2023 MCBA Scholarship Program
Scholarship Sponsors: Jack Sobel -Donaldson & Weston / TD Bank / Martin County Bar Association
Criteria: 2023 Martin County School District graduating High School Senior; Minimum GPE: 3.0 unweighted; Standard school application plus a 1,000 – 2,500-word essay in response to the following:
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Section 1 of the 14th amendment to the United States Constitution states: "nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property,without due process of law; nor deny to any person within itsjurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." Section 5 of the 14th amendment states: "The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriatelegislation, the provisions of this article. "Do you believe the 14th amendment to the United States Constitution creates and protects: (i) a right to have an abortion; and (ii) a right for members of the same sex to be legally married? Please explain the basis for why you believe one way or the other. |
Scholarships will be given to the most qualified candidate(s) regardless of school of graduation, financial need or career aspirations; funds will be paid for fees associated with college attendance and paid directly to the institution.
Awards: $4,000 for one student, $2,000 for one student and $1,500 for one student. These are one-time awards to be collected by June 30, 2023.
Form: Standard School Application Form plus a 1,000 – 2,500 word essay responding to the topic above.
Region: Martin County – public or private schools
Evaluation Process: The MCBA Scholarship Committee will review the essay from each qualified application. All student identifying information will be redacted and the application assigned an ID # as means of identification for scoring purposes.
Evaluators will score each essay on four criteria:
- Persuasiveness of the argument;
- Quality and use of logic, facts, examples, and/or expert opinion;
- Quality and accuracy of the writing and
- Overall quality of the essay.
Essay Submission Deadline: December 1, 2022