I. Eric and Grace Leef Endowed Scholarship Fund
Grace Leef and her husband, Eric came to Miami from New York. Eric was a prominent attorney in Miami for many years and together they enjoyed the pleasures that the Miami Beach lifestyle has to offer. While Grace and Eric never had children of their own, they adopted the Miami community and established a trust to benefit future generations. Predeceased by Eric, Grace passed away in 2006. She gave the majority of her estate to charitable causes. The I. Eric and Grace Leef Endowed Scholarship was established at the School of Law to memorialize the name of I. Eric and Grace Leef.
The Leef scholarship is awarded every third year to a worthy entering student at the Dean's discretion and will be awarded again for fall 2010. The Leef Scholarship is available for a full-time student only. The Leef 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.
No separate application is required for the Leef Scholarship. This award is granted on the basis of admissions credentials and achievements, without regard to financial need. Finalists are required to participate in the scholarship interview weekend which is typically held in Miami the last weekend in February. 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.
