The Commission created the ABA LGBTQ+ Public Interest Scholarship Award in 2019 and has awarded over a dozen $5,000 scholarships since then. Many of our scholarship recipients have gone on to become instrumental in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights. Hear what a few have had to say over the year:

“Receiving the ABA Public Interest Scholarship has been one of the affirming experiences for my personal and professional growth. Thanks to this scholarship, I was able to develop a polished National Science Foundation grant proposal with the Research Institute for Structural Change (RISC) for a legal database project that helps anti-discrimination advocates” –Taylor Mills, 2023 recipient

“I’m incredibly grateful for the ABA LGBTQ+ Scholarship. The award has helped make possible my summer public interest internship and my legal education. With the ABA’s support, I have been able to further advance my commitment to protecting LGBTQ+ rights in the South.” - Jordan Crosby, 2024 recipient

“The ABA SOGI Public Interest Scholarship has been instrumental in helping me fund the cost of moving to Atlanta and pursuing my work advocating for education justice on behalf of marginalized Black and Brown students in the Deep South…This scholarship has allowed me to do this incredibly important work without increasing my student debt, cementing the future viability of my career as a public interest attorney.” –Harry Chui, 2022 recipient

Read about past scholar's experiences on our Recipients webpage.