2023 Convention Scholarships

Scholarships will be granted on a rolling basis, so apply early! 

THE CONVENTIONS

The 2023 ACS Student Convention will be at Arizona State University in Phoenix on March 31-April 1, 2023.

The 2023 ACS National Convention will be at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C. on May 18-20, 2023. 

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

To help make ACS Conventions accessible to law students, ACS has limited needs-based convention scholarships to help offset the costs of attendance for qualified applicants. Scholarship packages are based on the information you provide in your application; therefore, please fill out the form completely and accurately. Scholarships will be awarded on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply early and share this information with your membership.

These needs-based scholarships should defray your costs of attending the Convention(s) but are not intended to cover the entire cost of your trip. Please also reach out to your law school (Dean of Students, Student Services, etc.) for funding to attend Convention— Many law schools have funding to help support students attending conferences. Don’t forget to note the great networking opportunities available to students at Convention (Student Convention: Networking Dinners, Receptions with Speakers, Breakout Rooms with Speakers, etc.; National Convention: Networking Dinners, Coffee Matches, Receptions, etc.).

TYPES OF SCHOLARSHIP

• Student Convention: (1) Bundled Travel Scholarships (to help cover travel and local accommodations—scholarship recipients to book their own lodging).
• National Convention: (1) Travel Scholarships (to help cover travel), (2) Capital Hilton Hotel Scholarships (to provided limited shared hotel rooms at the Capital Hilton in Washington DC), and (3) Registration Scholarships (to help cover the costs of registration).

Those awarded a travel scholarship must book their own travel and will be reimbursed after the Convention up to their award by providing appropriate receipts in a timely manner.

For hotel scholarships, the type of scholarship you receive for your accommodations will vary from Student Convention to National Convention.

•  For Student Convention, students will be awarded a lump sum to cover both their travel to Phoenix and their accommodations in Phoenix. Students must book their own travel and accommodations and will be reimbursed after the Convention up to their award by providing appropriate receipts in a timely manner. Students are encouraged to reach out to other Convention Attendees and Scholarship Awardees to combine their scholarship funds in securing accommodations.
• For National Convention, students awarded a Capitol Hilton Hotel Scholarship will receive a shared hotel room at the Capital Hilton with another award recipient. ACS will book the room reservation and handle room payment (excluding incidentals).

For registration scholarships for National Convention, scholarship recipients will receive Convention registration instructions within their award email.

All scholarship recipients MUST attend the entire Convention and perform approximately four hours of service during the Convention to qualify for their award. The exact time and task(s) for volunteering will be designated by ACS staff closer to the time of Convention.

SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS

Application requirements for an ACS Convention Scholarship are as follows:

1. All applicants MUST be law school students graduating in either 2023, 2024, 2025, or beyond.
2. All applicants MUST be current dues-paying members of ACS National. Upon reviewing your application, if you are not an ACS Member, you will receive an email prompting you to become an ACS Member (here for $25) in order to proceed with the application process.
3. All applicants MUST attend ALL portions of the Conventions. Students attending Student Convention should plan to arrive at ASU by 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 31 and depart Phoenix anytime on Sunday, April 2. Students attending National Con vention should plan to arrive at the Capital Hilton in Washington D.C. by 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 18 ; and depart anytime on Saturday, May 20.