Category: Financial Aid and Scholarships

REMINDER!  (original posting was Feb. 7 on this blog)

AKRON BAR ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE IS THURSDAY, APRIL 5

ONLY 7 APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED THUS FAR.

The Akron Bar Foundation will accept applications through deadline of April 5, 2012 for scholarships for the 2012-2013 academic year. The Akron Bar Foundation provides scholarships to law students based on grade point average, affiliation with Summit County, history of community involvement, and financial need. Applications must be postmarked no later than Thursday, April 5, 2012. Late and/or incomplete applications will not be considered for an award. Qualified applicants will be contacted to arrange for an interview, which will take place at the end of April.

Guidelines and the application are available on the Akron Bar Association’s website at: http://www.akronbar.org/Foundation/AkronBarFoundation/ScholarshipGuidelines.page

The Beaver Valley Branch of the American Association of University Women is again offering the Effie Solomon Memorial Scholarship. The award of $1000 is open to female residents of Beaver County, Pennsylvania who are enrolled in an accredited law school. Those who have completed at least one year of law school in good standing shall be given preference.

The application procedure is as follows:

1. Letter of inquiry to the above address requesting application OR download the application from our website: http://www.aauwbeavervalley.com
2. Completed application form submitted by April 29, 2012
3. Three letters of reference. (at least two from law school)
4. Transcripts of grades from college and law school.
5. Interview by the Beaver Valley AAUW Scholarship Committee.

If you have any questions please contact Martha Hegner at 724-843-6861 or email at Marheg1@comcast.net.

The Scholarship Committee of the Miami County Bar Association announces it is currently receiving applications for scholarship grants from the J. Andrew Fulker Memorial Scholarship Fund. The Fund was established, in cooperation with the Troy Foundation, as a lasting tribute to Troy Attorney J. Andrew Fulker who died in an auto accident in 1989.

Andy Fulker was a 1971 graduate of Troy High School. He received a Bachelor’s Degree from The Ohio State University in 1976 and his Juris Doctor degree from California Western School of Law in 1979. He was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1979 and became a partner in the Troy law firm of Faust, Harrelson, Fulker & McCarthy. He served as Assistant Municipal Prosecutor for the City of Troy from 1979 to 1982 and as counsel for the Miami County Planning and Zoning Boards from 1979 through 1981. He was a member of the Miami County, Ohio State, and American Bar Associations, the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys.

The scholarship fund is designed to assist deserving law students who are residents of Miami County. Recipients of J. Andrew Fulker Memorial Scholarship grants will be selected by the Scholarship Committee of the Miami County Bar Association. Grants will be used for law school tuition. To be eligible an applicant must be admitted for fulltime attendance at a college of law or law school in a program designed to lead to a Juris Doctor or similar law degree.

The scholarship fund operates as an endowment fund with grants awarded from the income earned on the principal of the fund. Gifts to the J. Andrew Fulker Memorial Scholarship Fund are eligible for deduction as a charitable contribution for federal income tax purposes. Contributions may be made payable to the Troy Foundation, designated for the J. Andrew Fulker Memorial Scholarship Fund, and mailed or delivered to Melissa A. Kleptz, Admin. Director, Troy Foundation, 216 W. Franklin Street, Troy, Ohio 45373.

Applications for scholarships may be obtained from Jack L. Neuenschwander, Chairman, Miami County Bar Association Scholarship Committee, 1455 Stockham Drive, Piqua, Ohio 45356, telephone 937-778-0269.

The Lake County Bar Foundation of the Lake County Bar Association is pleased to announce it will be awarding up to three (3) One Thousand Dollar ($1,000.00) Scholarships on Law Day, May 1, 2012. Law students who arc legal residents of Lake County, Ohio are eligible and are invited to apply.

The application deadline is April 13, 2012. Should you have any questions concerning this Scholarship, please telephone the Foundation at (440) 350-5800.

Click here to download the eligibility requirements and application form.

Federal Student Aid Changes for 2012

The Budget Control Act (BCA) OF 2011 was signed into law on August 2, 2011. The Act made important changes to the Federal Direct Stafford Loan Program.

– Effective for loans made for periods of enrollment (loan periods) beginning on or after July 1, 2012, graduate and professional students are no longer eligible to receive Federal Direct Subsidized Loans.

Please see the document inserted above for more detailed information regarding the changes to the Federal Student Loan program for Graduate and Professional Students.

Please contact the Office of Financial Aid with any questions or concerns. Temporary financial aid contacts are: Student Services Specialist Theresa Downs (tdowns@uakron.edu) and Student Services Specialist Erin Farnsworth (erin34@uakron.edu).