ScholArships and Grants
2008 Scholarships and Grants
Dear State Court & County SIS Member:
These are the State, Court & County SIS grant application forms. Grants will be awarded to assist members in attending the AALL annual meeting in Portland, Oregon or the Equal Justice Conference in Minneapolis. Receipts will be required and grant recipients or their institutions will be responsible for paying any excess over the grant limit.
AALL Annual Meeting Grant: (Word or PDF).
Equal Justice Conference Grant: (Word) (applications closed).
RULES FOR AWARDING GRANTS
1. Membership in State, Court & County SIS is a prerequisite to receiving the grant.
2. Grants should be made on the basis of:
a. Financial need
b. Proven potential ability
c. Promise of future usefulness and permanence in the law library profession
3. Grants may be withdrawn for sufficient cause by unanimous action of the Committee.
4. Should circumstances prevent use of the grant by the recipient, the award is to be handled at the discretion of the Committee.
5. Recipient is required to provide receipts of expenses, sent to the Committee chair within a week of the conference conclusion and repay any surplus over actual expenses.
6. Only one award per year will be made to any individual. First time applicants will take priority over previous recipients. However, an award may be presented to a previous recipient if there are fewer qualified applicants than awards available.
7. All members of SCCLL are eligible regardless of number years of membership.
We look forward to receiving your applications. If you have questions, please contact the State Court & County SIS Grants Committee Chair:
Anne Matthewman , Chair 2007-2008
Anna Djirdjirian
Michelle Finerty
Barbara Fritschel, Silent Auction Chair
Tammy Hinderman
Akram Pari
