MAPLA announces a new membership benefit that is designed to enhance attendance at MAPLA Law School Caravan sites. MAPLA Pre-Law Advisors who bring at least 3 students are eligible to apply for travel assistance scholarships at the following rates:
Minimum: three students plus an advisor—MAPLA will reimburse your actual expenses up to $200. For every additional student you bring, you’ll receive up to an additional $50/per student. For example, an advisor plus 6 students would be reimbursed for all expenses incurred up to a maximum of $350 (7 persons @ $50 each). Bring as many students as possible—there is no upper limit.
Reimbursable expenses include ALL costs you incur in getting to a MAPLA site, including vehicle rentals, bus/train fare, taxis, gas, parking, tolls, hotel, food, etc. Our simple goal is to encourage and help you attend our events.
Here is how it works: You must be a member of MAPLA and be from an institution outside of the city in which the Caravan event is located to get the subsidy. Organize a trip to the MAPLA Caravan site for yourself and at least three students. Save your receipts, and submit them to MAPLA Treasurer Don Racheter [racheter@gmail.com]. Get a check!
To join MAPLA [$40 a year for Pre-Law Advisors], click HERE.
[Note that if you are NOT interested in the subsidy you do NOT have to be a member of MAPLA to attend any Caravan event—they are always free and open to the public.]We ask you to send us an electronic photo of your group at the Caravan site, for our possible use in MAPLA Briefs.
Everybody wins--you have provided a great opportunity to your students, the students gain exposure to a large number of law school representatives, and the law schools get to meet even more potential applicants! For questions or more information, contact MAPLA Treasurer Don Racheter.