Important Information for 2003-04 Chicago-Kent Scholarship
Recipients
If you have been awarded a Chicago-Kent scholarship for
the 2003-04 academic year, please refer to the Scholarship
Policies from the current Student Handbook for important
information concerning your award. Please direct any
questions about your scholarship to the Office
of Admissions, Suite 230.
External Scholarships
Throughout the year, the Office of Admissions receives
notices of scholarships that are offered through external
organizations. Information about the scholarship awards
that are currently available is listed below. Award
notices are listed in the order in which they were received.
You may also find information on other outside scholarship
awards on the Internet. The following sites are useful
for finding scholarship and financial aid information:
NEW! South
Suburban Bar Association Scholarship
Application Deadline: October 1, 2003
The South Suburban Bar Association Scholarship Committee
will award a $1,500 scholarship to a deserving law student
of an accredited local law school. Applicants must
be a resident of the South Suburbs of Cook County and must
have a present interest to practice law in the South Suburbs
upon graduation. Financial need will be considered
by the Scholarship Committee and applicants must document
their financial need when requested to do so by the Scholarship
Committee. Students interested in being considered
for the scholarship award must submit a brief resume for
review by the South Suburban Bar Association Scholarship
Committee as well as a cover letter indicating why he/she
wants to practice in the South Suburbs. The Committee
may conduct interviews of applicants or, alternatively,
may in its discretion, recommend a candidate to the Board
of the South Suburban Bar Association based upon a review
of the resumes submitted. In order to receive the
Scholarship Award, the student must attend the South Suburban
Bar Association's Installation Dinner Dance in December
2003. Additional information about this scholarship
is available in the Office of Admissions, 2nd Floor.
NEW! DuPage
Association of Women Lawyers Foundation, Judge Helen C.
Kinney Scholarship
Application Deadline: October 15, 2003
To honor the memory, vision and leadership of Judge Helen
C. Kinney, the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers has established
a not-for-profit foundation to award the Judge Helen C.
Kinney Scholarship. All second and third-year women law
students who are present or past residents of DuPage County
and who are enrolled in an accredited law school in Illinois
are eligible for this scholarship. The Foundation anticipates
awarding two $1,000 scholarships to deserving women law
students. Applications are available in the Office of Admissions,
Suite 230.
NEW! Jewish
Vocational Service, Gertrude and Harry G. Fins Scholarship
Fund
Application Deadline: March 1, 2004
The Jewish Vocational Service of Metropolitan Chicago will
award scholarships from the Gertrude and Harry G. Fins Scholarship
Fund for the 2004-05 academic year. Awards typically range
from $1,000 to $5,000. To be eligible, you must: be Jewish;
be enrolled full-time at Chicago-Kent or one of the other
designated law schools; be domiciled in the Chicago metropolitan
community; establish financial need; and demonstrate career
promise. All applicants must be available for a personal
interview at the JVS offices prior to May 1, 2004. Applications
are available on the Jewish Vocational Service website at
www.jvschicago.org
(click on "Scholarship Services"), or by contacting
the JVS at (312) 673-3400 or by e-mail at jvsscholarship@jvschicago.org.
NEW! DuPage Association
of Women Lawyers Foundation, Judge Helen C. Kinney Scholarship
Application Deadline: October 30, 2003
To honor the memory, vision and leadership of Judge Helen
C. Kinney, the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers has established
a not-for-profit foundation to award the Judge Helen C.
Kinney Scholarship. All second and third-year women law
students who are present or past residents of DuPage County
and who are enrolled in an accredited law school in Illinois
are eligible for this scholarship. The Foundation anticipates
awarding two $1,000 scholarships to deserving women law
students. Applications are available in the Office of Admissions
or online at dupagewomenlawyers.org.
Award Archive
For a complete list of the awards that have been posted
in the 2003-04 Record, click
here. Although the application deadlines for these awards
have already passed, this information can aid you in planning
for next year by assisting you in determining the time of
year that certain awards are typically offered. You
may also access a complete list of the 2002-03 scholarship
notices by clicking here.
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