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ELS Scholarship

As a 'service' to all ELSA members we put the Call for applicants sent out by the ELS trust online. We encourage you to use that possibilty offered by ELS and apply for a scholarship

Dear ELSA friends,

on behalf of the Executive Committee of the ELSA Lawyers Society (ELS) it is a great pleasure for me to announce the CALL FOR APPLICANTS for 4 ELS Scholarships towards the participation to the ICM in Nuremberg.

In recent years the ELS Trust has given many ELSA members the possibility to attend ICMs as "ELS Scholars" by sponsoring their participation fee. We are happy to offer this opportunity again for the forthcoming ICM.

ELS Trust

The ELS Trust is set up as an instrument to pursue and implement the spirit and aims of the ELSA Lawyers Society as expressed in its Statutes "..... ELS strives as an independent organisation to support ELSA..... by contributing to its positive and qualitative growth, by means of fundraising, marketing and other activities....."

In managing the Trust the ELS strives to keep update with all developments and needs of ELSA at all levels of the organisation so to pursue ELSA's best interests in the allocation of the funds, while maintaining total independence from ELSA's Council, the International, National and Local Boards and any other executive and/or legislative body.

ELS Scholarships for Participation to the ICM

The aim is to promote the dissemination of the principles and the spirit of ELSA and ELS amongst all law students and young lawyers by fostering the participation of ELSA members to International Council Meetings and providing financial assistance to ELSA members who show potential and determination in personally contributing to the upholding and dissemination of these ideals.

Call for Applicants for the ICM Nuremberg Autumn 2008

The ELS Trust offers:

4 ELS Scholarships of up to Euro 182 each in participation fees at the ICM plus the Gala Ball admission ticket.

This means that each successful applicant (or "ELS Scholar") will have the ELS Trust pay up to Euro 182 for his/her participation fee plus the Gala Ball admission ticket directly to the ICM Organising Committee.

Unfortunately the ELS Trust cannot provide for travel expenses, which will have to be taken care for by the successful applicants themselves.

No more than 2 scholarships may be awarded to one same country.

Timetable

1. Deadline for submitting Scholarship Applications to ELS is October 1st, 2008;

2. Announcement of results approx. 10 days after;

3. The ELS Trust will pay up to Euro 182 in participation fee plus admission to Gala Ball for each "ELS Scholar" directly to the ICM Organising Committee;

Important note

When applying for the ELS Scholarship do not forget to also apply for participation in the ICM with the ICM OC.

You are required to follow all instructions set out by the ICM OC.
As an applicant for the ELS scholarship, the OC of the ICM will put your ICM application "on hold". This is an exception to the general rule that once you apply to the ICM you are obliged to pay the participation fee whether you actually participate or not. "on hold" means that in case you are not awarded the ELS scholarship - and you are not able or willing to participate to the ICM at all - you will NOT be obliged to pay the participation fee to the ICM OC. Instead your Head of Delegation can (but doesn't have to) in cooperation with the OC select somebody else to take the (then free) free place in your delegation.

This is valid under the following conditions:

1. You inform the ICM OC in writing (e-mail is sufficient) that you are also applying for the ELS Scholarship. Please do so by sending an email to the responsible persons for participants.

2. Your ICM application is made according to all requirements set out by the OC.

3. The "on hold" status will last only until the results of the ELS Scholarship are announced.

4. In case your ELS scholarship application was rejected, you have to inform the OC immediately whether you want to participate or not. If you do not inform the OC your application will be considered cancelled after two days.

How to apply for the ELS Trust Scholarship

members from ELSA Member Countries, Observer countries or prospective National Groups (i.e. ELSA contacts in the process of becoming ELSA members) may apply.

Send an email to:

Pierangelo T. Graziani
E-mail: trust (at) elslawyer.org
Executive Officer ELS Trust

ELSA Lawyers Society

state your name, address, telephone, and email and state the arguments in favour of your candidature. Please do not be too extensive.

For your information some of the Indicators we will be watching in the decision making process include but are not limited to:

1. economic and social situation of applicant's country of origin

2. financial situation of the applicant, of his/her Local and/or National ELSA Group

3. availability of financial aid

4. past participation at ICM of applicant personally and/or of his National Group (N.B. this is neither a "plus" or "minus", but serves together with the rest of the information to give an idea of the National ELSA group.)

5. growth potential of the ELSA National and/or Local Group

6. applicant's willingness to personally contribute to the upholding and dissemination of the ideals of ELSA and ELS

The managing Body of the ELS Trust, while remaining independent from ELSA, will strive to have all necessary input from ELSA at all levels and especially, besides the applicants themselves, from ELSA International and the ICM Organising Committee.

Requirements for the ELS Scholar

ELS Scholarships are not intended as "gifts" but as "investments" in individuals who are expected to do their best for ELSA. Therefore the ELS Scholar:

1. Is expected to make the best of the Council Meeting experience, actively participating in Plenary, Workshops, Conferences and any other working event as planned by the ICM Programme. Actively participating in the Social Programme is a desirable plus.

2. Within 6 weeks after the end of the ICM he/she will write a report to ELSA addressing his/her Experience at the ICM and plans for developing ELSA in his/ her Country

NOTE: The report is a very valuable tool for ELS in monitoring how the ELS Trust contributes to ELSA and in evaluating how to best allocate its resources in ELSA's interest. Therefore ELS expects all ELS Scholars to take this requirement seriously and reserves the right to take actions against those Scholars who should not perform this essential requirement in the agreed manner.

For any further information please do not hesitate to contact me.

Looking forward to receiving your applications,

yours,

Pierangelo T. Graziani
Executive Officer ELS Trust
ELSA Lawyers Society

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