The State Bar of Texas, in collaboration with the Appellate Section of the State Bar, will host a Civil Appellate Practice 101 course in Austin, TX on September 3, 2025, and via Webcast Replay on October 8, 2025. For more information, please see the current course brochure.
The Children’s Commission is offering a limited number of registration reimbursement scholarships for attorneys to attend either the live one-day Civil Appellate Practice 101 training or webcast replay. Please read below for scholarship criteria, attendance policy, and a link to apply.
Dates and Locations:
Civil Appellate Practice 101 Live One-Day Training
September 3, 2025
Four Seasons
98 San Jacinto Blvd.
Austin, TX 78701
Civil Appellate Practice 101 Webcast Replay (virtual)
October 8, 2025
Scholarship Details and Criteria:
This scholarship will be awarded in the form of reimbursed registration fees to attend the live in-person training or virtual webcast replay
Applicants who meet all of the criteria detailed below will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis for the reimbursement scholarship. To meet the criteria, the applicant must:
- currently represent DFPS or take court appointments on a child welfare docket,
- express an interest in handling child welfare appeals,
- be in good standing with the State Bar of Texas and with their primary or appointing judge, and
- agree to complete a post-event survey from the Children’s Commission, if awarded a scholarship.
In addition, preference may be given to attorneys who have not received scholarships from the Children's Commission in the past 2 years.
Attendance Policy:
This event is hosted by the State Bar of Texas. This scholarship opportunity is funded by a federal grant, which is managed by the Supreme Court of Texas Children's Commission. The Children's Commission is responsible for reporting attendance in support of the grant expenses.
Awardees will be asked to confirm their commitment to participate in the training and scholarship recipients will be asked to verify their attendance.
Scholarship recipients are required to submit a completed post-event survey within 30 days of the event.
Awardees are required to notify the Children’s Commission in writing and in advance if they can no longer participate in their selected training or if they no longer need the registration scholarship. Please note that failure to attend the training may disqualify the awardee from receiving Commission scholarships in the future.
Application Link and Deadline to Apply:
Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 12, 2025. To apply, click the button below.
Notification and Logistics:
This scholarship will be awarded in the form of reimbursed registration fees. The Children’s Commission will notify scholarship recipients after the application period has ended and upon verification of eligibility. We hope to notify all applicants of their scholarship status no later than the week of August 19.
All scholarship awardees are responsible for monitoring notices and emails from the event organizer. The Children’s Commission is not affiliated with the event and may not be aware of notices issued by the event organizer regarding cancellation policies, CLE notices and reporting rules, notices or policies regarding COVID-19, etc.