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Council on Approved Student Education (CASE) Student Scholarship
Students from NCRA-approved court reporting education programs are encouraged to apply for consideration of the annual five scholarship awards offered through the National Court Reporters Association.
The top prize of $1500 is the Sue Shelton White Scholarship, named in honor of Sue Shelton White. White was a feminist leader originally from Henderson, Tenn., born on May 25, 1887, who served as a national leader of the women’s suffrage movement. She also worked as an official court reporter for the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1907 until 1918 and opened her own stenography business. In 1920, White earned her law degree from the Washington College of Law.
Four additional scholarships are available in the amounts of $250, $500, $750, and $1000.
Notification of the CASE Scholarship is sent each August to all NCRA-approved court reporting programs.
Number of scholarships: Five
Scholarship award: Top prize $1,500 | additional four scholarships of $1,000, $750, $500, and $250
Scholarship requirements
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible to apply for the CASE Student Scholarship, students must meet the criteria below:
- Attend an NCRA-approved court reporting program;
- Hold student membership in NCRA;
- Have attained an exemplary academic record;
- Have passed one skills test writing 160 words per minute or above at the time of submission.
How to apply
The following documents are required to be submitted for application:
- CASE Student Scholarship speed verification form
- CASE Student Scholarship recommendation form
- A copy of the student's most recent transcript
- A 500-600 word essay, double spaced, addressing the following prompt: How do you view artificial intelligence (AI)
impacting the stenographic reporting profession? The student must also submit a third page listing a minimum of two
different sources cited in researching the essay topic. The essay will be evaluated using the following criteria: content;
organization; format; proper use of grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
Students who have previously been awarded a CASE scholarship are not eligible to apply.
2023 CASE Scholarship winners
- 1st place: Kara Joseph - Plaza College - $1500
- 2nd place: Stephanie Beauchamp - Plaza College - $1000
- 3rd place: Lydia Martinez - Plaza College - $750
- 4th place: Kathryn Delap - Plaza College- $500
- 5th place: Katherine DeLong - Lakeshore Technical College - $250
Previous CASE Scholarship winners
Contact
For more information on the CASE Student Scholarship, please contact the Education Department at schools@ncra.org.