Scholarship

The EBLRLA Scholarship Fund is a non-profit, charitable 501(c)(3) organization that awards scholarships to law students who live, work, or study in Alameda or Contra Costa counties. The EBLRLA Scholarship Fund has its own separate board of directors. The current president of the EBLRLA Scholarship Fund is Mario A. Moya.

The East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association organizes a gala dinner to fundraise for the EBLRLA Scholarship Fund. In recent years, the EBLRLA Scholarship Fund has partnered with California ChangeLawyers and others to award additional scholarships.

If you are a law student, we highly recommend that you join as a dues-paying member to receive our notifications, including scholarship announcements, reminders, and exclusive opportunities. Law student dues are only $1.00.

To donate to the EBLRLA Scholarship Fund, please visit their Donorbox page. Please direct questions about the EBLRLA Scholarship Fund to eblrlasf@gmail.com.


In partnership with California ChangeLawyers, the EBLRLA Scholarship Fund will award two (2) $5,000 scholarships this year to law students who are committed to becoming a legal changemaker as a future California attorney with the goal of creating a more just and representative justice system. Open to 2022 and 2023 law school graduates who will be taking the summer California Bar Exam for the first time and meet the other eligibility criteria. Please visit changelawyers.org/scholarships for the full eligibility criteria and application instructions. The application deadline is Monday, March 6, 2023, 11:59 PM Pacific.


2023 Piedad and Raul Castro Scholarship
Application Due March 13!

Since 2021, the EBLRLA Scholarship Fund has invited qualified candidates to apply for the Piedad and Raul Castro Scholarship, an annual $5,000 scholarship funded by the Honorable Arturo Castro, Judge with the Superior Court of Alameda County, in honor of his parents:

“This scholarship is dedicated to my parents, who, alongside countless other immigrant
families, personify the perseverance, sacrifice, and selflessness of those who are
committed to advancing future generations, with no thought or expectation of personal
gain. By giving back in their names, the spirit of their sacrifices will live on, supporting
young minds who are equally dedicated to making the world a better place.”
– Hon. Arturo Castro

The Piedad and Raul Castro Scholarship will be awarded to an outstanding law student on pace to graduate in spring 2023 and is designed to assist with expenses related to preparing for the California Bar Exam and transitioning to formal practice as an attorney. (Judge Castro will not be involved in the selection process.)

The application deadline is Monday, March 13, 2023, 5:00 PM Pacific. Application form: EBLRLA-Castro-Scholarship-Application-2023.pdf.


Past EBLRLA Scholarship Recipients

Year

Recipients

Name of Scholarship

2022

 

Natassja Urrutia
Karla Y. Martinez Rojas 
Yesenia Sandoval
Stephanie Roque-Hurtado

Bar Study Scholarship
California Lawyers Association, Litigation Section Scholarship
ChangeLawyers Scholarship
Piedad & Raul Castro Scholarship

2021

 

Lilian Lopez-Zepeda
Violeta Alvarez
Jennifer Estevez

Bar Study Scholarship
ChangeLawyers Scholarship
Piedad & Raul Castro Scholarship

2020

Leticia Chavez

ChangeLawyers Scholarship

2019

 

Victor Escobar Troya
Violeta Alvarez
Wendy M. Hernandez
Lilian Lopez
Nancy Avila Villatoro

ChangeLawyers Scholarship




2017

Daniela Huerta
Miguel A. Flores
Dustin Hovda Pérez
Zulma Muñoz

 

2015

Maritza Perez Medina
Allyssa (Villanueva) Victory
Angelo Villareal

 

2013

Ana (Baires Mira) Flores
Sonja Francine Marie Diaz
Perla Edith Parra

 

2011

María D. Domínguez
(not a complete list)

 

2009

 

 

2008

Lucero Chavez
Gloria (Colon Espitia) Martinez
Miguel Angel Manriquez
Carolina Rodriguez Garcia

 

Updated 03/03/2023