AmericanScholarship - Update on Scholarships in America

The Minority Corporate Counsel Association is pleased to announce the continuation of an initiative designed to support entering first year law students nationwide who have been accepted into an accredited law school. The program is open to all students entering law school in fall 2007.

The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) was founded in 1997 to advocate for the expanded hiring, retention, and promotion of minority attorneys in corporate law departments and the law firms that serve them. MCCA accomplishes its mission through the collection and dissemination of information about diversity in the legal profession. Now in the third year of its scholarship program, MCCA invites applications from students planning to attend law school beginning in the fall of 2007.

MCCA will award 10 fellowships @ $10,000 per year for each of three years in law school. The total commitment per student fellow will be $30,000. In addition, approximately, 7-8 students will also receive a one-time scholarship gift of $10,000 in support of their law school education. MCCA intends to foster mentoring opportunities for all selected winners as well as assist in the placement of the fellows and scholars in paid summer internship positions at leading corporations.

Deadline for receipt of completed applications is June 1, 2007. Application information is available at www.mcca.com. The application process is administered for MCCA by UNCF and students may apply online at www.uncf.org . Direct all questions regarding the application process to Kimberly Hall at UNCF at (703) 205-3443