Student Intern Scholarship

NCRF will award two Student Intern Scholarships of $1,000 each in 2010.  Eligible students must be interning in any of the three career paths (Judicial, either freelance or official; CART; or captioning).  Look for more information on this site next Spring .     

Criteria for NCRF's Student Intern Scholarship

1. The nominee must be a current NCRA student member.
2. The nominee must be an intern in any of the three career paths:  judicial (official and freelance), CART, and captioning.
3. The nominee must be enrolled in an NCRA Certified Court Reporter Training Program.
4. Any student that has been in his/her school’s intern program in the past 12 months is eligible.
5. The nominee in a judicial court reporting program must have passed at least one of the program’s Q & A tests at a minimum of 190 words per minute.
6. The nominee in a CART or captioning program must have passed at least one of the program’s literary tests at a minimum of 160 words per minute.
7. The nominee must have a grade point average of at least a 3.5 overall,    
    based on a 4.0 standard or equivalent.
8. The nominee must have a demonstrated need for financial assistance.
9. The nominee must possess all the qualities exemplified by a professional  
     court reporter, including professional attitude, demeanor, dress, and
     motivation.
10. The nominee must agree to participate in NCRA’s Mentors Program.    
    Information may be found at http://www.ncraonline.org/EducCertification/VMP/.
11. All criteria must be confirmed and verified by the submitting program.

Nomination Form

You may fax or mail a nomination form [Adobe Acrobat format] to the address/number below:

NCRF
Attn: Mary Rodriguez, Foundation Specialist
8224 Old Courthouse Road
Vienna, Virginia 22182-3808
800-272-NCRA (6272) x152
FAX (703)556-6291
TTY (703)556-6289
mrodriguez@ncrahq.org

Past Winners                                                                                   

2009: Whitney Lofton - Chattanooga State Tech Cmty. College, Chattanooga, TN
2009: Karen Kurzdorfer - College of Court Reporting, Hobart, IN
2008: Paula Berard - Chattanooga State Tech Cmty. College, Chattanooga, TN
2008: Stephanie Fernandez - Cerritos College, Norwalk, CA
2007: Jessica Hendricks - Alvin Community College, Alvin, TX
2007: Leah Faulkner - Sheridan Technical Center, Hollywood, FL
2006: Joy Reich - Business Informatics Center, Valley Stream, NY 
2006: Christine Kutanovski - College of Court Reporting, Hobart, IN 
2005: Alanna Leeper - Tennessee Career College 
2005: Denyse Stone -Sarasota County Technical Institute 

                                                                                                  Updated 8/14/2009