Scholarship Application Law School Scholarship Application 2023 For Law Students Entering Second and Third Year, September 2023Applications are now being accepted for the 2023-2024 New Jersey State Bar Foundation Scholarship Program. Eligible students (entering their second or third year at one of NJ’s 3 law schools or Columbia Law School) are encouraged to submit this application if they want to be considered for one of the below described scholarships for the upcoming academic year. The criteria for the selection of the candidates includes academic excellence (grade point average and class standing), participation in extracurricular activities, financial need, and community service. Deadline for Application: APRIL 21, 2023Applicants are encouraged to review the application in its entirety and familiarize themselves with the questions before starting to enter information. There is no way to save the application during the submission process. In addition to the information submitted into the online application form, the following materials must be uploaded:• Personal Statement and Essay (not to exceed 2 pages)• Current resume• Unofficial transcript of college and/or law school academic record Questions? Contact Mary Jean Barnes, JD, Director of Administration and Grant Programs, at [email protected] Available Scholarships * Please note that the Bar Foundation reserves the right to withhold awarding any specific scholarship in any given year. About the Justice Marie L. Garibaldi Scholarships The New Jersey State Bar Foundation is proud to administer a scholarship program in recognition of the first woman president of the New Jersey State Bar Association and the first woman associate justice appointed to the New Jersey Supreme Court. She was one of only 12 women in a class of 253 when she received her law degree from Columbia Law School in 1959. Her legacy includes authoring over 225 opinions while on the N.J. Supreme Court. She was at the forefront of alternative dispute resolution. Justice Garibaldi was also the initial force behind the Bar Foundation’s nationally-recognized high school mock trial program. In funding scholarships for New Jersey women in law school through a bequest from the Marie S. Garibaldi (Justice Garibaldi’s mother) will, the Bar Foundation carries on the support and advancement of women in the profession. Personal Statement and Essay Please, provide us with a statement (2 pages max) that addresses the following: • Why the Foundation should award you a scholarship• Reasons why you want to be a lawyer• Whether you plan to remain in New Jersey after graduation from law school• Your plans for employment during summer of 2023, if known• The most significant public or charitable service you have provided in the past two years and its impact on your development as a lawyer• To be considered for the Matthew E. Beck Esq. Criminal Law Scholarship, please describe your personal interest in pursuing a career in criminal law• To be considered for the Labor Law Scholarship, please describe your interest in labor law• To be considered for the Scarinci Hollenbeck Scholarship, please describe your commitment to LGBT issues• To be considered for the Justice Marie L. Garibaldi Scholarship, please comment on Justice Garibaldi’s trailblazing life and describe the attributes and connections that make you a worthy recipient of the scholarship in her name. Upload your Personal Statement and Essay in the Required File Uploads portion of this application. Required File Uploads For your application to be considered, the following items must be uploaded: Personal Statement and Essay (not to exceed 2 pages) Current resume Unofficial transcript of college and/or law school academic record You may upload up to 1 (one) additional document for the Scholarship Committee to consider, which may not exceed 2 pages in length. File Upload * Drop a file here or click to upload. All uploads must be in a Word or pdf format. Choose File Maximum upload size: 268.44MB A. Personal Information First Name * Last Name * Address * Address Address Please enter an address where you can be contacted now through August. Please enter an address where you can be contacted now through August. City City State/Province State/Province Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming State/Province Zip/Postal Zip/Postal Phone (Primary) * Phone (Secondary) Email Address (Primary) * Confirm Email Address (Primary) * Email Address (Secondary) Confirm Email Address (Secondary) Sex * Male Female Prefer Not to Say Prefer to Self-Describe Sex Marital Status * Single Married Divorced Widowed Separated Do you have any dependents? * Yes No If yes, Please list any dependents that you might have, including children, spouse and/or parents. Are you a U.S. citizen? * Yes No If you are not a U.S citizen, what is your citizenship? Are you a U.S. citizen? If not a U.S. citizen, are you a permanent resident? * Yes No Not Applicable If yes, what is your alien resignation number and date your Green Card was issued?If yes, what is your alien resignation number and date your Green Card was issued? If you are residing in the U.S. and are not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, what kind of visa do you hold? * F-1 J-1 Not Applicable Other, please specifyOther, please specify B. Education Name of Law School * Rutgers University School of Law – Newark Rutgers University School of Law – Camden Seton Hall University School of Law Columbia Law School Present Class * 1st Year 2nd Year Cumulative Grade Point Average in Law School * Law school class standing, if available C. Financial Information Anticipated Expenses: Tuition * Anticipated Expenses: Books and Supplies * Anticipated Expenses: Room and Board * Other Anticipated Expenses: Including Transportation, Medical Costs * TOTAL Anticipated Expenses for the 2023-2024 academic year? * Anticipated Income / Assets: Earnings of Applicant * Anticipated Income / Assets: Earnings of Spouse or Domestic Partner * Anticipated Income / Assets: Parent's Contribution * Anticipated Income / Assets: Savings * Include the total value of your own savings, investments, trusts and other assets as of December 31, 2022, including assets established in your name under the Uniform Gift to Minors Act and your interest in any trusts and similar arrangements. TOTAL Anticipated Income / Assets for the 2023-2024 academic year * Estimated Financial Aid: Law School Scholarships * Estimated Financial Aid: External Scholarships * Estimated Financial Aid: Federal Student Loans * Estimated Financial Aid: Private Student Loans * What was your adjusted gross income, as listed on line 11 of your 2022 1040 tax return (or 2021 return if 2022 return has not yet been filed)? If you were claimed as a dependent, enter your parent(s) gross income from their 2022 tax return (or 2021 return if 2022 return has not yet been filed) What are the sources and amounts of scholarships that you received in 2022-2023? * What are the sources and amounts of scholarships that you expect to receive for 2023-2024? * Have you previously received an NJSBF scholarship? * Yes No If yes, what was the year received, and amount of scholarship received?If yes, what was the year received, and amount of scholarship received? At this point, what is the outstanding balance of your school loans? * Please use this space to provide us with additional financial information you think is relevant to your application for a New Jersey State Bar Foundation scholarship. D. Extracurricular Activities/Community Involvement Please use this space to list and describe the extracurricular activities and community service projects in which you have participated over the past 2 years. * E. Certification In consideration of my academic record and the facts set forth in this application, I respectfully petition that a scholarship be awarded to me for the academic year of 2023-2024. I certify that the information provided in this scholarship application and any supplements hereto, is true, accurate and complete. I recognize that honesty and integrity are essential characteristics of a future practicing attorney. I understand that if any statement or information provided by me in this scholarship application or any supplement hereto is willfully false, I will be disqualified from consideration. I understand that awards made by the NEW JERSEY STATE BAR FOUNDATION are not loans. Nevertheless, if an award is made to me and I am able to contribute in the future to the New Jersey State Bar Foundation in order that others may also share in similar benefits, I will consider doing so. If I receive a scholarship, I give permission to the New Jersey State Bar Foundation to use my name and likeness on its website and/or to publish it on its social media platforms and/or any materials associated with its programs and initiatives. If there are significant changes to the information submitted in this application, I shall forward the updated info to Mary Jean Barnes, Director of Administration and Grant Programs, at [email protected] Signature * Date Of Application * If you are human, leave this field blank. 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