Scholarships

Paralegal Studies Scholarships

Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Scholarships:

Each year, the program sponsors two scholarship essay competitions for the benefit of prospective and enrolled students. Money awarded pursuant to our scholarship must be applied to tuition charges for the Paralegal Studies Program. The competitions require applicants to write a 2,000-word essay on selected topics. Through each essay competition, the program awards one $3,000 scholarship and three $1,000 scholarships. Scholarship rules, deadlines, topics and winners will be posted on this website twice each year when they are announced.

NEW!!!

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT 2009 SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION!

The essay must respond to and address one of the four questions listed on the opposite side of this form. Your essay must be typed (double- or triple-spaced) and should be 2,000 words in length (roughly five double-spaced pages). Grammar and punctuation will be considered. Unduly long or short essays will be penalized. Your essay must be submitted together with this completed and signed scholarship application form to Scholarship Competition, Roosevelt University Paralegal Studies Program, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60605. Please click here for a complete list of Competition Rules. DEADLINE: JANUARY 13, 2010.

(1) The United States Supreme Court recently announced that it will review a lower court ruling in the case of McDonald v. City of Chicago that upheld a handgun ban in Chicago. The decision could affect similar bans in place throughout the country. If you were on the Supreme Court, how would you decide this case? Why?

(2) President Obama has made an overhaul of the nation's health care system a top priority. One of the most contentious aspects being considered as part of health care reform is the so-called public option. Supporters of the public option believe that it is a way to ensure competition and to drive down the cost of insurance. Opponents believe the public option will result in government-run health care. Do you think health care reform should include a public option?

(3) Recently in Chicago, a man was charged in the death of a pregnant woman when she was killed in a wreck that occurred when he ran a red light while driving impaired. He had been cited more than a dozen times in the past for driving without a valid license. He did not have insurance or a valid driver’s license at the time of the incident. Traffic safety experts claim that preventing unlicensed driving is difficult. Some motorists just ignore the rules. What suggestions do you have for preventing similar tragedies in the future?

(4) Audio and video broadcasts have never been allowed in U.S. District Courts. However, after a recent incident in Illinois in which a federal judge allowed a TV camera in his courtroom, many are questioning the policy. The judge mistakenly believed he had the authority to allow the camera because of the high public interest in the case that he was hearing. The Illinois appellate courts, including the Illinois Supreme Court have allowed audio and video recording devices upon request since 1985. Do you believe the U.S. District Court’s policy is outdated? Discuss the pros and cons of allowing broadcasts of court proceedings.

FIRST PLACE:
ONE $3,000 TUITION SCHOLARSHIP

SECOND PLACE:
THREE $1,000 TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS

FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT 2009 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS!!!

FIRST PLACE AWARD RECIPIENT
$3,000 TUITION SCHOLARSHIP:

Kellie Plica
“Drug Violence in Mexico: A Civil War for the New Era”

SECOND PLACE AWARD RECIPIENTS

$1,000 TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS:

MaryBeth Abramczyk
“Bringing Illinois Crime Fighting Into the 21st Century”

Melissa Ann Specker
“The Closing of Guantanamo Bay”

Adam Hawkes
“War on Drugs ”

***All of the winning essays are available for review in the
Paralegal Studies Program office.

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