The Patti Rose Scheimer Bednarik Memorial Scholarship Fund was created by Patti’s husband Joseph Bednarik, Esq. to support the annual award of a scholarship to a law school student who pursues an interest in animal welfare as part of his/her daily activities and legal training or grant to a young lawyer who pursues an interest in animal welfare as part of his/her daily activities or law practice. The maximum annual award is $5,400.
The Fund solicits applications from:
1) Pennsylvania residents enrolled in any accredited law school located in the United States;
2) law students enrolled in any Pennsylvania accredited law school;
3) Pennsylvania lawyers in practice less than three years.
The applicants’ volunteer service to animal welfare organizations, scholarship in the field of animal law and animal welfare and, for practicing attorneys, pro bono legal work in the field of animal welfare are carefully weighed and considered by the Foundation’s Scholarship Committee. The committee works with the donor to select a candidate who best exemplifies the core criteria. Applications will be accepted until May 21. The recipient(s) will be notified and announced in August.
Pennsylvania Bar Foundation 100 South St. | P.O. Box 186 | Harrisburg, PA 17101 | 888-238-3036 info@pabarfoundationorg
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