In 2004, Southern Wine and Spirits of America, Inc. established a scholarship to be awarded every three years to an outstanding entering law student. The Chaplin Scholar receives a full-tuition award and a yearly stipend of $1,000 which are renewable each year.  The award is for the fall and spring semester Law School tuition only, except that it provides a full scholarship for one summer of enrollment in either one of our summer abroad programs or on-campus summer session following the first or second year of law school.

 

The Chaplin Scholarship is awarded every third year to a worthy entering student at the Dean's discretion and will be awarded again for fall 2008.  The Chaplin Scholarship is available for a full-time student only.  The recipient is selected on the basis of merit with preference given to a student with an interest in transactional work.

No separate application is required for the Chaplin Scholarship.  Finalists are required to participate in a scholarship interview weekend which is being held in Miami on Friday, February 29 and Saturday, March 1, 2008.  By mid-February, finalists will be notified and invited to participate in the scholarship weekend at the School's expense.    

To ensure the award of the Scholarship, recipients must accept their scholarship award and pay the $300 seat deposit* by the required date.

*In order to confirm entering students’ intention to enroll at the University of Miami, it is necessary for them to submit a $300 deposit which will be applied to their first semester's tuition.  Note that $100 of this deposit is non-refundable.  The deposit check should be payable to the University of Miami, and is due on April 16, 2008.  If the deposit check is  received in the office after  the  April 16th  deadline, it will be accepted  on a space available basis only if it was postmarked prior to April 7th  (when using regular or express US mail) or  prior to April 11th (when using UPS, FedEx, or other courier).  We will not accept deposits which do not meet these requirements.   If, for any reason plans to enroll should change after a deposit is paid,  a partial refund of the deposit will be made based upon the following schedule:  notification in writing prior to May 9 - $200; prior to June 20 - $150; prior to July 25 - $100; prior to August 1 - $50; August 2 or later - no refund.