2013/2014 The Robert A. Shuker Scholarship Fund, USA

The The Robert A. Shuker Scholarship Fund is available for residents of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Washington D.C., who are graduating from college and have been admitted to and will be attending a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA). The successful candidates will be granted fund in the amount of $7500 each.

Description
The Robert A. Shuker Scholarship Fund, Inc. intends to award two scholarships per year (based upon the amount of funds available) to one or two residents of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Washington D.C., who are graduating from college and have been admitted to and will be attending a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) on a full-time basis, leading to a J.D. Degree; or in the alternative, one or two residents of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Washington D.C., who are currently attending a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) on a full-time basis, leading to a J.D. Degree. In the years after its inception, the scholarships were in the amount of $5000. In all academic years since 2006-2007, the Board of Directors has decided to award two scholarships in the amount of $7500 each. These award amounts may vary in the future in the discretion of the Board of Directors. The money must be used to help defer law school expenses (i.e., tuition, room and board and books). The Greater Metropolitan Area of Washington D.C. is defined as including the Maryland counties of Montgomery, Prince Georges, Anne Arundel, and Howard and the Virginia counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudon, Prince William and the City of Alexandria.

Eligibility
Grantees for both scholarships will be chosen on the basis of financial need, demonstrated community service, prior scholastic ability, recommendations from instructors, and conclusions the Board of Directors might draw from a personal interview as to the individual's motivation, character, ability, and potential.

Preference will be given to 

• applicants who have demonstrated an interest and a strong desire to work in the administration of justice or other public interest areas, 
• applicants who are currently residents of the District of Columbia, and 
• applicants who are already in law school with a 3.0 grade average on a 4.0 grading scale, or the equivalent thereof, who are in need of financial aid to continue their law school education. No student is prohibited from applying for successive scholarships.

Application Procedure
Please download and complete all portions of the application and send with the required attachments to:

Alan D. Strasser, President
The Robert Shuker Scholarship Fund, Inc.
Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP
1801 K St NW, Suite 411-L
Washington DC 20006

Please download the application form at: Application Link

Submission Deadline
April 12, 2013

Website Link
http://www.shukerscholarship.com/index.html