Diversity Scholar Recipients
Diversity Scholar Recipients
Encouraging diversity and inclusion within the field of ADR
INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARSHIPS
The Fund provides financial assistance of up to $2,000 to students or professionals. This support can be used towards:
· Degree program or fellowship in alternative dispute resolution
· Conference or training program in alternative dispute resolution
The goal is to empower diverse leaders and professionals in ADR by helping them access education and training opportunities that advance their careers and enhance inclusivity within the field.
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LAW STUDENTS AT HBCUs
The AAA-ICDR Foundation partners with law schools at two historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) – Howard University and North Carolina Central University – that offer certificates in dispute resolution. Key details include:
· $50,000 awarded annually to each law school.
· Scholarships specifically for second- and third-year law students pursuing certificates in dispute resolution.
· Recipients are selected each year in September by the respective law schools
Historically Black Colleges and University Scholarship Recipients
2023 Historically Black Colleges and University Scholarship Recipients
Historically Black Colleges and University Scholarship Recipients
Historically Black Colleges and University Scholarship Recipients
2023 Historically Black Colleges and University Scholarship Recipients
Historically Black Colleges and University Scholarship Recipients
Scholar Recipient
2023 Scholarship Recipients
2022 Scholarship Recipients
2021 Scholarship Recipients
2020 Scholarship Recipients
Scholar
Saba Mollaian
Luxembourg/Switzerland
SCHOOL
Geneva Centre for International Dispute Settlement
Career Goals: Practicing public international law, specializing in state-to-state disputes before international courts and tribunals, such as the WTO, ITLOS and ICJ; mediation between states or between states and non-state actors.
GRANT AMOUNT
$2,000
PROGRAM
LLM MIDS (International Dispute Settlement), Geneva Centre for International Dispute Settlement
Scholar
Akriti Kataria
India/Geneva, Switzerland
SCHOOL
Geneva Centre for International Dispute Settlement
In the next few years, I see myself practicing in a leading international arbitration law firm in Europe, working on complex cross-border disputes using international best practices set against a robust framework. Thereafter, I want to return to India and practice at the Supreme Court of India with a designated senior advocate. This will enable me to assist the highest court of India to render progressive decisions and consequently, prompt the government to effect relevant reforms to make arbitration a truly alternative dispute resolution mechanism.
GRANT AMOUNT
$2,000
PROGRAM
LLM MIDS (International Dispute Settlement), Geneva Centre for International Dispute Settlement
Scholar
Lynn Moubarak
Lebanon
SCHOOL
New York University
I would like to pursue a career as an international arbitration lawyer in an international law firm. This experience will allow me to deepen my knowledge in international arbitration, including from a Common Law and U.S. perspective. It will also help me deepen my research and analytical skills.
GRANT AMOUNT
$2,000
PROGRAM
LLM International Business Regulation Litigation and Arbitration at New York University
Scholar
Jennifer Ortiz, Faye Brady, Damany Gordon, Krystal Bariffe, Samantha Pulley, Carol-Newman Rose and Doreen Cunningham
Massachusetts, United States
GRANT AMOUNT
$900 per student
PROGRAM
Quabbin Mediation Training Program
Scholar
Sharon Price-Cates
New Jersey
GRANT AMOUNT
$2,000
PROGRAM
AAA Fundamentals and Best Practices and Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service - Becoming a Labor Arbitrator
Scholar
Milagros Maribel Rojas Blas
Peru
SCHOOL
My career goals include:
• To collaborate with and support other initiatives that deal with diversity and inclusion towards making international arbitration equitable for all participants
• Gain experience in both international arbitration and general litigation
• Advance the interests of woman practitioners and promote the diversity in international dispute resolution
• To support in the writing of academic articles related to international arbitration and information
• To promote the publication of articles aimed at discussing problems and challenges about systemic discrimination in international arbitration
GRANT AMOUNT
$390
PROGRAM
Arbanza School of Arbitration - Investment Arbitration Course
Scholar
Suzanne W. Ockleberry
Georgia
SCHOOL
Cornell University School of Industrial Labor Relations
My career goal is to be one of the best arbitrators/neutrals in the field, become a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators and eventually teach courses on labor/employment at the college level. I decided to become an arbitrator due to my experience and keen interest in labor/employment matters as well as the lack of diversity (Females/African Americans) in the field.
GRANT AMOUNT
$2,000
PROGRAM
Three courses at Cornell University School of Industrial Labor Relations
Scholar
Knar Nahikian
New York
SCHOOL
I am working to advance my ADR practice and increase my subject matter expertise to improve as a neutral and to qualify for various neutral rosters.
GRANT AMOUNT
$1,945
PROGRAM
Practicing Law Institute
Scholar
Julie Vue
California, United States
SCHOOL
I strongly believe that a world in which differences can exist without polarizing the social-political atmosphere. My career goals are to continue advancing the intersection of alternative dispute resolution and racial equity work. In my current role, I have the unique opportunity to improve schools and create safe, inclusive and equitable schools, impacting the field of education and creating a more just education system for all. I want to continue this work and see that schools and education are spaces and places to nurture young minds to be the change makers of the world.
GRANT AMOUNT
$1,500
PROGRAM
Racial Equity Action Institute
Scholar
Evelina Hristova Kaymedzhieva
Bulgaria
GRANT AMOUNT
$1,092
PROGRAM
Mediation of Labour Disputes at International Centre of the International Labour Organization