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NEW MAILING ADDRESS:
Please take note that OPA's mailing address has changed to:
PO Box 8786
Portland, OR 97207
We are working to update the address on all website pages, documents, and materials. Please use the above address for all OPA mail correspondence and disregard any other mailing address that may be referenced elsewhere.
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2026-27 Certification Scholarship
OPA is offering one Certification Scholarship for the 2026-2027 fiscal year for either the PACE® or PCCE™ exam. See below information for complete guidelines and application instructions.
The application deadline is Monday, October 5, 2026, and the winner and scholarship will be announced at OPA’s Annual Convention on Friday, October 23, 2026.
OPA CERTIFICATION SCHOLARSHIP GUIDELINES
OPA is a member of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (“NFPA®”). NFPA offers two nationally-recognized credentialing exams:
- the Paralegal Advanced Competency Exam® (PACE®) - which awards the Registered Paralegal (RP ®) credentials; and
- the Paralegal Core Competency Exam™ (PCCE™) - which awards the Core Registered Paralegal™ (CRP™) credentials.
OPA is offering one Certification Scholarship for the 2026-2027 fiscal year (Applicant may choose to take either the PACE® or the PCCE™ exam). The application deadline is October 5, 2026, and the winner and scholarship will announced at OPA’s Annual Convention on October 23.
The scholarships includes funds to cover1:
- Exam Application/Testing Fee; and
- The Study Manual
To be eligible to apply for either scholarship, you must:
- Be a current Member of OPA;
- Renew your Member status for one year after being awarded the scholarship;
- Take the exam within six months of being awarded the scholarship2;
- Meet the education/experience requirements to be eligible to sit for the exam;
- Agree to write an article for OPA's Paragram describing how winning the scholarship and achieving your certification has impacted your professional career.
Applications will be reviewed and scored by OPA’s Certification Scholarship Ad Hoc Committee. Finalists will be notified by October 16, 2026, in time to make arrangements to attend the Annual Convention where the scholarship will be awarded.
Questions about the scholarship or the application process should be submitted to OPA’s Certification Ambassador, Jackie Wang at jwang@kelrun.com.
2026-2027 OPA Certification Scholarship Guidelines
2026-2027 OPA Certification Scholarship Application
1 The candidate will be reimbursed by OPA for the costs associated with the above. The Candidate shall submit all costs with proof of payment for reimbursement. OPA will provide half of the reimbursement after proof of payment and the second half upon proof of taking the exam (passing the exam is not a requirement for reimbursement). OPA does not reimburse any re-take fees.
2 Applicant may request one three or six month extension from the OPA Board, if extenuating circumstances arise.