Name: Urooba Abid

Recipient Type: Scholarship Recipient

Recipient Year: 2025

School Name: University of Pennsylvania; Harvard Law School

Major: Civil Liberties Law; First Amendment Law; Fourth Amendment Law

Description: Urooba Abid received her B.A. in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania, where she developed her scholarship and advocacy as a Civic Scholar. After graduation she worked with the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, supporting ongoing First and Fourth Amendment litigation at the federal and state level. Prior to joining the ACLU, Urooba interned with the Public Interest Law Center, the Federal Trade Commission, and Lyft’s public policy team, where she fostered her interest in the intersections of free expression, digital privacy, and government transparency. She is currently attending Harvard Law School.

Sponsor: Muslim Bar Association of New York (MuBANY) Scholarship