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Scholarships The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the
availability of the following scholarships to Benchmark's 25nd Annual
National College of Advocacy.
Alex Contreras Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 1992 in memory
of Alex Contreras (1914-1978). Preference will be given to a paralegal/advocate or
legal assistant/secretary who is Latino/Latina or is providing service to
the Latino community.
Benchmark Alumni Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 1993 by
Benchmark's Alumni to extend Benchmark's teaching-learning community and to
further the dream of quality legal services for the client community. It is open to all staff providing legal
services to poor or other underrepresented people.
Grace and Porter Lines Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of Grace
Johnson Lines (1906-1984) and W. Porter Lines (1907 - 1999). It is open to all staff providing legal
services to poor or other underrepresented people. Preference will be given to paralegals/advocates, legal
assistants/secretaries and African Americans.
GUIDELINES
All applicants must:
• commit to completing all training
assignments
• commit to participating fully in the
entire training including arriving on time and staying through the closing
ceremony.
APPLY BY –
September 22, 2014
To Apply
Please follow these steps to insure
that you submit all of the information that we need.
1.Registration: Complete and
submit online.
2.Scholarship Application:
Complete and submit online.
3.Resume: Email to
Marie@BenchmarkInstitute.org
4.Cover letter: Optional. Email with your resume
5.Apply by September 22, 2014. We will not be able to consider
applications submitted after that date.
We will only accept applications submitted electronically as described above
-- no faxes or other hard copies.
You need not submit any payment now. If you are awarded a scholarship, the
balance of your fee will be due by October 1, 2014.
SELECTION
The Scholarship Committee gives preference to
applicants from thinly financed organizations (with budgets of $1M or less) or
where travel costs are a major expense. A limited number of the better qualified applicants
may be contacted for a telephone interview.
All applicants
will be notified of the Scholarship Committee's decisions.
Contact
Marie@BenchmarkInstitute.org
415-695-9296
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