The 7th Amendment Scholarship

McCoy & Hiestand is excited to offer a $2,500 financial award to a student applying for the firm’s 7th Amendment Scholarship. This scholarship requires students to think critically about the 7th Amendment and discuss, in a 500 to 1,000-word essay, whether or not the Amendment should be construed literally.

The 7th Amendment reads as follows:

“In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.”

McCoy & Hiestand encourages applying students to approach this topic from a variety of angles and to muse on the nature of justice and the value of a jury. Students should also be prepared to submit evidence of a 3.0 or higher GPA and enrollment or acceptance into an accredited United States university or graduate school. Hopefuls from all fields of study are encouraged to apply.

Application Requirements

Undergraduate and graduate students are all invited to apply for the 7th Amendment Scholarship. 

Along with their scholarship essays, students are expected to submit evidence that they meet the scholarship’s criteria, including:

• Good academic standing
• Evidence of enrollment in an accredited college, university, or graduate school in the United States
• A 500 to 1,000-word essay answering the question: should the 7th Amendment be construed literally?

Students should also submit proof that they’ve agreed to the scholarship’s terms and conditions if they want to be considered for the $2,500 award.