2023 Conference Scholarships for Pre-Law Advisors
Updated 1/18/2023
2023 Conference Scholarships for Pre-Law Advisors
Don’t Stop Believin’
Dear Pre-Law Advisors
PCAPLA will provide up to $400 to a limited number of pre-law advisors who, without assistance, would not be able to attend the June 6 – 10, 2023 Conference. A scholarship will cover the cost of the conference (minus the $50 PCAPLA membership fee). If you apply for a PCAPLA scholarship, please do not pay the conference registration until you receive a decision about your scholarship application, see details below. Scholarships are being awarded on a rolling basis. For those eligible for an LSAC MSI scholarship/travel subsidy, please note that process below and apply for the LSAC scholarship first, before applying to the PAPLA scholarship.
LSAC Scholarships/Travel Subsidies
Advisors from MSIs (Minority Serving Institutions): HACU (HSI Institutions), HBCU, TCU and AANAPISI institutions may be eligible for an LSAC scholarship (Travel Subsidies), granted once per year. Please check with D’Wayn Mapp, grants and sponsorship manager with the LSAC by phone at 267-309-6866 or by email at [email protected] to see if you are eligible.
Please note they have different application deadlines, which are available through their site. LSAC Travel Subsidies provide a partial scholarship of up to $600 to cover conference registration, housing and/or travel expenses (with the exception of airport parking). The $50 PCAPLA membership fee is not covered by either the PCAPLA or the LSAC scholarship.
If eligible for this MSI scholarship, go to LSAC.org to request their $600 scholarship to support your attendance at the 2023 PCAPLA conference. After signing in through your pre-law advisor account, under the Prelaw Advisor Dashboard, select: ‘Events, Recruitment, and Ambassador Request’, then ‘Travel Subsidies’, and then ‘Begin Your Application’ to apply.
PCAPLA Conference Scholarships
The PCAPLA scholarship can be granted as an additional subsidy to those that are receiving the LSAC MSI scholarship/travel subsidy but is also available for those advisors that do not qualify for the LSAC MSI scholarship.
PCAPLA scholarships may also be used to cover some of the following expenses, up to $400:
Potential scholarship recipients do not already need to be current PCAPLA members in order to apply. However, scholarship recipients are required to pay the $50 PCAPLA yearly membership fee in order to receive the grant–you may wait to do this after being notified you were awarded the PCAPLA scholarship. Pre-law advisors may join more than one APLA including APLAs outside of their region.
To apply for a PCAPLA scholarship, you must:
Scholarship Selection Criteria – Ranked in order of significance with # 1 being the highest priority:
Scholarship decisions will be made by the PCAPLA Scholarship Committee. Notifications will be made on a rolling basis. Please contact Br. Glenn Bolton, FSC, Scholarship Committee Chair at: [email protected] if you have any questions about the scholarship application process.
To apply for the PCAPLA Scholarship, click the "Scholarship Form" button below.
2023 Conference Scholarships for Pre-Law Advisors
Don’t Stop Believin’
Dear Pre-Law Advisors
PCAPLA will provide up to $400 to a limited number of pre-law advisors who, without assistance, would not be able to attend the June 6 – 10, 2023 Conference. A scholarship will cover the cost of the conference (minus the $50 PCAPLA membership fee). If you apply for a PCAPLA scholarship, please do not pay the conference registration until you receive a decision about your scholarship application, see details below. Scholarships are being awarded on a rolling basis. For those eligible for an LSAC MSI scholarship/travel subsidy, please note that process below and apply for the LSAC scholarship first, before applying to the PAPLA scholarship.
LSAC Scholarships/Travel Subsidies
Advisors from MSIs (Minority Serving Institutions): HACU (HSI Institutions), HBCU, TCU and AANAPISI institutions may be eligible for an LSAC scholarship (Travel Subsidies), granted once per year. Please check with D’Wayn Mapp, grants and sponsorship manager with the LSAC by phone at 267-309-6866 or by email at [email protected] to see if you are eligible.
Please note they have different application deadlines, which are available through their site. LSAC Travel Subsidies provide a partial scholarship of up to $600 to cover conference registration, housing and/or travel expenses (with the exception of airport parking). The $50 PCAPLA membership fee is not covered by either the PCAPLA or the LSAC scholarship.
If eligible for this MSI scholarship, go to LSAC.org to request their $600 scholarship to support your attendance at the 2023 PCAPLA conference. After signing in through your pre-law advisor account, under the Prelaw Advisor Dashboard, select: ‘Events, Recruitment, and Ambassador Request’, then ‘Travel Subsidies’, and then ‘Begin Your Application’ to apply.
PCAPLA Conference Scholarships
The PCAPLA scholarship can be granted as an additional subsidy to those that are receiving the LSAC MSI scholarship/travel subsidy but is also available for those advisors that do not qualify for the LSAC MSI scholarship.
PCAPLA scholarships may also be used to cover some of the following expenses, up to $400:
- Conference registration fee if registered by March 15, the early deadline, unless covered by the LSAC ($250 only, $50 PCAPLA fee is not included and must be paid separately)
- Partial overnight accommodations–not already covered by the LSAC–in the conference hotel, the Hilton Garden Inn, with a standard nightly rate of $139 plus taxes. (or lodging of comparable cost if the conference hotel is not available because it has been sold out) or
- Funding towards transportation costs not covered by the LSAC
Potential scholarship recipients do not already need to be current PCAPLA members in order to apply. However, scholarship recipients are required to pay the $50 PCAPLA yearly membership fee in order to receive the grant–you may wait to do this after being notified you were awarded the PCAPLA scholarship. Pre-law advisors may join more than one APLA including APLAs outside of their region.
To apply for a PCAPLA scholarship, you must:
- complete the PCAPLA scholarship form in advance,
- register for the conference by completing the form on the registration page and
- then pay for the appropriate registration by the March 15, 2023 early registration deadline $250 registration and $50 membership.
Scholarship Selection Criteria – Ranked in order of significance with # 1 being the highest priority:
- You have never received a PCAPLA scholarship to attend a PCAPLA conference
- Demonstrated financial need
- Scholarship recipient will attend the whole conference (June 7 through June 10)
- You are a current PCAPLA region pre-law advisor
- You are a pre-law advisor who is in the field of advising less than 5 years
Scholarship decisions will be made by the PCAPLA Scholarship Committee. Notifications will be made on a rolling basis. Please contact Br. Glenn Bolton, FSC, Scholarship Committee Chair at: [email protected] if you have any questions about the scholarship application process.
To apply for the PCAPLA Scholarship, click the "Scholarship Form" button below.
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