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ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN LAWYERS FOUNDATION 2007-2008 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS The Association for Women Lawyers (AWL) is a non-profit, specialty bar association organized to: Promote the welfare, interests, and professional development of lawyers who are women; Promote the legal interests of women generally; Maintain the honor and integrity of the legal profession; and Advance justice for all individuals. The Association for Women Lawyers Foundation (AWLF) is the charitable arm of AWL. Each year, the Foundation awards scholarships to law students enrolled in Marquette University Law School and the University of Wisconsin Law School. A portion of the proceeds from AWL's Annual Women Judges Night, an evening honoring Wisconsin's women judges, benefits the Foundation's scholarship program. Scholarship applicants must satisfy the requirements listed below: Eligibility for Scholarship Applicant must be attending a Wisconsin law school. Applicant cannot graduate during the academic year in which the scholarship is awarded. Applicant must be in good academic standing. Applicant must be a woman. Selection Criteria for AWLF Scholarship Service to others. Diversity. Compelling financial need. Academic achievement. Unique life experience or circumstance (i.e., overcoming obstacles or hurdles to attend law school or continue with law school). Advancement of women in the profession. The Virginia A. Pomeroy Scholarship The Virginia A. Pomeroy Scholarship, named after AWL past-president Virginia A. Pomeroy, who began the AWL scholarship program in 1997, may be awarded by the Foundation in any year to applicants who meet additional eligibility criteria. To be eligible for the Pomeroy Scholarship, applicants must meet the eligibility requirements and selection criteria above and must demonstrate a special emphasis, through employment, class work or clinical programs, on professional legal service, or interest in professional legal service, in: Service to the vulnerable or disadvantaged Civil Rights Law Appellate practice Public Service Public Policy, or Public Interest Law. The Scholarship Award Process Scholarship recipients are notified on or after August 1 of their selection. Scholarship checks are presented to the recipients at AWL's Annual Meeting in September 2007. Scholarship recipients also receive a complimentary one-year membership in AWL and a complimentary ticket to AWL's Women Judges Night in April 2008. Scholarship recipients will be introduced as special guests of AWL and profiled in the program at Women Judge's Night. How to Apply An eligible application consists of a current resume, a law school transcript and a cover letter. Your cover letter must discuss the ways in which you satisfy the criteria for the AWL Foundation or the Pomeroy scholarship. Applications must be submitted to the AWL Foundation Scholarship Committee, at 3322 N. 92nd Street, Milwaukee, WI 53222-3507, or awlwi@yahoo.com. All eligible applications must be received no later than June 15, 2007.

Submitted by Jane Heymann, Assistant Dean for Career Services on March 27, 2007

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