ChIPs is proud to have awarded the ChIPs Scholarship to two third-year law students: Monica Lee of the George Washington University Law School and Bertha Romero Madrigal of UCLA School of Law.
The ChIPs scholarship program was created in 2018 with a generous contribution from Morrison & Foerster to honor Rachel Krevans, a renowned intellectual property litigator from the firm.
Bertha Romero Madrigal
Monica Lee
ChIPs established the ChIPs Scholarship to encourage women to pursue a career in intellectual property law. The award is awarded annually to an academically qualified 3L law student who has demonstrated commitment to ChIPs core mission of advancing and connecting women in technology, law, and policy. The award is paid to the student’s school to be used for tuition.
The ChIPs Scholarship was created in 2018 with a generous contribution from Morrison & Foerster to honor Rachel Krevans, a renowned intellectual property litigator at the firm. Ms. Krevans’ career spanned nearly three decades of groundbreaking trials and high-profile patent disputes. She was repeatedly recognized as a top IP litigator and a leader in tech law. She was passionately dedicated to the advancement, promotion, and retention of women in tech and IP fields. Rachel served on the law firm advisory board at ChIPs and was inducted into the ChIPs Hall of Fame in 2014.
Today the ChIPs Scholarship is funded by generous donors, including Noreen Krall, one of the ChIPs founders. On her donations, Noreen shared “these women will indeed be a driving force in shaping IP law and expand the diversity of our profession. This is why I have made personal donations to the ChIPs scholarship over the past few years.”
Eligibility
To qualify for the ChIPs Scholarship, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Identify as a woman
- Be enrolled in a U.S. law school
- Be entering their third or subsequent year of law school
- Demonstrate commitment to ChIPs mission of advancing and connecting women in technology, law, and policy
Requirements
To be considered for the scholarship, applicants must provide the following:
- Completed application questions
- Most recent law school transcript
- Resume
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
Benefits
Scholarships recipients will receive:
- A one-on-one connection session with one or more ChIPs Board members.
- An invitation to the 2024 ChIPs Global Summit, Oct. 16-18 in Washington, DC, with a complimentary registration and reimbursement of travel expenses.
- Social media coverage highlighting their achievements
2023
Caroline Voelker
University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law
2023
Jada Bennett
Southern University Law Center
2022
Rachel Geiger
Santa Clara University School of Law
2022
Niki Camateros-Mann
University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law
2021
Debbie Mosley
The University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
2021
Kayla Tanaka
Santa Clara University School of Law
2020
Marie Weisfeiler
Columbia Law School
2019
Leslie Diaz
The University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
2018
Laura Ashley Harris
Georgetown University Law Center
Victoria Espinel
President and CEO at BSA | The Software Alliance
Karen Robinson
Board Member; VP & Associate General Counsel at Adobe
Stephanie Burns
Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Sony Interactive Entertainment