Scholarship

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
IS MARCH 1, 2024

Both SCCoLPA and LPI offer scholarships to persons desiring a career in the legal field. There are three different levels for the scholarships awarded.

Scholarship Requirements

For purposes of these scholarships, a career in the “legal field” shall be interpreted and defined as: (1) Legal Secretary, including Receptionist, (2) Legal Assistant/ Paralegal, (3) Court Reporter, and (4) Law Office Administration.

PLAN A – HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

Title: Category A

Amount:  SCCoLPA offers its scholarship, in the amount of $500 in the memory of SCCoLPA Life Member and Past President Marilyn Ott.

LPI offers its scholarship, $2,000 for First Place and $1,000 for Second Place in the memory of Eula Mae Jett.

Details:  Applicants shall be restricted to seniors who will have successfully completed high school by the end of June and will be enrolled in the fall semester immediately following the school year in a college or business school offering a course of study in the legal field. All applicants must be legal residents of the State of California.

PLAN B – COLLEGE STUDENTS

Title: Category B

Amount:   SCCoLPA offers its scholarship, in the amount of $500 in the memory of SCCoLPA Life Member and Past President Marilyn Ott.

LPI offers its scholarship, $2,000 for First Place and $1,000 for Second Place in the memory of Eula Mae Jett.

Details: Applicants shall be restricted to students who will have completed at least one year of college by June of the school year, and who will be enrolled in the fall semester immediately following the school year in a college or business school in a course of study in the legal field, until all such courses have been taken to satisfy the requirements for a degree or certificate in said legal related program. All applicants must be legal residents of the State of California.

PLAN C – CAREER CHANGE STUDENT

Title: Category C

Amount:  SCCoLPA offers its scholarship, in the amount of $500 in the memory of SCCoLPA Life Member and Past President Marilyn Ott.

LPI offers its scholarship, $2,000 for First Place and $1,000 for Second Place in the memory of Eula Mae Jett.

Details: Applicants shall be restricted to students who will be enrolled in the fall semester in a college or business school in a course of study in the legal field and shall be an individual who either (a) desires to re-enter the workforce after a prolonged absence but requires training or specialized education in order to qualify as a candidate for a position in the legal field; or (b) has been in the workforce for a number of years but desires to enter the legal field and wants to receive the training or specialized education needed to do so. All applicants must be legal residents of the State of California.

SCCoLPA scholarship award winners who meet all of the requirements of the LPI program are entered into its Eula Mae Jett Scholarship Contest.

All applications and required documents must be typewritten and submitted in triplicate no later than March 1 of the current year.

Please contact Elise Dresser, Scholarship Chair, at endresser@gmail.com for additional information.