The Attorneys for Animals (AFA) Animal Law Conference Scholarship program, now in its 5th year, will provide travel scholarships of $500 each to nine eligible recipients to attend in-person.
AFA, a Michigan-based non-profit dedicated to advancing animal law and policy through advocacy, education, and professional development, is offering up to 9 (nine) scholarships to attend the 32nd Animal Law Conference in Portland, OR from Oct. 18-20. Visit the Animal Law Conference Website.
Scholarship Rules and Application Form
AFA, a Michigan-based non-profit dedicated to advancing animal law and policy through advocacy, education, and professional development, is offering up to 9 (nine) travel reimbursement scholarships of $500 each, to attend the 32nd Animal Law Conference in Portland, OR from Oct. 18-20.
Note that these scholarships are not for conference registration fees.
1. Application Process
Register by completing the form at the link below. You will be required to answer a question related to the Conference Speakers (100 word maximum).
By submitting an application, you agree that if selected, you will make yourself reasonably available to meet with AFA representatives before and after the conference via zoom or telephone; to meet with other scholarship recipients during the conference; provide an image of yourself; provide a short review and evaluation after the Conference; submit timely reimbursement requests, and comply with all other requests reasonably related to the Scholarship Program.
Registration is now open and closes Fri., Sep. 20, 2024,11:59PM Eastern.
Scholarship recipients will be announced no later than Sun., Sep. 22, 2024, and will be notified via email.
Recipients are responsible for registering for the conference and must register on or before Mon., Sep. 30, 2024, and notify AFA via email of the registration. If the recipient fails to register on or before Sep. 30, AFA reserves the right to select a recipient in his or her place.
2. Eligibility: The Scholarship program is open to:
- law students, including those in master’s or other post-J.D. programs, who are legal residents of the United States, including those attending law school outside the U.S., and who are enrolled in law school either at the time of application, or who will be so at the time of the conference.
- students enrolled in a post-baccalaureate program of animal law and policy for non-lawyers, who are legal residents of the United States, including those attending school outside the U.S., and who are enrolled in school either at the time of application, or who will be so enrolled during the conference.
- undergraduate students whose course of study relates to animal law and policy, or to human-animal relationships
- others who can demonstrate both an interest in the conference subject matter and a need for scholarship funds (for example, those who have been, but are not currently enrolled in programs similar to those described in a. through c. above); or who have relevant employment or volunteer experience.
3. Travel Reimbursement Process
AFA will, upon receipt of proper documentation of expenses for travel, lodging, and food expenses incurred in attending the Conference, reimburse each recipient for up to $500. Each recipient agrees to attend the conference, and to make and pay for his or her own travel and lodging arrangements. All requests for travel reimbursement must be submitted on or before Tues., Oct. 29, 11:59PM Eastern to, and on a form provided by, AFA. AFA will process and pay all approved travel reimbursement requests on or before Tues., Nov. 19, 2024. AFA anticipates that the transfer will be made by PayPal and recipients agree to provide AFA with an account for this transfer. It is preferable that the account be in recipient’s own name; however, upon request AFA will transfer to an account supplied by recipient and will assume no liability for any such third-party transfer.
By submitting an application, applicants agree that, if selected for a scholarship, they will attend substantially all of the conference, and will notify AFA if an emergency prevents them from doing so. Conference schedule and agenda(all Pacific times):
- Fri., Oct. 18: 6 to 8:30PM
- Sat., Oct. 19: 9AM to 5:30PM
- Sun. Oct. 20: 9:00AM to 1:30PM
4. Terms and Conditions: AFA reserves the right to refuse, withdraw, or disqualify any entry at any time at its sole discretion. By entering, you represent and warrant that you are eligible to participate based on eligibility requirements, and you agree to accept the decisions of AFA as final and binding. AFA has the sole discretion to select Scholarship recipients, and to modify, suspend, cancel, or terminate the Scholarship due to causes beyond its control that impact the security, fairness, proper conduct, or administration of the Scholarship.
5. Rights Granted by You: By submitting an entry, you understand and agree that AFA, its agents or licensees, where permitted by law and subject to the terms of AFA’s Privacy Policy, shall have the right to print, publish, broadcast, distribute and use in any media known now or hereafter developed, in perpetuity, worldwide, and without limitation, your submission and name for news, publicity, advertising, promotional purposes, trade, information, and public relations without any further notice, review, consent, compensation, or remuneration, unless prohibited by law.
6. Limitation of Liability: Your application constitutes your agreement to release and hold harmless AFA and its representatives, successors, agents, assigns, directors, employees, and officers against and from any and all claims, liability, illness, injury, death, litigation, loss, or damages that may occur, directly or indirectly from participation in the Scholarship program, including cancellation of the Conference, any type of technical failure, the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions, phone, or Internet service.
7. Disputes: The Scholarship is governed by the laws of Michigan without respect to conflict of law doctrines.
8. Privacy Policy: Information submitted with an entry is subject to AFA’s Privacy Policy. Click here to read the Privacy Policy.
9. Social Media: The Scholarship hosted by AFA is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook, Twitter or other social media outlet used to publicize the Scholarship.
10. Agreement to Rules: All entrants agree to abide by the rules and decisions which are fully and unconditionally binding in all respects.