Scholarships for Tuition | 37TH ANNUAL RUSTY DUNCAN SEMINAR | JUNE 13-15, 2023

State Bar of Texas  Rusty Duncan Scholarship Opportunities:

SBOT Rusty Duncan Scholarship Opportunities

The Criminal Justice Section of the SBOT has allocated monies for scholarships for Rusty Duncan tuition (at the early‑bird rate) and up to an additional $750 travel and accommodations expense stipend. The Scholarships may also be used to attend the SBOT Advanced Criminal Law seminar.

The requirements:

  1. Request an application at 2024 Criminal Justice Section Scholarship Application tab on the Criminal Justice Section website.
  2. Applicants who have practiced 5 years or less will be given preference.
  3. Applicants may apply for both seminars, but only one scholarship per applicant will be awarded, regardless of the number of seminars applied to.
  4. The SBOT Advanced Criminal Law scholarship may be used to attend the “boot camp” offered as part of the Advanced Criminal Law seminar.
  5. Applicants must be a member of the Criminal Justice Section of the SBOT, or, in the alternative, may join when they apply for the scholarship.

Deadline for applications is Friday, March 15, 2024, and recipients will be notified by March 20, 2024.You can email questions to Dwight McDonald at Dwight.Mcdonald@ttu.edu.



TCDLEI Scholarship Opportunities:

Scholarship request form (pdf)

The Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Educational Institute provides scholarships for seminar tuition, available to deserving attorneys actively engaged in the defense of criminal cases who can demonstrate financial need. Scholarship requests must be in writing and state that the applicant is a TCDLA member and has not received a scholarship within the last two years (Trial College does not count as a scholarship).

Scholarship applicants must send in the following to be considered: 

1. Registration form for Rusty Duncan Seminar:
2. Letter of request;
3. Letter of recommendation from a TCDLA member;
4. Scholarship request form: (click here for pdf form)

Scholarship recipients will receive materials on USB. Course books may be purchased for an additional fee. Scholarships are awarded to qualified applicants in order received.

*LEI merchandise supports scholarships

Questions email: jsteen@tcdla.com