Scholarship and Hutchinson Writing Contest Committee

• Serves the Association’s mission of assisting law students with financial need. 
• Manages the scholarship announcement and selection process and develops and implements ways of obtaining new scholarships. 
• Administers a writing competition in honor of George Hutchinson, who was the first Chief Clerk of the Federal Circuit.
• Solicits members of the Federal Circuit Bar Association to review and score papers that students submit. The Bar Association awards the student whose submission receives the highest score a substantial cash prize, typically at the Annual Dinner of the Bar Association. In addition to the recognition the winner receives at the dinner, the Journal of the Federal Circuit Bar Association publishes the winning paper.

Through its Charitable and Educational Fund, the Association offers economic assistance to law students who have interest in legal issues pertinent to the Federal Circuit’s jurisdiction.

Scholarship Information Page

Hutchinson Writing Contest Rules