Scholarships and Grants
2009 Scholarships and Grants
Dear State Court & County SIS Member:
The 2008/2009 Grants Committee will make awards to assist members in attending the AALL annual meeting in Washington, D.C., and the Equal Justice Conference. Receipts will be required and grant recipients or their institutions will be responsible for paying any excess over the grant limit. Recipients will receive reimbursement in the total amount of the grant award when receipts and the expense form have been turned in to the Grants committee chair.
AALL Grants Available for 2009
There are 5 grants available at $950 each to attend the AALL Conference in Washington D.C., July 25-28, 2009. The deadline to apply for these grants is April 1, 2009.
Grant Application Information
Complete and submit an electronic copy of the grant application, as well as one letter of recommendation. This letter should be from a person who supervises or has first-hand knowledge of your work responsibilities. The recommendation should include information about the applicant’s potential contribution to the field of law librarianship and AALL, as well as need for the grant. Submit the required documents by email to:
Michele Finerty, Chair
2008/2009 Grants Committee
mfinerty@pacific.edu
(916) 739-7010 Voice
(916) 739-7273 Fax
Equal Justice Conference grants
The SCCLL Executive Board has also made available to our membership two grants of $800 each to attend the ABA’s Equal Justice Conference (EJC) in Orlando, Florida, May 14-16, 2009. The deadline for submitting an application to the SCCLL Grants committee was January 25, 2009.
The ABA web site describes the EJC as bringing “together all components of the legal community to discuss equal justice issues as they relate to the delivery of legal services to the poor and low-income individuals in need of legal assistance. The emphasis of this Conference is on strengthening partnerships among the key players in the civil justice system. Through plenary sessions, workshops, networking opportunities and special programming, the Conference provides a wide range of learning and sharing experiences for all attendees.” Further information about the conference can be found at www.abanet.org/legalservices/ejc.
RULES FOR AWARDING GRANTS
- Membership in State, Court & County SIS is a prerequisite to receiving the grant.
- Grants should be made on the basis of:
- Financial need
- Proven potential ability
- Promise of future usefulness and permanence in the law library profession
- Grants may be withdrawn for sufficient cause by unanimous action of the Committee.
- Should circumstances prevent use of the grant by the recipient, the award is to be handled at the discretion of the Committee.
- Recipient is required to provide receipts of expenses, sent to the Committee chair within a week of the conference conclusion.
- Only one award per year will be made to any individual. First time applicants will take priority over previous recipients. However, an award may be presented to a previous recipient if there are fewer qualified applicants than awards available.
- All members of SCCLL are eligible regardless of number years of membership.
