Student Scholarship

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CAPAJA’s goals include promoting diversity in the bench and bar, improving the administration of justice, and ensuring access and fairness for all who use the courts.  The CAPAJA Scholarship Committee is pleased to foster the growth of law students who share these goals, and it will award at least two scholarships each year to deserving law students who currently or intend to serve as a judicial clerk, intern, or extern in California. 

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CAPAJA has partnered with the Takasugi Foundation to advance our shared goals and mission to assist deserving law students access the legal profession. 

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QUESTIONS about the CAPAJA Scholarship should be directed at the Scholarship Subcommittee Chairs.

Judge Sabina A. Helton

Santa Clara Superior Court

SHelton@lacourt.org 

Judge Bryan Kim

Solano Superior Court

BJKim@solano.courts.ca.gov

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APPLY​​ NOW: for 2026, the scholarship amount is $2,500. The application deadline is March 31, 2026.  Click HERE to download the form.

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DONATE below: We welcome and appreciate your generous donation to the CAPAJA scholarship. Your donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

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CAPAJA does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, disability, race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, or veteran status.  Immediate family members of CAPAJA’s Scholarship Committee are ineligible for the scholarships.