The EMLF Law Student Scholarships

Scholarship Application Form

Through the Annual Scholarship Program, the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation provides educational assistance to encourage the study of energy, environmental, natural resources, and mineral law.

Last year, twenty-eight thousand ($28,000) dollars in Scholarships were awarded for the 2007-2008 academic year to law students studying energy, environmental, natural resource, and mineral law at schools holding membership in the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation.

The Energy & Mineral Law Foundation was established in 1980 to provide a forum for the intellectually honest examination of the legal issues related to the development and use of natural resources. The Energy & Mineral Law Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization, funded primarily through membership dues and revenues from educational programs. Twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) in scholarships are funded through membership dues, the EMLF Endowment Fund, the Paul N. Bowles Scholarship Fund, and the James H. Davis, III Scholarship Fund.

Additional scholarships are available for the 2008-2009 academic year through the generous gifts of the following EMLF members:
• Foundation Coal Corporation Scholarship – $2,800
• Jan and Chester Keeton Scholarship – $5000
• Mary Sue Schulberg Scholarship – $1500

Law Schools may join the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation at any time for a $100 annual membership fee. If your school is not included in the listing here, ask your law school administration to inquire about membership benefits, including immediate eligibility for student scholarship participation.

• Eligibility. Law school students for the current academic year are eligible to receive scholarships.
• Field of Study. Law students must demonstrate an interest in the study of natural resources, energy or mineral law.
• Law Schools. The scholarship can only be used in connection with a degree program sponsored by a law school which is a Member of the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation.
• Amount of Scholarships. Scholarship awards generally ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 will be awarded to defray academic expenses for the current school year.
• Criteria for Selection. The following criteria will be used to determine the recipients of the scholarships:
  (a) potential to make a significant contribution in the field of energy, mineral and natural resources law;
  (b) academic ability;
  (c) leadership ability; and
  (d) financial need.

Applications should include two letters of recommendation with at least one from a law school dean, faculty member, or member of the legal profession.

All applications are to be submitted directly to the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation. Deadline this year for applications is April 11, 2008.