One of the most visible ways your donations to the National Court Reporters Foundation are used is to support court reporting and captioning students and new professionals through scholarships and grants. Students and graduates can apply for several different scholarships that open at various times throughout the year. Over the course of 2021, $20,000 was awarded across six different scholarships and grants, and donations secured for 2022 will allow NCRF to continue to support court reporting and captioning students and new professionals into the future.
Most of the scholarships or grants require that applicants meet certain criteria, such as membership in NCRA, and submit specific information, such as an official transcript from their court reporting program. The chart below offers a brief snapshot of how your donations support the next generation of court reporters and captioners. (Not all of the requirements are listed in the chart below.)
| PROFESSIONAL GRANTS | Major Criteria | Opens | Closes | Amount |
| Carl Sauceda Grant (one) | More details to come soon | Jan. 17, 2022 | TBD | $1,000 |
| New Professional Reporter Grant (two) | New professionals in their first year after graduation | April 1, 2022 | June 3, 2022 | $2,000 and $1,000 |
| Monyeen Black Memorial Grant (one) | New professionals who have earned their RPR within two years of graduation | May 2022 | June 2022 | $1,000 |
| STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS | Major Criteria | Opens | Closes | Amount |
| Student Intern Scholarships (two) | NCRA student members who have been interning in a court reporting or captioning role within the past 12 months | Sept. 1, 2021 | Dec. 8, 2021 | Two awards of $1,000 each |
| Stenograph’s Milton H. Wright Memorial Scholarship (one) | Students who have completed an NCRA A to Z® Intro to Steno Machine Shorthand program and passed one skills test between 80 and 120 wpm. | Nov. 14, 2021 | Jan. 25, 2022 | About $5,000 |
| NCRF Career Launcher Student Grant (five – seven per quarter) | Students currently enrolled in a court reporting program who have passed one skills test at 180 wpm or higher | open | Jan. 14; Apr. 14, Aug. 14; Dec. 14, 2022 | Up to 7 students will receive a free Career Launcher registration (worth $100) each quarter |
| NCRA A to Z® Scholarships (10) | Students who have completed an NCRA A to Z® Intro to Steno Machine Shorthand program and passed one skills test between 60 and 100 wpm | Feb. 1, 2022 | March 15, 2022 | Up to 10 students will receive a $500 scholarship each |
| NCRA CASE Student Scholarships (five) | NCRA student members currently attending an NCRA-approved court reporting program and who have passed one skills test between 140 and 180 wpm | Feb. 1, 2022 | April 1, 2022 | The top prize of $1,500 is the Sue Shelton White Scholarship; four additional scholarships are available in the amounts of $1,000, $750, $500, and $250 |
In addition to scholarships, NCRF Angels and other donors support the future of the court reporting and captioning professions in a number of ways, including:
- Student recruitment through the NCRA A to Z Intro to Steno Machine Shorthand program
- Student education and new professional education, such as the NCRF Career Launcher program, offered through the Corrinne Clark Professionalism Institute
For more information about NCRF and its programs, visit www.ncra.org/foundation or contact Jill Parker Landsman at jlandsman@ncra.org.
