Founded in 1958, the ALA is a charitable and educational non-profit organization with individual and institutional members nationwide.

Each year the ALA recognizes teachers, students, concerned citizens, auxiliaries, and individual members who have excelled in their support of our goals to foster respect and understanding of the American legal system.

Catherine Jurgemeyer was a formidable member of the American Lawyers Alliance in the'80's and '90's.  Her passion was in law-related education where she was responsible for getting this curriculum into local schools.  She was LRE Chairman and Advisor for both the Indiana Lawyers Auxiliary and the American Lawyers Auxiliary for seven years and served on the former Governor’s Task Force for Citizenship Education.  

Alice Carr was the former ALA (then National Lawyers Wives) President Elect before she passed away in 1976.  The Alice Carr Memorial Fund was established in anticipation of a generous bequest from the Joseph Carr estate. ALA made a resolution creating the Alice Carr Memorial Fund dated August 2, 1983. 

A scholarship is, to put it simply, free money that you are awarded to put towards paying for

college.

Unlike other types of financial aid (aka, loans), money that you receive from scholarships

doesn't ever need to be repaid, which is what makes it so awesome.

While both $10,000 scholarships focus on a dedication law-related education through academic excellence, extra-curricular activties, and honors and achievements, the CARR is strictly a need-based scholarship intended to assist low-income and financially challenged students.

Colleges and career schools use the FAFSA form to determine how much financial aid you're eligible to receive, which could include grants, scholarships, work-study funds, and loans.

You must apply for aid every year, but with the right information in hand, it's easy.

Here is link that explains how it works.

Not yet.  Please keep working and studying hard and apply once you are a senior!

As long as your are a high school senior, are planning to attend an accredited 4 year college, and are a US Citizen, yes, you may still apply.

Teachers, counselors, coaches, mentors, employers, and religious leaders are good choices.  Anyone who can attest to your character, academic prowess and your work ethic.  Be sure to include their contact information.

That is okay.  Just please let us know where you have applied.  You can update your application once you have been accepted by dropping us an email at president@americanlawyersalliance.org.

Not yet, but please let us know when you decide.

We will make a determination of the winning applicant by July 1st, and all applicants will be notified.

All applications will be screened and graded by a panel of ALA members.  

In general, scholarship funds cannot be treated as taxable income as long as you’re (a) pursuing a degree and (b) using the funds for tuition, fees or anything else that the IRS considers a “qualified education expense.” Those include books and supplies that are required for your program of study.

However, if you’re using all or part of your scholarship funds to cover room and board, travel, tutoring services or optional supplies, that money will be treated as taxable income. Since private scholarships are often more lenient about how funds can be used, it’s important to know in advance that you might face tax penalties if you’re using private scholarship funds to pay for extra living expenses, technology or travel costs.

Please refer to your tax expert for additional information.

Any information collected by site visitors will only be used for determining eligibility for the scholarship and will not be disseminated in any other way.

For additional information, you can send an email to: noeldroberts@gmail.com, or complete the dialog box below. 

Our mailing address is: 

American Lawyers Alliance

Attn: Scholarship Chair

1305 Exposition Blvd., #2

Austin, TX 78703