Application for
Hon. Frederick J. Scullin, Jr. Scholarship Program
2016
In December 2005, the Northern District of New York Federal Court Bar Association (“the Association”) established The Honorable Frederick J. Scullin, Jr. Scholarship Program to recognize exemplary law students who attend Albany Law School, Cornell University College of Law, and Syracuse University College of Law. In calendar year 2016, the Association will select three (3) scholars, one from each school, each of whom will receive a scholarship in the sum of $1,500. Students currently in their second year of law school are eligible to apply.
Interested students may submit their applications electronically to the Scholarship Program Chairs, Doreen A. Simmons, Esq. () and Jeffrey E. Hurd, Esq. () by October 15, 2016. The Scholarship Program Chairs will interview applicants under consideration during the last two weeks in October, 2016 and will notify the selected scholars shortly thereafter. The Association will formally acknowledge the selected students at its Annual Meeting on December 8 2016, in Syracuse, New York.
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APPLICATION
Hon. Frederick J. Scullin, Jr. Scholarship Program
2016
Name: ______
Address: ______
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Telephone: ______
E-Mail: ______
Law School: ______
Anticipated Graduation Date: ______
GPA/class rank: ______
Law School Academic Awards, Honors and Extra-Curricular Activities:
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Undergraduate School: ______
Major/Date of Graduation: ______
GPA/class rank: ______
Undergraduate Awards, Honors and Extra-Curricular Activities: ______
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Employment History: ______
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Required submissions:
§ Law School transcript (to date)
§ A personal statement of not more than 250 words stating why you are an appropriate recipient of this prestigious award and why you are interested in Federal Practice
§ Letter of recommendation from your Dean or Law School Professor.
Optional Submissions:
o Formal Resume
o A writing sample, which is not more than ten (10) pages in length
Application Deadline: October 15, 2016
The Scholarship Program Chairs will conduct interviews during the last two weeks of October 2016 and will notify the selected scholars shortly thereafter. The Scholarship Program Chairs will formally present the scholarships to the recipients at the Association’s Annual Meeting on December 8, 2016, in Syracuse, New York. Interested students may submit their applications electronically to the Scholarship Program Chairs, Doreen A. Simmons, Esq., () and Jeffrey E. Hurd, Esq. () by October 15, 2016.
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