2024 PLANC Conference Scholarships for PCAPLA Region Pre-Law Advisors
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Dear Pre-Law Advisors,
PCAPLA will provide up to $450 to a limited number of pre-law advisors who, without assistance, would not be able to attend the June 2024 PLANC Conference. Scholarships are being awarded on a rolling basis. For those eligible for an LSAC MSI scholarship/travel subsidy, please note that process below (OR, through the PLANC website) and apply for the LSAC scholarship first, before applying to the PCAPLA scholarship. |
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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 215-341-0026 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 2024 PLANC conference. After signing in through your pre-law advisor account, available through the main LSAC page, under the Prelaw Advisor Dashboard, select: ‘Travel Subsidies’ and read the Professional Development Subsidy Guidelines for Pre-Law Advisors and the process for submitting an application.
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 2024 PLANC conference. After signing in through your pre-law advisor account, available through the main LSAC page, under the Prelaw Advisor Dashboard, select: ‘Travel Subsidies’ and read the Professional Development Subsidy Guidelines for Pre-Law Advisors and the process for submitting an application.
PCAPLA Conference Scholarships to attend PLANC 2024
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 $450, which would cover the PLANC Early Registration cost, with a deadline of March 3, 2024:
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.
PCAPLA scholarships may also be used to cover some of the following expenses, up to $450, which would cover the PLANC Early Registration cost, with a deadline of March 3, 2024:
- Conference registration fee ($50 PCAPLA membership fee is not included and must be paid separately)
- Partial overnight accommodations–not already covered by the LSAC–in the conference hotel (see the PLANC website for details) or
- Funding towards transportation costs not covered by the LSAC
To apply for a PCAPLA scholarship, you must:
- complete the PCAPLA scholarship form in advance, and
- Register and pay for the PLANC conference by completing the form on their registration page
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
- 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.
