2026 NAPABA Law Foundation LimNexus Scholarship
Offered by NAPABA Law Foundation and LimNexus
About this scholarship
The 2026 LimNexus Scholarship offers one $2,500 award to a law student through the NAPABA Law Foundation’s fall scholarship competition. LimNexus supports the award as part of its continuing effort to expand diversity and inclusion in the legal profession, while the Foundation evaluates applicants through a common set of criteria centered on academic achievement, financial need, leadership potential, and service to Asian Pacific American communities. Applicants must be enrolled at least part time at an accredited U.S. law school. Incoming fall 2026 first-year students qualify if they can provide a matriculation letter or another law-school statement confirming their status as law-degree candidates. The Foundation does not require Asian Pacific American identity and actively encourages candidates from a wide range of cultural, ethnic, racial, religious, socioeconomic, disability, national-origin, sexual-orientation, age, and professional backgrounds. The shared SurveyMonkey form lets candidates request consideration for LimNexus and the three other 2026 fall awards. Required materials include a resume or activities sheet, two non-family recommendations, a recent law-school transcript, and a PDF essay no longer than 500 words. Incoming 1Ls may instead submit a college transcript plus enrollment confirmation. The essay must discuss experiences demonstrating commitment to Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities and the applicant’s plans to serve them through law. Submit the complete application by September 23, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern; recipients are notified in November.
Eligibility
- Be enrolled at least part time as a law-degree candidate at an accredited U.S. law school
- Incoming first-year students must provide proof of law-school enrollment
- Demonstrate academic achievement, financial need, leadership potential, and commitment to serving the AANHPI community
- Upload a resume or activities sheet
- Upload the most recent law-school transcript or the permitted incoming-1L substitute documents
- Provide two letters of recommendation from people who are not related to you
- Upload a PDF essay of no more than 500 words addressing the official AANHPI community-service prompt
- Submit the complete official application by September 23, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern