Scholarship Fund History -
In Support of Education

Some of the core values of the Long Beach Bar Association are knowledge, collegiality, and service to the community. In upholding these values, the Bar has provided recognition and distinction to local students for their scholarly accomplishments.

Since 1958, LBBA has been awarding high-achieving, college-bound high school students from across Long Beach with scholarships in order to make the financial burden of higher education more manageable. Over the years, recipients of the Bar’s scholarships have included promising students who later went on to become prominent members of the community. Some of these recipients include a local councilman, a senior executive with the Port of Long Beach, a community developer fighting for affordable housing, graduates of ivy league schools, and innumerable other valuable professionals. 

In providing these scholarships, the Bar has awarded over $600,000 to these worthy students during the tenure of the Scholarship Program. A dinner is also held in honor of these remarkable students to further demonstrate the Bar’s support and encouragement.

As the cost of education increases, it becomes more and more essential that students are provided with the tools needed to succeed.

The Scholarship Program is one of the ways in which the Bar gives back to the community. The generosity of sponsors and donors throughout Long Beach also makes possible this contribution to the education and future of Long Beach’s aspiring youth. 

The winning applications will be selected by the Long Beach Bar Scholarship Committee, which is comprised of local attorneys and judges, some but not all of whom are members of the Long Beach Bar Association.