Fung Family Tax Law Scholarship Fund

The Fung Family Tax Law Scholarship Fund was generously funded by Jennifer Fung ’18 and Adrian Fung in order to support and retain tax law concentrators at UC Law SF who have demonstrated academic excellence and fostered community and camaraderie amongst their peers. From this fund the UC Law SF Center on Tax Law plans to award $25,000 in scholarships during each academic year. The expected awards include the (1) $5,000 2L Retention Scholarship; (2) $5,000 2L Academic Excellence in Tax Scholarship; (3) $5,000 3L Academic Excellence in Tax Scholarship; (4) $5,000 3L Excellence in Tax Writing Scholarship; (5) $5,000 3L Camaraderie Scholarship. Information about these five scholarships is below. Notwithstanding the listed criteria, each scholarship may, in extraordinary circumstances, be shared amongst multiple recipients. Please contact tax@uclawsf.edu with any questions.

1. $5,000 2L Retention Scholarship:

Eligibility:

Open to rising 2Ls who earn an A- or higher in the tax statutory elective, have an overall GPA of at least 3.2, enroll in at least three credits of tax courses in the fall of their 2L year, sign a non-binding letter of intent to enroll in the tax concentration, and have no issues of academic dishonesty.

Application:
Email your complete 1L transcript and your exam number as soon as available to Prof. Manoj Viswanathan at viswanathanm@uclawsf.edu with “2L Retention Scholarship Application” in the subject line. Please send no later than June 30 of 1L summer.

Criteria:
To the applicant with the highest 1L GPA, with the grade in the FIT statutory elective counted twice.

Award:
Scholarship awarded no later than mid-July (after financial aid awards have been sent to 1Ls), and payable whenever the awardee enrolls in the tax concentration, with a deadline of May 1 of 2L year for enrolling in the tax concentration .

Additional Information:
If the awardee does not enroll at UC Law SF for their 2L year, the scholarship is awarded to the next-highest ranking student according to the above criteria. If no qualifying students remain, or if the awardee student(s) do not enroll in the Tax Concentration, no scholarship will be awarded.

2. $5,000 2L Academic Excellence in Tax Scholarship:

Eligibility:
Open to 2L students who complete at least 6 graded units of core tax concentration courses (in classes awarding GPA credits) beyond FIT by the end of their 2L year, enroll in the tax concentration by May 1 of their 2L year, and have no issues of academic dishonesty.

Application:
All 2L tax concentrators (as of May 1 of 2L year) will automatically be considered.

Criteria:
Awarded to the student with the highest GPA considering grades in FIT and best 6 graded units of core Tax Concentration classes (only courses awarding GPA credits are eligible).

Additional Info:
Scholarship awarded when 2L grades are final, and is payable for use either in spring 2L year or fall 3L year, depending on timely receipt of grades.

3. $5,000 3L Academic Excellence in Tax Scholarship:

Eligibility:
Open to all 3L tax concentrators in the Tax Concentration Seminar who have completed the requirements of the concentration by May 1 of their 3L year and who have no issues of academic dishonesty.

Application:
All eligible students will automatically be considered.

Criteria:
Awarded to the student with the highest GPA when considering FIT and their best 16 graded tax concentration units (only courses awarding GPA credits are eligible). A student successfully completing the tax concentration with fewer than 16 graded tax concentration units is still eligible, and will have their GPA determined with regard to FIT and all of their graded tax concentration units.

Additional Info:
Scholarship awarded and payable when final 3L grades are received.

4. $5,000 3L Excellence in Tax Writing Scholarship:

Eligibility:
Open to all 3L tax concentrators in the Tax Concentration Seminar who have completed the requirements of the concentration by May 1 of their 3L year, and who have no issues of academic dishonesty.

Application:
All eligible students will automatically be considered.

Criteria:
The scholarship will be awarded to the student with the best Tax Concentration Seminar paper as decided by the tax concentration seminar professor.

Additional Info:
Scholarship awarded and payable by May 15, assuming timely receipt of 3L grades.

5. $5,000 3L Camaraderie Scholarship:

Eligibility:
Open to all tax concentrators in the Tax Concentration Seminar who have completed the requirements of the concentration by May 8 of 3L year and who have no issues of academic dishonesty.

Application:
Nominations for the camaraderie scholarship should be submitted by April 25 to tax@uclawsf.edu, though early applications are welcome. UC Law SF professors and tax concentrators may submit nominations. Self-nominations are permitted. The nominations should be no more than 500 words, and describe how the nominee has contributed to the UC Law SF community. Note that additional materials from the nominee may also be requested.

Criteria:
Decided by vote of all enrolled spring semester tax concentration students, the Tax Concentration professor, and (if not already voting) the Directors of the Center on Tax Law, with the final award made by the Tax Concentration professor.

Additional Info:
Scholarship awarded at the Tax Concentration Reception and payable by May 15, assuming timely receipt of 3L grades.