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Career Launcher Student Scholarships

Career Launcher Student Scholarships are funded by the National Court Reporters Foundation (NCRF). NCRF will be offering five to seven scholarships each quarter that will cover the cost for students to participate in the NCRF Career Launcher program.

Number of scholarships: Up to seven
Award: Free Career Launcher registration

Upcoming application deadline

Applications are accepted year-round and reviewed quarterly. The next deadline is December 11, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET.

Drawings will be held the week following each deadline date above. Applicants not selected will remain eligible for future drawings up to one year from submission. Students who have been previously awarded this scholarship are not eligible to apply.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible to apply for the NCRF Career Launcher Student Scholarships, students must meet the following criteria: Affirm they are currently a court reporting student enrolled in a court reporting school and/or can provide verification that they have passed one skills test at 180 wpm or higher.

Application information

  • Submit a complete application with all required information.
  • Scholarship winners will be featured in JCR Weekly and the Up-to-Speed quarterly student newsletter.

Career Launcher scholarship winners

2025 Winners

  • Steffani Demorest, CareerLuv Powered by Stenofasttrack
  • Kate Flora, EV360
  • Amy Galkin, Allison Hall Reporting Education
  • Vanessa Johns, Simply Steno
  • Kari Lindberg, Oklahoma State University
  • Brooke Maschmann, Allison Hall Reporting Education
  • Rashonda Price, Allison Hall Reporting Education
  • Molly Rafferty, Lake Land College
  • Victoria Rodriguez Gil, Allison Hall Reporting Education
  • Maggie Smith, Generations College

2024 Winners

  • Cymone Armstrong, College of Marin
  • Berta Cardenas, EV360
  • Yachet Chesney, Hardeman School of Court Reporting
  • Teresa Collins, College of Marin
  • Kelly Cullen, Mark Kislingbury
  • Charles Dao, Cypress College
  • Delainey Dutch, Mark Kislingbury
  • Kylie Feist, Downey Adult School
  • Lacey Haskel, Self Study, Realtime Coach
  • Liane Hatch, College of Court Reporting
  • Julie Krueger, Macomb Community College
  • Donna Kugelman, Allison Hall Reporting Education (AHRE)
  • Heeyun Briana Lee, Simply Steno
  • Zelma Lee, Simply Steno
  • Emelyn Lih, Plaza College
  • Ariela Llanos, South Coast College
  • Jacqueline Mack, Alfred State College
  • Alecia Madison, Tulsa Community College
  • Veronica Morin, Del Mar College
  • Danielle Peterson, College of Court Reporting
  • Karen Potter, Atlantic Tech College
  • Kelsey Reed, Clark State College
  • Natasha Sandoval, West Valley College
  • Kelsey Walker, Tulsa Community College
  • Kimberly Weber, Alfred State College

2023 Winners

  • Jordan Fair, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
  • Jennifer Fuller, Self study (EV360)
  • Gabrielle Osdale, Taft College at Westec Court Reporting School
  • Danielle Peterson, College of Court Reporting
  • Lily Walker, Alfred State College
  • McKalie Bellew, Tulsa Community College (Allie Hall)
  • Jenna Hall, Hardeman School of Court Reporting & Captioning
  • Hayley Long, Self study (EV360)
  • Cristin Relyea, Self study (EV360)
  • Emma Ridge, Oklahoma State University (Allie Hall)
  • Dana Spear, Tulsa Community College (Allie Hall)
  • Jill E. Wright, Clark State Community College
  • Madeline Dub, College of Marin
  • Alexa Gieco, Long Island Business Institute
  • Alexandra Owens, Arlington Career Institute
  • Elizabeth Peterson, Anoka Technical College
  • Isabella Robaina, College of Court Reporting
  • Mary Solis, South Coast College

2022 Winners

  • Stacey Brantley, South Coast College
  • Wendy Chunn, Macomb Community College
  • Stephanie Cole, Poway Adult School
  • Karen Collis, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
  • Kimberly Coltrain
  • Kathryn DiMarzio, Macomb Community College
  • Tessa Farias
  • Felise Ferradino, Self study
  • Jaiden Camille Hernandez, Mark Kislingbury Academy of Court Reporting
  • Yolanda Kong, Downey Adult School
  • Larie Kuzma, College of Court Reporting
  • Susan Lee-Cho, South Coast College
  • Camille Linton, Laura Axelsen’s CareerLuv Program
  • Laurel Loh, Realtime Center for Learning
  • Patricia Menjivar, Downey Adult School
  • Christine Moers
  • Sophia Morris
  • Tyffiney Moser, Simply Steno
  • Aimee Olson, College of Court Reporting
  • Paige Reardon, Madison Area Technical College
  • Sara Sapp, Hardeman School of Court Reporting & Captioning
  • Jessica Smalley
  • Danielle Springer, South Coast College
  • Linda Tarr
  • Melissa Thai, Downey Adult School
  • Jordan Urrutia, San Antonio College
  • Tera (Chetera) Walker
  • Janice Willier, Cuyahoga Community College

Contact

For questions about this or other NCRF scholarships, contact Jill Landsman at jlandsman@ncra.org or Alex Vlahopoulos at avlahopoulos@ncra.org.