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The Justice Robert L. Clifford
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ANNUAL GRANTS
The Morris County Bar Foundation provides
grant money to non-profit organizations located in Morris
County or located elsewhere but whose clients are Morris County
residents.
Programs qualifying for consideration should conform to the
mission of the Morris County Bar Foundation which is as follows:
To foster the honor and integrity of the profession of law;
to improve and facilitate the administration of justice; to
improve relations among lawyers, the judiciary and the public;
to promote the study of law and legal research; to foster
an increased awareness, appreciation, and knowledge of law
and the legal system in the community; to serve as a resource
for law-related education for the public; to provide opportunities
for lawyers to serve the public through pro bono activities.
Interested organizations are encouraged to call the Morris
County Bar Foundation office (973) 267-6089, extension 10
for application materials or further information. Grants are
accepted from August 1 through November 1 each year. Recipients
will receive grant money during the month of January each
year.
JAMES P. KENNY GRANT
A grant in the amount of $1500 is available
to a Morris County resident who attends Seton Hall University
Law School / evening division. Applicants should demonstrate
academic accomplishment and financial need in addition to
being a resident of Morris County. The grant program was established
in 1979 in honor of James P. Kenny.
Interested applicants should contact the Office of Resource
Management at Seton Hall University School of Law, 111 Raymond
Boulevard, Newark, NJ 07102.
Applications for the James P. Kenny Grant should be submitted
no later than October 15. The successful candidate will receive
the grant in January.
MORRIS COUNTY
BAR FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIPS
The Justice Robert L. Clifford Fellowship
was established in 1996 by the Morris County Bar Foundation
to honor retired New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Robert L.
Clifford. The Justice Stewart G. Pollock Fellowship was established
in 2004 to honor retired New Jersey Supreme Court Justice
Stewart G. Pollock. Each fellowship program provides an opportunity
for a minority law school student to participate in the summer
clerk program in each of two Morris County law firms for a
total period of ten weeks during the summer months. The Fellows
are mentored by practicing attorneys and given exposure to
all areas of the practice of law. The Fellows receive $5000
for the ten week period; half of which is paid by the participating
firms and half of which is paid by the Morris County Bar Foundation.
Fellowship information is available at the Morris County Bar
Foundation office (973) 267-6089 or through the financial
aid offices at Seton Hall University School of Law (Justice
Robert L. Clifford Fellowship) and at New York University
School of Law (Justice Stewart G. Pollock Fellowship) and
Rutgers University School of Law (Justice Stewart G. Pollock
Fellowship).
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