Scholarship Application Deadline

Now accepting applications!
All scholarship applications and supporting materials must be received on or before October 24, 2022.

Submission to include:

1. Application Form
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2. Narrative consisting of 500 words or less
   • Describe how Italian culture has influenced your life;
   • Detail your involvement with Italian-American organizations including the Justinian Society;
   • Outline your career goals upon admission to the bar; and
     
   • Indicate any previous scholarship award from the Justinian Society of Lawyers
3. Unofficial transcripts of law school enrollment and grades
   
   
4. Copy of your US 1040 federal tax return without attachments or schedules.
   • Submit a statement of financial need detailing your outstanding student loans and your other monthly living expenses including, but not limited to, tuition, transportation, rent/mortgage, etc. (Please limit this statement to no more than two pages.)
5. Headshot of applicant
   

Application Process:

• Application form and ALL supporting material to be saved as a single .pdf
• The attachment should be named “2022 Justinian Scholarship Application – applicant’s last name.pdf”
• Electronic submission only by Monday, October 24, 2022 to Catherine R. Locallo at clocallo@robbins-schwartz.com
• The Subject Line of the email must read “2022 JS Scholarship Application.”

Failure to follow these filing instructions exactly may cause an application to be rejected. Please note that the committee’s decisions will be transmitted via email. The scholarship awards dinner will be held on November 17, 2022 at Café La Cave in DesPlaines, Illinois.