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
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2023 Scholarship Recipients
2022 Scholarship Recipients
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2020 Scholarship Recipients
Scholar
Arlette Guzman Ramierez
California
SCHOOL
Cal State University Dominguez Hills
My goal is be promoted and become an arbitrator for the bank I work at.
GRANT AMOUNT
$2,000
PROGRAM
Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding at Cal State University Dominguez Hills
Scholar
Iris Delgado
California
SCHOOL
Cal State University Dominguez Hills
My career goal is to become a family attorney and practice mediation. I am also interested in becoming a judge after practicing as an attorney.
GRANT AMOUNT
$1,926
PROGRAM
Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding at Cal State University Dominguez Hills
Scholar
Valerie Gurmu
California
SCHOOL
Cal State University Dominguez Hills
My career goal is to be a lawyer arbitrator.
GRANT AMOUNT
$2,000
PROGRAM
Masters in Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding at Cal State University Dominguez Hills
Scholar
Tina Patterson
Maryland
SCHOOL
Pepperdine University
My career goals are to grow my business by expanding opportunities for me to serve as arbitrator, mediator, facilitator, or conflict consultant. I hope to increase the number of neutral panels I am appointed to serve on.
GRANT AMOUNT
$2,000
PROGRAM
Masters in Dispute Resolution Program at Pepperdine University
Scholar
Marjorie Vieira
Brazil
SCHOOL
Humboldt University of Berlin
My career goal is to become a lawyer specialized in international dispute resolution in order to act as counsel, mediator and arbitrator in international disputes. I also plan to pursue a PhD to become a university professor in the IDR field.
GRANT AMOUNT
$2,000
PROGRAM
LLM program at Humboldt University of Berlin
Scholar
Lauren Jones
New York
SCHOOL
I would like to ultimately have my own ADR practice covering all the ADR disciplines or work in an ADR capacity with a corporation.
GRANT AMOUNT
$1,995
PROGRAM
Virtual Foundations of Organizational Ombudsman Class
Scholar
Jessica Yeh
California
SCHOOL
I wish to be a full time Arbitrator and Mediator. I eventually hope to create more community programs in ADR that will be accessible to underserved and differently-abled communities that do not have widespread access to arbitration or mediation as a means to solve their disputes as an alternative to traditional litigation.
GRANT AMOUNT
$475
PROGRAM
ABA Dispute Resolution Arbitration Training Conference
Scholar
Edwin Roman
California
SCHOOL
American University Washington College of Law
Chiefly, my goal is to become a high-caliber expert in International Arbitration and Mediation in Mexico. Likewise, at the same time, I am going to study some subjects in order to sit to the New York Bar, so this LLM program will help me to understand the common law and see the differences with the civil law.
GRANT AMOUNT
$2,000
PROGRAM
LL.M. in International Arbitration and Business Law at American University Washington College of Law
Scholar
Ashley Meadows
New York
SCHOOL
Pepperdine School of Law
To become a member of the arbitration roster for FINRA and AAA.
GRANT AMOUNT
$2,000
PROGRAM
LLM in Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine School of Law
Scholar
Ashita Alag
India
SCHOOL
Harvard Law School
After my LL.M., I intend to work at an international law firm to gain additional arbitration experience before returning to India to start my career as an arbitration practitioner. While working as an arbitration practitioner I want to push for inclusion of more women, especially women from my region and community to have access to the arbitration profession. In the long run I also want to build on the research done for my dissertation titled “Third Party Funding in International Commercial Arbitration” and author a book on the subject.
GRANT AMOUNT
$2,000
PROGRAM
LLM Program at Harvard Law School