Civil Rights Scholarship

Criteria for Student Eligibility
To be considered for The Devadoss Law Firm Civil Rights Scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:

• Must be a current or aspiring law student
• Must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States
• Must be enrolled at an accredited college or university within the United States as an undergraduate or graduate student
• Must be at least 17 years of age

Application Instructions
Each applicant must submit the required materials in order to have their application reviewed by our scholarship team. All students are asked to provide proof of enrollment and their contact information.

Additionally, applications must include a submission in the format of a video (approximately 5 minutes or less) or an essay (1000 words or less) discussing the following questions:

1. What are the most important civil rights issues that affect millennial workers?
2. Do millennials need to be better informed about how they can protect their rights in the workplace?
3. How can workers make sure they understand their rights and the ways they can protect themselves?

Choosing Winner
Scholarship team spends substantial amounts of time and effort reviewing each application. While reviewing each application, we keep the following criteria in mind:

• Does the video or essay submission answer each question thoroughly and clearly?
• Is the video or essay submission creative, thoughtful, and well organized?
• Does the student meet all application requirements?