New Scholarship to Honor Duard Bradshaw, Community Leader and former HNBF President

The HNBF’s new scholarship program will provide another resource for Hispanic students struggling to finance their education. “For many Hispanics, there is a fear of taking out loans and being in debt, even if it’s for an education,” says Magda Herrera, Executive Director of the HNBF. A 2004 study by University of Southern California’s Tomas Rivera Policy institute found that 80% of Latino parents and 74% of college-age Latinos did not cite loans as possible sources of financial aid. According to Ms. Herrera, the low number of Hispanics seeking loans leaves them to rely on scholarships or full-time employment while in school. “Hispanic’s are more likely to work than other undergraduate students, and with only about thirty percent seeking loans and only eleven percent obtaining a Bachelor’s degree, there is a clear need for financial support in the form of scholarships from organizations like the HNBF.”

Because minorities score on average about 6 points lower than Anglo applicants on the LSAT, the HNBF partnered with the Princeton Review to establish a scholarship program that would provide Hispanic students with the opportunity to take an LSAT preparation course. “Many students don’t have the ability to pay thousands of dollars to fully prepare for this high stakes examination,” says Mark Gallegos, Vice President of the Hispanic National Bar Foundation. “We believe that with the opportunity to intensely prepare for this exam, Hispanics students can perform better.”

The HNBF Princeton Review Duard Bradshaw Scholarship’s four winners will receive a Princeton Review LSAT preparation course valued at over $1000. The recipients will enroll in the Accelerated LSAT course in their home town. This course consists of 30 classroom hours, 4 full-length practice tests, and it takes about 4 - 5 weeks to complete.

Students will then take the September, October, or December 2007 LSAT upon completion of the Accelerated LSAT course. More information about Duard Bradshaw and how to apply for the HNBF Duard Bradshaw Memorial Scholarship is available on In addition, to this new resource, www.hnbf.org has also added a scholarship page that allows students to search scholarship list to see what opportunities they are eligible for.