The Education Support Program (ESP) supports full-time state court judges and court managers to attend courses that enhance their knowledge, skills, and abilities which they could not otherwise attend because of limited state, local, and personal budgets.
Donor Name: State Justice Institute
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/01/2025
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Education Support Program (ESP) only covers the cost of tuition up to a maximum of $1,000 per award. Awards will be made for the exact amount requested for tuition. Funds to pay tuition in excess of $1,000, and other costs of participating in a course such as travel, transportation, meals, materials, and transportation to and from airports (including rental cars) at the site of the education program, must be obtained from other sources or be borne by the ESP award recipient.
Eligible Recipients
Because of the limited amount of funding available, only full-time judges of state or local trial and appellate courts; full-time professional state or local court personnel with management responsibilities or on a professional career track; and supervisory and management probation officials in judicial branch probation offices are eligible for the program. Senior judges, part-time judges, quasi-judicial hearing officers including referees and commissioners, administrative law judges, staff attorneys, law clerks, line staff, law enforcement officers, and other executive branch personnel are not eligible. Applicants are limited to one ESP award every other fiscal year (i.e. if awarded an ESP in FY 2019, the applicant will remain ineligible until FY 2021), unless the course specifically assumes multi-year participation as part of a certificate program.
For more information, visit State Justice Institute.
