New family law scholarship

New family law scholarship

A new family law scholarship has been announced by The Family Law Practitioners Association of Qld Ltd.

The Dianne Smith Post-Graduate Family Law Research Scholarship (named in honour of the retired Judicial Registrar and former President of FLPA) has a value of $15,000 to $35,000. An information sheet in relation to the scholarship can be found on the FLPA website. The closing date for applications for the scholarship is 31 October 2007.

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