CLE Scholarship Program

The NCBA Dispute Resolution Section (NCBA-DR) recognizes that, although the public perceives lawyers to be among the most affluent members of society, in fact many attorneys struggle to make ends meet, need to pay off large amounts of law school debt, or sometimes suffer from economic hardship due to the poor job market, disabilities or other factors. The NCBA-DR wants membership in, and services from, the NCBA-DR to be available to attorneys regardless of their ability to pay. We understand that one of the greatest services available for members is the high quality continuing legal education by the NCBA. As a result, the NCBA-DR has established a Scholarship program for CLE program tuition for the upcoming NCBA-DR Live Webcast CLE on March 11-12, 2021.

What do the Scholarships cover?

The Scholarships will pay the NCBA member registration fee for the program. A limited number of Scholarships are available. NCBA-DR CLE Scholarships will not exceed 12 credit hours and must be used within the NCBA-DR fiscal year awarded. Once approved for a NCBA-DR CLE program Scholarship, you are required to attend the CLE program specified on your application unless the program has been cancelled. If you are unable to attend that CLE program, your Scholarship will be forfeited. You will be required to submit a new application for a different program. Only a certain number of Scholarships per NCBA-DR CLE will be awarded.

Scholarship Eligibility

Consideration will be given to an applicant’s length of practice and percentage of practice that involves Dispute Resolution. Any attorney or paralegal member of the NCBA Dispute Resolution Section is eligible to apply for CLE Scholarships. Non-member attorneys or paralegals interested in CLE Scholarships are required to apply for membership in the Dispute Resolution Section before or concurrently with submission of an application for CLE Scholarships. Scholarships are not available for affiliate member CLE tuition.

Application Guidelines

Please fill out the form below. Scholarship applications must be received no later than 5 business days prior to the first day of the program to which it applies. If application is not received within 5 business days of the program, it will not be considered. We will notify you within 3 business days of the program whether you have been awarded a Scholarship. Incomplete applications received will be returned without review.

What about confidentiality? Although the NCBA-DR may publicize the fact that Scholarships have been awarded, and the number of Scholarships so awarded, the individual identities of Scholarship applicants shall remain strictly confidential, unless the recipient allows for publication.

Questions? If you have questions about the NCBA Dispute Resolution Section Scholarship program, please email the Sections Manager, Lauren Colvard, at [email protected].