The Mark T. Banner Scholarship is part of The Richard Linn American Inn of Court’s commitment to fostering the development of intellectual property lawyers of high ethics, civility and professionalism, and especially those from diverse backgrounds.<\/p>\n
The recipient of the scholarship receives $10,000 to be applied to their legal education. \u00a0This scholarship is available to law students who have entered into a JD program at an ABA-accredited law school in the United States and who will continue in that program through at least the Fall semester 2019. \u00a0Scholarship recipients are selected by the Mark T. Banner Scholarship review board based on the following criteria:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Commitment to the pursuit of a career in intellectual property law.
\n\u2022 Commitment, qualities and actions toward ethics, civility and professionalism.
\n\u2022 Academic merit (undergraduate, graduate and law school).
\n\u2022 Written and oral communication skills.
\n\u2022 Leadership qualities and community involvement.
\n\u2022 Member of a historically underrepresented group in IP law (including race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation and disability).<\/p>\n