Government & Public Sector Annual Scholarship - North Carolina Bar Association

The Government & Public Sector section is pleased to solicit applications for the 2024 Government & Public Sector Annual Summer Internship Scholarship! Participating sections include Government & Public Sector, Criminal Justice, and Zoning, Planning & Land Use.

To qualify for the Scholarship, the recipient must be working without compensation (including class credit) in a North Carolina government law department (i.e. City, County, State, or Federal) or non-profit organization and must be currently enrolled in an American Bar Association (ABA) accredited or provisionally accredited law school. The scholarship money must go directly to the recipient. By accepting this scholarship, the recipient agrees to write a blog post about his/her/their intern experience that will likely be published on the NCBA website (subject to approval).

Complete the Scholarship Application form below. Remove/redact your law school GPA and class rank.

Deadline for submission of applications to be considered is Friday, May 3, 2024. For questions, please email BreAnne Shieh.

Scholarship Application Form

Application | Government & Public Sector Section Annual Scholarship

Applicant Name

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Last

Internship Office

Internship Office Address

Email Address

Phone

Please upload a copy of your resume with your class rank and law school GPA redacted/removed.

Maximum upload size: 52.43MB

Scholarship Application Questions

Note: Each answer must not exceed 250 words.

1. At what point did you decide to go to law school and what factored into your decision?

2. Please briefly describe your experiences working, interning, and/or volunteering in the public sector, and how those experiences served as inspiration or motivation for you to seek future opportunities in the public sector.

3. What do you perceive your career goals to be once you become a practicing attorney?

4. How does your government internship this summer advance your career goals and aspirations?

5. Please provide any additional information you believe would help the scholarship selection committee evaluate your application (may include but not be limited to, your financial need, your contribution to the diversity of the legal profession, and/or your status as a first-generation college graduate).

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