Akron Law Announcements

Students in their final year of law school are eligible for a $3,000 scholarship from the Law Student Assistance Fund administered by The Community Foundation of Shelby County.

Eligible students must have a permanent residence within the counties of Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Logan, Mercer, Miami or Shelby. Applicants must have also graduated from a high school in one of the stated counties. Award selection is based upon demonstrated leadership in law school, the community, other schooling and church activities. The selection committee will also consider financial need and above-average legal scholarship while in law school.

Applications must be completed online at The Community Foundation website at www.commfoun.com.  Interested students should click ‘Scholarships!’ on the home page to find the application link. The application deadline is June 1, 2015

Contact the Community Foundation at 497-7800 or info@commfoun.com  for more information.

The Serbian Bar Association of America (SBAA) provides scholarships every year to persons of Serbian birth or ancestry and/or their spouses who are enrolled in an accredited law school in the United States.  The SBAA typically awards scholarships in the following amounts:

•         Two  (2) $2,000 scholarships;

•         One  (1) $1,000 scholarship; and

•         One  (1) $500 scholarship.

The SBAA scholarship application is now available online at www.serbbar.org/scholarships.  The deadline to apply is March 20, 2015. Scholarships will be presented at the SBAA’s annual scholarship gala on April 18, 2015.

If you require any additional information or have any questions, please contact Marko Duric, Secretary, Serbian Bar Association of America at sbaa@serbbar.org