public interest law student internships, high school servicescholarship

FYI -

  National Association for Public Interest Law Accepting
         Applications for Summer Internships

 Deadline: Rolling (but as soon as possible)

 The National Association for Public Interest Law
 ( http://www.napil.org/ ) was founded in 1986 by law
 students dedicated to surmounting barriers to equal
 justice that affect millions of low-income individuals
 and families. NAPIL works to organize, train, and support
 public service-minded law students and is a national
 leader in creating summer and postgraduate public interest
 jobs.


 NAPIL currently is accepting applications for its Summer
 Corps program. The program will provide a $1,000 education
 award voucher to 175 law students who spend the summer of
 2002 providing direct legal services in underrepresented
 communities. Through their internships, Summer Corps
 members receive hands-on training in legal representation
 while having a positive impact on the lives of the low-
 income clients they serve. The Summer Corps enables law
 students to earn an education award voucher while serving
 in public-interest internships with nonprofit organizations
 of their choosing.

 To be eligible, applicants must be attending a law school
 with a NAPIL member group in good standing (see the NAPIL
 Web site for a list of member groups) and must document
 that they are a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or a legal
 permanent resident. To apply, applicants must first obtain
 a qualifying internship at a nonprofit host organization.
 The Summer Corps supports projects in which students
 provide primarily direct legal services to low-income
 individuals. Community outreach and education components
 are also permissible. Summer Corps members will be expected
 to serve a minimum of 381 hours on-site (approximately 9.5
 weeks at 40 hours a week).

 See the NAPIL Web site for complete application
 guidelines and an online application form. Applications
 will be reviewed as they are received; applicants are
 urged to apply immediately to improve their chances
 for acceptance into the program.

 Contact:
 Summer Corps Program Assistant
 Tel: (202) 466-3686
 E-mail: summercorps@napil.org

 RFP Link: http://napil.org/SUB-NSP/NSLC-SUM/2002app.html

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  Comcast Expands Scholarship Program Rewarding High
         School Seniors' Commitment to Community Service

 Deadline: April 1, 2002

 The Comcast Foundation's Leaders of Tomorrow scholarship
 program awards grants to high school seniors on the basis
 of their community service, leadership skills, positive
 attitude, and academic achievement.

 In its inaugural year of 2000-01, the program rewarded
 250 young leaders in communities served by Comcast in
 Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware with one-time
 $1,000 grants to be used toward their pursuit of higher
 education. For 2001-2002, the foundation has announced
 that it is expanding the program to include high school
 seniors in communities in Arkansas, Arizona, Connecticut,
 Indiana, Michigan, and New Mexico. With the expansion, the
 program will make $1,000 scholarship awards to 700 young
 people in nine states.

 To qualify for the Comcast Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship
 in 2002, nominees must be nominated by their high school
 principal; be full-time seniors attending high school in
 a community served by Comcast Cable's Eastern Division or
 a community in Arkansas, Arizona, Indiana, Michigan, or
 New Mexico served by Comcast's Midwest Cable Division;
 have a grade point average of 2.8 or higher; demonstrate
 leadership abilities in school activities or through work
 experiences; and exhibit a strong commitment to community
 service involvement.

 Application materials and additional information will be
 available at participating high schools in late January.
 For a complete list of the participating communities in
 each state and for further information on the application
 process, see the Comcast Foundation Web site.

 Contact:

 RFP Link: http://www.comcast.com/
 (see "Leaders of Tomorrow")

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