Vincent W. & Mary Root Outstanding Paralegal Student Award

Academic program > Justice B.A. | Paralegal Certificate | MPA Criminal Justice

The Vincent W. Root and Mary Root estates donated funds to the University of Alaska Anchorage Paralegal Studies Certificate Program sufficient to establish an ongoing scholarship award for its outstanding students. The award will be given in the amount of $500 to a student selected by the Paralegal Scholarship Committee, comprised of members of the Paralegal Studies Program’s Advisory Board.

Spring 2009 Competition

Award amount	$500
Application deadline	Thursday, March 11, 2009 5:00 PM (close of business)
Submit application to	Justice Center University of Alaska Anchorage 3211 Providence Drive (LIB 213) Anchorage, AK 99508 Application should be marked "Root Scholarships."
Application materials required	The application form is available here in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format. This form includes several questions, as well as complete application instructions. Additionally, the following attachments are required: Proof of Admission to the Paralegal Certificate Program by the submission date. Two (2) letters of recommendation. Your current, unofficial UAA transcript. A hard copy of your essay on this semester’s competition topic. In addition, an electronic copy of your Competition Essay must be submitted by the Competition Deadline to the Program Coordinator, Pamela R. Kelley, at afprk@uaa.alaska.edu. The electronic copy must be submitted in PDF, .doc, .htm or .rtf formats. No other format will be accepted. Failure to include an electronic submission will prevent your Scholarship Application from being complete. All incomplete applications will be rejected.

ast updated 13-Nov-2009 by ayjust@uaa.alaska.edu