Outside scholarships and writing competitions
2009 Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition
Sponsored by the America Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, this legal writing competition's objective is to increase the interest in the law of copyright and to improve the style of legal writing.
At each participating law school, a first and second prize will be awarded to students whose papers are certified by the dean as the best essays on any aspect of copyright law. Prize money is $600 for first prize and $250 for second prize. Paper can be written on any aspect of copyright law. Deadline is June 30, 2009. http://www.ascap.com
The Warren E. Burger Prize
Awarded to encourage thoughtful, practical scholarship in the areas of legal excellence, civility, ethics and professionalism. The American Inns of Court invites professors, students, judges, lawyers and other authors to participate in the writing competition by submitting an original, unpublished essay of 10,000-25,000 words on a topic of your choice addressing issues of legal excellence, civility, ethics and professionalism. $5,000 cash prize and publication in the SC Law Review. For more information, www.innsofcourt.org. Deadline is 6/15/09. Read more >>Intellectual property law writing competitions
ASCO Numatics Engineering College Scholarship
ASCO Numatics, the world's leading manufacturer of comprehensive fluid automation solutions, flow control, and pneumatics is awarding two engineering scholarships. Two merit-based scholarships of $5,000 will be awarded to undergraduate and graduate engineering students pursuing careers in manufacturing, processing, or other industrial automation related disciplines. Deadline: June 30, 2009
For more information, see www.asconumatics.com/scholarship
ABA Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Journal
Law Student Writing Competition
Open to all law and LL.M students attending an ABA accredited law school, this competition looks for high quality writings on real property and trust and estate law subjects of general and current interest. First Prize: $2,500, Second prize: $1,500, Third prize: $1,000. Deadline: June 19, 2009. For more information, rules, and criteria see www.abanet.org/rppt/writingcontest
Access Group's "My Inspiration" Writing Competition
Access Group is running a scholarship contest for law students. The "My Inspiration" scholarship contest will award a $10,000 scholarship to law school, based on the results of voting for the Grand Prize. In addition, up to five additional Honorable Mention scholarships ($1,500 each) will be awarded by a panel of judges. Deadline: July 15, 2009. http://www.accessgroup.org/campaigns/MyInspiration09/index.html?utm_campaign=YT09-Law-Web-1&WT.mc_id=YT09-Law-Web-1
Waterbury Bar Association Scholarship
The Waterbury Bar Association offers three scholarships: 1. $1,500, Waterbury Bar Association Scholarship, 2. $1,000, Bar President's Scholarship, and 3. $1,000, Edward Traugig Scholarship. A single application is adequate for all Scholarships and can be found at www.waterburybar.org. All applications and accompanying materials must be postmarked no later than June 29, 2009.
