Deadlines are approaching for the following Scholarships and Fellowships. The guidelines are posted on our website at tnybf.org and at the following link: tnybf.org/fellandschol/ The Real Property Law Section Melvyn Mitzner Scholarship – deadlines for submission 01/12/15 One $2,500.00 scholarship will be awarded to a second or third-year law student. Efforts will be made to honor Melvyn Mitzner’s commitment to professional achievement in the area of real property law including legal writing, lecturing and scholarship; and diversity in the profession. The Real Property Law Section Lorraine Power Tharp Scholarship – deadlines for submission 01/12/15 One $2,500.00 scholarship will be awarded to a second- or third-year law student (as of fall semester 2014) who best exemplifies the core values important to Lorraine Power Tharp–academic excellence, a demonstrated interest in public service, high integrity and, if possible, an interest in real property law. A preference will be given to a student who demonstrates financial need. The scholarship will be applied to the student’s 2014-2015 academic year tuition. The Trusts and Estates Law Section Fellowship – deadlines for submission 01/30/15 The Fellowship will be awarded to four second-year (2L) law students who are currently enrolled in law schools in the State of New York to work in trusts and estates law positions in the public sector in the State of New York during the summer of 2015. The Commercial and Federal Litigation Section Minority Fellowship - deadlines for submission 02/01/2015 The fellowship is valued at $6,000 and will take place in summer 2015. The fellowship is available to all 1L minority students currently enrolled in a law school in the State of New York. The fellowship will take place in New York City in the Chambers of Justice Saliann Scarpulla, Justice of the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court, New York, New York County, 60 Centre Street, New York. Miriam Maccoby Netter Fellowship created and funded by the Intellectual Property Law Section – deadlines for submission 02/01/2015 One grant, valued at $5,000.00, will be awarded to a public interest intellectual property organization or charity to conduct the fellowship. The fellowship will take place in summer 2015 and the organization will offer the fellowship to students enrolled in law school located in New York State during the 2015 spring semester, as well as persons who received their JD any time within the last 3 years. The fellow will assist the organization with matters relating to intellectual property law. Judge Bernard S. Meyer Scholarship - deadlines for submission 04/06/2015 The scholarship is valued at $5,000 and will be awarded to one (1) student. The New York Bar Foundation is pleased to announce it is accepting applications for the 2015 Judge Bernard S. Meyer Scholarship. Established in 2004 by the law firm, Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C., the scholarship will be awarded to a law school student who excels in legal writing and advocacy skills. Previous winners of this scholarship have gone on to hold positions at law firms such as Cravath and Cadwalader, and as in-house counsel at organizations including Cancer Genetics, Inc. and NY Arc. An essay that displays excellence in legal writing and advocacy skills must be submitted for consideration of this scholarship.
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