ARMENIAN BAR ASSOCIATION TO AWARD GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS IN LAW

The Armenian Bar Association is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for its Fourth Annual Scholarship Program. The Program is designed to support meritorious students of Armenian descent attending, or accepted for admission to, an approved law school in the United States, Armenia or elsewhere. Recipients must demonstrate an outstanding academic record as well as a strong commitment to the Armenian community, particularly in humanitarian and/or law-related endeavors.

Students interested in applying for an ArmenBar scholarship should use the application available on this website. Deadline for submitting the application and supporting documents is March 31, 2010.

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ARMENIAN BAR ASSOCIATION AWARDS GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS IN LAW

The Armenian Bar Association (ArmenBar) is pleased to announce that it is has selected the scholarship recipients for the 2009 Scholarship

Program. The Program is designed to support meritorious students of Armenian descent attending, or accepted for admission to, an approved law school in the United States, Armenia, or elsewhere. Recipients must demonstrate an outstanding academic record as well as a strong commitment to the Armenian community, particularly in humanitarian and/or law-related endeavors. The Annual Scholarship Program is funded by donations and by fundraising events hosted by ArmenBar. In addition to the Scholarship Program, ArmenBar supports Armenian law students through its Mentorship Program and other programs and events, such as the presentation of legal scholars on topics of interest to students and attorneys at law schools throughout the country and internship opportunities.

“This year, we awarded three scholarships under the Scholarship Program to outstanding students studying law who have shown superior academic achievement and who contribute to the Armenian communities in which they live,” said Christine Engustian, chair of the Scholarship Committee.

The recipients for the year 2009 are Natalie Martirossian, Garric Nahapetian and Astghik Solomonyan.

 


Natalie T. Martirossian has an exemplary academic record. She majored in Business Economics (with a minor in Accounting) at UCLA and graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2008. Natalie is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and has been invited into the Golden Key International Honor Society and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. Natalie has been accepted to prestigious law schools, such as UCLA, USC and UC Berkeley, and has decided to attend UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall this fall. Natalie has been working as a full-time associate at Pricewaterhouse Coopers, where she audits large entertainment companies. Natalie wishes to pursue a career in entertainment law. Natalie is active in her local community. She is a volunteer at Tufenkian Pre-school and has been a volunteer organizer for fundraising banquets held by the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, the Armenian Missionary Association of America, and the Developmental Services for Armenia. Natalie is also involved in recruiting UCLA students to PricewaterhouseCoopers, and she is a Habitat for Humanity fundraising and building volunteer. Natalie is fluent in Armenian and Spanish.

 


Garric Nahapetian graduated with honors in the spring of 2007 from the University of California at Irvine with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. In the fall of 2006, he worked as a Program Assistant with the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area for a period of ten weeks through the University of California Washington, DC Internship Program. Prior to graduating, he completed his Political Science Honors Thesis entitled, "Analysis of the US Legal Justification for Invading Iraq in 2003." In 2007, it received both the School of Social Sciences Undergraduate Award for Outstanding Honors Thesis and the Department of Political Science Harry Eckstein Award for Outstanding Honors Thesis. For his thesis work, he also received an Order of Merit Award for Academic Distinction, and thus, a place within the top two percent of his class. After graduating, Garric traveled to the Caucus Region on a fellowship granted by Birthright Armenia and in conjunction with the Armenian Volunteer Corps. For a period of ten weeks, Garric worked as an English teacher at a local YMCA in the Armenian city of Gyumri. Garric scored within the nintey-sixth percentile on the LSAT, and began working as an LSAT instructor at Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions. Garric will begin to earn his Juris Doctor degree at the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law this fall.

        


Astghik Solomonyan was an undergraduate student at Yerevan State University from 2005 to 2009. Astghik showed the best results in exams along with 200 other students, was in top 15 of her class and was chosen from 40 students to take part in the Legal Clinic classes, the aim of which was to teach students how to communicate with clients to solve the client’s legal problems. The judicial and legal issues surrounding various levels of social and political circumstances in Armenia, inspired Astghik since early childhood to dedicate the entirety of her academic achievements to improving the lives of those in need of legal help. Astghik has decided to specialize in Commercial Law. Astghik has gained valuable experience working with children throughout various schools in Armenia, teaching them of the various uses and importance of laws. She even committed her time to the organization of a play where children had to present a case concerned with the courts.