2027 ASCÉNTO LAW SCHOLARSHIP

Supporting the next generation of legal professionals.

The Wisconsin Hispanic Lawyers Association (WHLA) and Ascénto (formerly Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee) invite current second-year law students attending a Wisconsin law school to apply for the 2027 Ascénto Law Scholarship.

WHLA's mission includes supporting law students who best exemplify achievement and commitment to professional development and service within the Hispanic community. The scholarship is offered to one student in the second year of studies at each of Wisconsin's two law schools.

Qualified students must be enrolled at Marquette University Law School or the University of Wisconsin Law School as a current second-year student. The award will be paid directly to the law school tuition of the chosen recipient, announced at a selected date prior to the end of the spring semester of the current academic year, and applied to the recipient's tuition account for their third year of law school.

REQUIREMENTS

QUALIFICATIONS

• Applicant must be a current 2L in good academic standing; a minimum GPA is not required, but academic achievement will be a factor considered for the scholarship.
• Preference will be given to students who have shown commitment to supporting the Hispanic community.
• Consideration will be placed on a student essay describing the applicant's academic endeavors, volunteerism, general financial need, and any other factor the student believes is relevant to consideration for the scholarship.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applicants must submit the following materials as part of their completed application:

PERSONAL ESSAY INSTRUCTIONS

Applicants must submit a personal essay. The essay may address one or more of the suggested topics below. Applicants are not required to address each topic individually and should not feel restricted to these topics. They are suggestions to assist essay-writing, not to formally structure or limit the essay.

The essay should be no more than 500 words. List your name, mailing address, email address, phone number, and law school at the top of the first page. List your name at the top of each additional page.

SUGGESTED ESSAY TOPICS

• Describe any law student activities or any efforts outside of law school that are associated with or in service to the Hispanic community.
• Describe any specific academic achievements you have had as a law student and your interest in the law as a career.
• Students who have tuition and resource needs are encouraged to address that and how this scholarship would assist those needs.
• Describe your interest in being a lawyer or your career goals after completing law school.
• Describe your connection to and/or commitment to the Hispanic community, and share how this has shaped your goals, values, or the impact you hope to make.
• Include any other factors you believe are important to your application for this scholarship.

QUESTIONS?

For questions about the Ascénto Law Scholarship, please contact [email protected] .

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