• SCHOLARSHIPS

MAP Student Member Scholarship Information
MAP Student Member Scholarship Application
MAP PACE Scholarship Information

The 2006 winners of the PACE Scholarship are
Lois Shaw and Sydney Greenish! 

Maryland Association of Paralegals Student Member Scholarship Information The Maryland Association of Paralegals (MAP) offers a scholarship on an annual basis to a paralegal student based on the following:

1. All MAP scholarships are awarded without regard to race, color, creed, sex or age.

2. Scholarship applications are mailed February/March each year to the
directors of paralegal programs at all local schools for dissemination
to the students.

3. Scholarship awards are presented at MAP’s annual celebration of Paralegal Day in May.

4. Each applicant must be enrolled in an actively participating in a minimum of 6 hours of study in a paralegal education program.

5. Each applicant must have and maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale at the institution they are currently attending.

6. The student must submit an essay, which shall be no more than three pages double-spaced on a topic to be chosen by the Selection Committee each year.

7. The student must submit at least one Letter of Recommendation from a school instructor or counselor.

8. The student must submit a copy of their transcript.

9. The student must submit all required documents, along with their application on a date set by the Selection Committee.

10. The student who maintains a minimum of a 3.0 GPA may apply and/or reapply for additional scholarship funds on an annual basis.

11. Scholarship(s) will be awarded upon the approval of the Selection Committee. If scholarship(s) are awarded, they will be awarded as follows:
- one (1) scholarship will be awarded once annually in the amount of $250.00, or as otherwise set by the Selection Committee.

12. The Selection Committee reserves the right to not make a scholarship award for good cause.

13. The scholarship winner is announced at the annual MAP’s Paralegal Day cocktail party, held usually the first Thursday in May (during Law Week). The recipient and guests are invited to attend the party as guests of MAP and a presentation is made at that time. The check for the actual scholarship award is made payable to the student and the school in which the student is enrolled.

Click to download the Student Scholarship Application. Click here for the Spring 2008 Scholarship essay question.

Maryland Association of Paralegals Paralegal Advanced Competency Exam (PACE) Scholarship Information

The Maryland Association of Paralegals is pleased to announce that this year, along with Courthouse Copy Service, we will offer two (2) PACE scholarships to eligible paralegals, as follows:

1. All MAP scholarships are awarded without regard to race, color, creed, sex or age.

2. Those interested must provide a letter certifying that you are eligible to sit for PACE and that you will sit for the exam within one year.

3. The winners will be chosen by a drawing.

4. Each scholarship will be for $280. This amount covers the cost of the PACE Study Manual ($55) and the Exam Fee ($225).

5. The scholarships will be awarded at MAP’s Annual Paralegal Day Gala in May.

Please provide a letter stating that you are eligible to sit for PACE and willingness to sit for the Exam within one year to:

Maryland Association of Paralegals, Inc.
Michele A. Shipley, RP
c/o Hyatt, Peters & Weber, LLP
1919 West Street
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

All letters must be postmarked no later than April 30, 2006.

Eligibility Requirements to sit for PACE:

• An associates degree in paralegal studies obtained from an institutionally accredited and/or ABA approved paralegal education program; and six (6) years substantive paralegal experience; OR
• A bachelor's degree in any course of study obtained from an institutionally accredited school and three (3) years of substantive paralegal experience; OR
• A bachelor's degree and completion of a paralegal program with an institutionally accredited school, said paralegal program may be embodied in a bachelor's degree; and two (2) years substantive paralegal experience; OR
• Four (4) years substantive paralegal experience on or before December 31, 2000.

If you have any questions regarding the eligibility requirements, please contact Michele A. Shipley, RP at 410-266-0626 or via e-mail at mshipley@hyatt.hpwsb.com

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For more information about PACE, please visit our PACE section.