Scholarships will be awarded from the Orange County Bar Foundation of New York Scholarship Fund to paralegals, high school or college students, lawyers, and law school students residing in Orange County, N.Y. pursuing continued legal education, law classes, or seminars. Scholarships for Continued Legal Education, and seminars will be needs based with preference given to those pursuing classes covering topics that benefit the Orange County community. Scholarships for paralegals, high school or college students, and/or law school students will be merit based and may require submission of essays or a participation in a trial type competition.