MAACM SCHOLARSHIP FOR ICM FELLOWS PROGRAM CANDIDATES

This annual $1,000 scholarship is awarded to an active MAACM member enrolled in the ICM Fellows Program (formerly the Court Executive Development Program), the flagship program of the National Center for State Courts’ Institute for Court Management.  The scholarship shall be applied to tuition costs for the CCE Phase, the Court Project Phase, or the Presentation Phase of the Program.

ELIGIBILITY:

1. All active members are eligible.  An active member shall be defined as a member who has paid MAACM membership dues for the most recent two years.

2. Applicants shall have already been accepted into the Fellows Program at the time of the application. 

3. Scholarships shall not be awarded retroactively to those who have already graduated from the program.

APPLICATION:

1. An application, together with a typed cover letter, shall be submitted to the MAACM President-Elect, Elizabeth Domingo, Trial Court Administrator, Union County Superior Court, 2 Broad Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07207 by August 1, 2012.  This date takes into consideration ICM's selection process for new Fellows Program candidates, which is finalized by October 1, 2012.

2. In applying for the MAACM scholarship, applicants expressly authorize MAACM to contact ICM for the release of all information submitted as part of the application for admission into the Fellows Program.

SELECTION:

1.The MAACM Membership Committee, co-chaired by the Secretary, along with the President-Elect, shall serve as the Scholarship Selection Committee.

2.The Selection Committee shall review all materials including, in particular, the ICM Fellows Program admission information, to recommend a scholarship recipient by November 1, 2012. The determination shall be approved by a majority vote of the Executive/Advisory Board and shall be final.

3. Applicants may apply for the scholarship during the CCE Phase, the Court Project Phase, or the Presentation Phase of the Fellows Program.

4. Once awarded a scholarship, a recipient cannot apply for additional scholarships through this program.

5. The MAACM Treasurer shall advise ICM of the scholarship winner and make arrangements for payment of the $1,000 directly to ICM.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATION:

Upon completion of the Court Project Phase, scholarship recipients shall contact the chairperson of MAACM’s Professional Development Committee to structure a workshop—detailing the project—for final presentation at the next annual conference.