The Barney Center will make the decision on granting financial hardship scholarships.

20% of all available seats per event will be reserved for financial hardship scholarships.

Scholarships are available for all attorneys.

The scholarships awarded range from a 50% to a 100% tuition reduction.

Attorneys who have been admitted to practice in any state and who are unemployed, employees in the public sector demonstrating need, attorneys who can establish financial hardship in a Statement of Need, or earning less than $30,000.00 may be granted financial hardship scholarships.

In granting scholarships, The Barney Center will apply the following formula in deciding on the amount of scholarship to award:
Unemployed: Full scholarship

Income up to $30,000: 50% discount

Income above $30,000: No discount

The Barney Center will evaluate all other applications based upon the following criteria: all sources of applicant’s income, all sources of applicant’s debts, applicant’s past employment, applicant’s present employment, number of applicant’s dependents, and any other considerations that demonstrate applicant’s financial hardship.

II. Financial Hardship Scholarship Application Procedures:

1. Scholarships may be applied only toward tuition for attending the seminar. (Individuals receiving scholarships are responsible for other costs in connection with attending a seminar.)
2. A completed Scholarship Application Form and the Statement of Need letter must be received by The Barney Center no later than four (4) weeks prior to the start of the semester.
3. A written reply from the Director of The Barney Center will be forwarded prior to the start of the seminar. Please contact The Barney Center if a reply is not received one (1) week prior to the start of the seminar.
4. Scholarships will not be granted retroactively and applications will not be considered after the deadline.
   Note: Scholarships applicants are urged to apply early.

Please forward all scholarship applications to

The Barney Center, Inc.
1211 Browning Avenue
Birmingham, Alabama 35213