DEFENSE INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Scholarship Award:

The Defense Investigators Association (DIA) may award two annual scholarships in conjunction with the Spring and Fall Conferences to qualified members who meet the application qualifications.  The scholarships will be awarded by vote of the DIA board members (board members are not eligible apply).  The award will consist of a waived conference fee.  The DIA may additionally  award one scholarship for a Defense Investigators  Training Accreditation (DITA) course, upon vote of the board members.  In that event, the tuition for the DITA course will be waived for the scholarship recipient.

Eligibility Requirements:

The applicant must be an active member or associate member in good standing with the association who demonstrates a financial need or hardship as well as an interest in participating in a particular conference or a DIA conference in general.  

Application Procedure and Requirements:

The applicant must submit a:
1)  DIA scholarship application form
2)  A 300 word essay describing the need, and the desire for a scholarship
3)  Two letters of recommendation from investigator supervisors, defense attorneys, current DIA members or DIA board members.

Scholarship Application for DIA Fall Conference, October 12 & 13, 2006

Name:
Title:
Office:
Address:
Phone number:
Email:
Name and phone number of immediate supervisor:
Years of experience as defense Investigator:

Send your application and supporting documents emailed (raydrcat@yahoo.com), or post marked by October 1, 2006 to:

Alameda County Public Defender
24085 Amador St.
Hayward, CA
Attention: Robert Caturegli