Ms. JD 2008 Summer Scholarship Application

Submitted by Ms. JD on 17 May 2007 - 2:25pm.

Ms. JD is awarding two $500 scholarships to female law students entering their second or third year at an accredited U.S. law school and working the summer of 2008 at least 35 hours per week for a minimum of 8 weeks at a government agency or nonprofit organization. Unpaid judicial externs also qualify. Applications are due no later than June 1. Recipients will be notified no later than June 15.

Basic Information

Name: *

E-mail: *

Expected Graduation Year: *

Law School (Name, Location): *

Employer Information

Summer 2008 Employer (Name, Address): *

Summer Job Title: *

Dates of Employment: *

Supervisor (Name, Phone Number): *

Primary Job Responsibilities: *

Summer Funding

Include all money you expect to receive from your employer, school, outside grants, etc.

Amount: *

Source(s): *

Statements/Essays

Please cut and paste the following:

(1) a statement of need (should not exceed 500 words): *

(2) a resume: *

Don't worry about your resume format - we understand this will be lost when you cut and paste!

Essay Topic

Discuss 7 Myths About Being a Law Student (i.e. what you wish you'd known during or before 1L year that you had to learn the hard way

Essay should not exceed 1000 words: *

Terms

Please check the following boxes, indicating that you accept these terms: *

If selected to receive a $500 scholarship from Ms. JD, I will provide a letter from my employer confirming my employment and compensation.

By applying for this scholarship, I give Ms. JD permission to publish on ms-jd.org—whether or not I am selected as a scholarship recipient—my 1000-word essay on my experience/reflections on being a woman entering the legal profession. I agree to the Ms. JD Terms of Use and Copyright Agreement. I will be given the option to have my essay published anonymously or with my name (see below).

If I am selected to receive a $500 scholarship from Ms. JD, I agree to be publicly acknowledged on the Ms. JD website and to write 3 essays of 500-1000 words over the course of the summer about my summer employment experience or any other reflection in keeping with the mission of Ms. JD.

I understand that nothing in this 2008 Summer Scholarship Application ("Scholarship Application") shall be construed to create any employment or independent contractor relationship between any applicant or scholarship recipient and Ms. JD, for any purpose. Nothing in this Scholarship Application, and no scholarship that may be awarded in connection with this application, shall be construed to allow an applicant or scholarship recipient to create or assume obligations on behalf of, or otherwise bind, Ms. JD.

I certify that all the information provided in this application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Should Ms. JD choose to publish my application essay, I would like to be credited: *

By Name

Anonymously

Please electronically sign your application by typing your name and the date below: *

Date: *