{"id":7993,"date":"2017-01-30T22:57:41","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T01:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cdo.law.miami.edu\/?p=7993"},"modified":"2017-01-30T22:57:41","modified_gmt":"2017-01-31T01:57:41","slug":"fcba-foundation-now-accepting-applications-for-its-law-school-scholarship-and-internship-stipend-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdo.law.miami.edu\/?p=7993","title":{"rendered":"FCBA Foundation Now Accepting Applications for its Law School Scholarship and Internship Stipend Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The FCBA Foundation is now accepting applications for its two law school scholarship programs \u2013 The FCBA Foundation Law School Scholarship<\/strong>\u00a0and its Internship Stipend Program<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

1. \u00a0The<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>FCBA Foundation Law School Scholarship Program<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

This scholarship is open to all students enrolled at an accredited law school in the United States who are entering their second or third years of study in the Fall of 2017 and have a demonstrated interest in communications law. Awards ranging from $2,500-$10,000, are payable to the law school to cover the student\u2019s tuition and other education-related expenses in the 2017-2018 academic year, and will be determined by a number of factors, including financial need and merit.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a02017 Law School Summer Stipend Program<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

This program provides stipends of up to $5,000 to outstanding law students employed as unpaid summer interns in positions with the FCC and other federal, state and local government agencies with a connection to the communications industry (i.e., <\/em>broadcasting, cable, information technology, television, telephony, satellite, and wireless).\u00a0 Applications will be accepted online starting January 15th<\/sup> through March 24th<\/sup>, 2017.\u00a0 No exceptions will be made for late filed applications.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition, the Foundation will select one outstanding intern among those chosen to receive and additional stipend for the summer:\u00a0 the Max Paglin Award.\u00a0 Mr. Paglin was the former General Counsel and Executive Director of the FCC and the founder of the Golden Jubilee Commission on Telecommunications, which compiled a definitive history of the Communications Act.<\/p>\n

The Foundation considers funding from other sources in making award decisions and generally will adjust its stipend awards so that a recipient\u2019s total funding for the internship will not exceed $7,000.<\/p>\n

Requirements:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Students must be enrolled in an ABA accredited law school, in good academic standing, and have a pending or accepted application for an unpaid internship with a federal, state or local government entity.\u00a0 Students will be selected on the basis of:<\/p>\n