- Lawyer Directory
- For Members
- For the Public
- Programs & Affiliates
- Ethics & Discipline
- Inside the Bar
- Leadership
- Governance
- Committees
- Committees Mission & Latest Developments
- Committee Interest Form
- Bench-Bar Liaison Committee
- Budget & Finance Committee
- Clients' Security Fund Committee
- Ethics Committee
- Fee Dispute Resolution Committee
- Legal History Committee
- LJAP Committee
- Memorial Committee
- Military Assistance Committee
- Mississippi Lawyer Committee
- Paralegal Standing Committee
- Professionalism Committee
- Committee on Professional Responsibility
- Public Information Committee
- Technology Committee
- Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee
- Women in the Profession Committee
- Young Lawyers Division
- Sections
- Purpose & Chairs
- How to Join
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Appellate Practice
- Business Law
- Estates & Trust
- Family Law
- Gaming Law
- Government Law
- Health Law
- Intellectual Property
- Labor & Employment Law
- Litigation
- Natural Resources, Environment & Energy (SONREEL)
- Prosecutors
- Real Property
- Senior Lawyers
- Taxation
- Workers' Compensation
- Awards
- Staff Contacts
- Bar Events Calendar
- Directions to the Bar Center
- ScrubMetadata
Kid's Chance
Download
the PDF version of the application
KIDS' CHANCE OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOLARSHIP FUND
What is Kids' Chance?
Kids' Chance of Mississippi is a scholarship fund
established by the Mississippi Bar Foundation under the
Administrative Law and Workers' Compensation Section of the
Mississippi Bar to provide scholarships for children who have had a
parent killed or permanently and totally disabled on the job. Kids'
Chance of Mississippi provides scholarships for students to attend
vocational/technical school or college. The fund brings together
all those involved in workers' compensation issues: the legal,
medical and business communities.
Who is eligible for Kids' Chance of Mississippi
Scholarships?
Mississippi residents between the ages of 17 and 23 who
have had a parent killed or permanently and totally disabled in an
accident that is compensable under the Mississippi Workers'
Compensation Act may apply for the scholarship. The scholarship is
good for one year, but recipients may apply each year of school as
long as they make satisfactory academic progress. In addition,
applicants must demonstrate substantial financial need.
Scholarship Selection
The Kids' Chance of Mississippi Scholarship Committee
reviews all applications and recommends recipients to the
foundation's board of trustees. The committee is made up of
representatives from the legal community, the medical profession,
insurance companies and insured employers. Through the caring
contributions of various members of the community, Kids' Chance of
Mississippi is able to give young people a chance to further their
education.
Applications
The time period for submitting completed applications and
all supporting documents with respect to scholarships for each year
runs fromuntil May 1of each year. Applications and supporting
information willnotbe accepted after the May 1 deadline.
Scholarships will be awarded in late June of each year and
announced soon thereafter. The amount of each Kids' Chance of
Mississippi Scholarship awarded is decided by the Scholarship
Committee; the amount of the scholarship(s) awarded is undetermined
at this time. The application and required documents should be sent
to: Administrative Law and Workers' Compensation Section,
Mississippi Bar Foundation, Post Office Box 2168, Jackson,
Mississippi, 39225-2168.
University of Phoenix
The University of Phoenix donates a limited number of
scholarships to spouses of deceased claimants. For more information
about this scholarship contact Ms. Kathy West at: Kathy.West@appollogrp.edu.
Donations
As there is a large number of potentially eligible
applicants, funds to establish and continue the scholarships are
always needed. Any donation to the fund is tax deductible under
Section 170 (c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code. If you wish to
donate, please send your check made payable to the Mississippi Bar
Foundation to: H. Byron Carter, III, Carter Law Firm, P.A. Post
Office Box 720636, Jackson, Mississippi 39272-0636.