washington (LBAW) and its predecessor, the Washington State Hispanic Bar Association; the King County Bar Association; the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association; and Verizon.
 
SCHOLARSHIPS:
 
The Foundation aims to provide scholarships each year to deserving law students from each of the three law schools in the State of Washington. Recent scholarships have been worth at least $1,000 each. Scholarships are awarded each January at the annual LBAW banquet, following a competition that involves submission of an application and short essay.

Applications are accepted throughout the month of December unless indicated otherwise. Students interested in applying for this scholarship should wait until that time to submit their application and materials.
 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
 
Alvaro Alvarez
Laura Lintner
Hugo Torres
 
CONTACT INFORMATION:
 
For further information on the Foundation and the scholarship process, please contact Alvaro Alvarez at AAlvarez@perkinscoie.com.
 
PAST SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS:
To view the biographies of the 2008 scholarship recipients, please click here.
To view the biographies of the 2007 scholarship recipients, please click here.