MWBLSA Pre-Law Scholarship

Bridging the Gap: Embracing Social Responsibility 2014 Pre-Law Scholarship Application $1,000.00 For Law School!

ELIGIBILITY Pre-law students who plan to enroll in an ABA accredited law school located within the United States of America, for the 2014-2015 school year, are eligible. Current law students and law school graduates are not eligible.

DEADLINE Applications must be electronically received by January 15, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. EST Please email application and application materials to mwblsa.prelaw@nblsa.org, with the subject line labeled “Pre-Law Scholarship.”

ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS Scholarship winners will be announced no later than February 3, 2014.

DISTRIBUTION OF AWARD Scholarship recipients will be recognized during the MWBLSA Gala and Awards Ceremony in Minneapolis, MN on Saturday, February 1, 2014.

All scholarship checks will be distributed via United States Postal Service during the third week in September 2014. You must submit an acceptance letter from an ABA accredited Law School administrator in order to receive the scholarship check.

Please feel free to contact the MWBLSA Director of the Pre-Law Division, Dwight Lacy, at mwblsa.prelaw@nblsa.org with any questions.

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APPLICATION Personal Background: Name: __________________________________________________________________ Permanent Address: _______________________________________________________ School Address____________________________________________________________ Cell phone: _______________________ E-mail address: ________________________

EDUCATION Graduate School (If applicable) University: _____________________________________________________________________________ Degree and Year: _________________________________________________________________________________ Area of Specialization: ____________________________________________________________________ Cumulative G.P.A.: ______________________________________________________________________ Undergraduate University: _____________________________________________________________________________ Degree and Year: ______________________________________________________________________________________ Area of Specialization: ____________________________________________________________________ Cumulative G.P.A.: ______________________________________________________________________

TRANSCRIPT TRANSCRIPT Please submit a copy of your graduate and undergraduate transcripts.

An unofficial transcript is sufficient for this application.

Selected winners will be required to submit an official transcript prior to receiving their award.

ACTIVITIES/HONORS/MEMBERSHIPS ACTIVITIES/HONORS/MEMBERSHIPS

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Please list any publications, academic awards, honors, scholarships, memberships, and/or extracurricular activities. You may attach a copy of your resume if you wish.

ESSAY ESSAY Please submit an essay of no more than 500 words. This year's regional convention theme is "Bridging the Gap: Embracing Social Responsibility." Please write an essay about how you would define civic responsibility and how your legal education and future legal career embody this concept.

CERTIFICATION CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that I wish to receive the Midwest Black Law Student 2014 Pre-Law Scholarship and that the above information contained in this application is true to the best of my knowledge. I further affirm and attest to the truth and veracity of this application by affixing my digital signature below.

Electronic Signature: _______________________________________________________________________________ Date: ____________________________

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