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The Austin Bar Foundation is now accepting applications for the LGBTQ+ Scholarship program! The program is a joint effort of the foundation and the LGBTQ+ Law Section of the Austin Bar Association. This is the scholarship program’s ninth year, and we have four $5,000 scholarships to award. Applicants must be enrolled at a Texas law school and can include 2024

The Austin Bar Foundation is now accepting applications for grants from Central Texas nonprofits and public interest organizations that provide DEI-related services. Applications are due by May 1 at 4 p.m. The form may be accessed here and mailed or delivered by hand to 712 W. 16th St, Austin, TX, 78701. Proposed projects should provide DEI-related services that: Funding may be provided

If you are interested in running for a position as a director or officer of the Austin Bar Association, please fill out and submit this form by Feb. 25. Officer positions are one-year term; director positions are for two years. Nominees for the office of president-elect shall have served at least two years on the board of directors prior to

The Austin Black Lawyers Association (ABLA) Foundation, Inc., is looking for high-school seniors to apply for its Virgil C. Lott Scholarship for 2024. This scholarship is open to current high-school seniors in Central Texas who exhibit leadership, community service, good scholastic standing, extracurricular involvement, and financial need. Applications may be submitted online here. Please email any questions to: Foundation@austinblacklawyers.org. To