NCRF Gina Battaglia Memorial Student Intern Scholarship

Nominations open Jan. 8, 2025.

Two $2,000 memorial scholarships has been created by our NCRF Trustees and Angel Gatherers Committee members to honor the memory of Gina Battaglia, daughter of Angel Stephanie Zeder Battaglia, RMR, CRR, a freelance court reporter from Hinsdale, Ill.

Gina passed away unexpectedly in October 2022. Stephanie’s Facebook practice colleagues and other court reporting friends started a fundraiser to honor Gina’s memory. She also is now an NCRF Memorial Angel. The memorial scholarship is intended to help another rising student who might need a scholarship in addition to the annual NCRF Student Intern Scholarship.

Number of scholarships: 2
Scholarship amount: $2,000 each

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible to apply for the Gina Battaglia Memorial Student Intern Scholarship, students must meet the criteria below:

• Be a current NCRA student member;
• Be enrolled in a stenographic court reporting program;
• Have been an intern in the past 12 months in any of the three career paths: Judicial (official or freelance), CART, or captioning;
• If in a judicial court reporting program, must have passed at least one of the program’s Q & A tests at a minimum of 190 wpm;
• If in a CART or captioning program, must have passed at least one of the program’s literary tests at a minimum of 160 wpm;
• Have a grade point average of at least a 3.5 overall based on a 4.0 standard or equivalent;
• Possess all the qualities exemplified by a professional court reporter, including professional attitude, demeanor, dress, and motivation as confirmed in a letter of recommendation.