Pace Law School is pleased to partner with the Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities to announce the 2012 scholarship for incoming first year students.  Pace University, through the Pace Academy for Applied Environmental Studies, was instrumental in organizing the Environmental Consortium that now includes 57 institutions of higher education in the Hudson River region.  The mission of the Consortium is to harness higher education’s intellectual and physical resources to advance regional, ecosystem-based environmental research, teaching, and learning through interdisciplinary, collaborative programs and information sharing.

In support of the Consortium’s mission, Pace Law School is offering a “Merit Scholarship” award to a fall 2012 entering student who is either currently enrolled in or has earned his or her bachelors or masters degree from one of the Consortium’s member institutions and has demonstrated an interest in environmental issues affecting the Hudson River watershed region.

Scholarship benefits consist of a merit scholarship ranging from $3,000 to $10,000 towards law school tuition, depending upon the student’s qualifications and Pace’s financial resources.  The award is renewable each year based on continued academic excellence.  The scholarship recipient will be expected to complete at least one written work related to a regional environmental issue(s) while at Pace Law School.

Selection is based on the student’s application and academic record.  Interested students should attach a half to one page statement to the Law School application of how he or she has been involved in Hudson Valley environmental issues during their undergraduate work or why they have a particular interest in the environmental issues affecting the Hudson River watershed region.

Inquiries:
Lin Harmon, Esq. Assistant Dean and Director of Environmental Law Programs, lharmon@law.pace.edu or (914) 422-4207
Henry Granison, Director of Admissions, hgranison@law.pace.edu or 914-422-4212

Pace University School of Law has over 7,000 alumni throughout the country and the world, and is consistently ranked among the nation’s top programs in environmental law. On its White Plains, NY, campus, it offers JD programs and the Master of Laws degree in Environmental Law, including the nation’s first graduate level programs in Climate Change, Land Use and Sustainable Development, and Comparative Legal Studies, and a Doctor of Laws in Environmental Law. The School of Law is part of Pace University, a comprehensive, independent, and diversified university with campuses in New York City and Westchester County and offers full-time or part-time schedules, as well as a January Accelerated Program.

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