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Safety on the Road Scholarship

Eligibility

  • Current high school seniors, college students, and graduate students
  • Legal residents of the United States
  • Enrolled in a two- to a five-year post-secondary institution
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Good overall academic standing

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To apply for the scholarship, you’ll need to submit an essay discussing your idea for improving road safety and the potential results of your proposed change.

 

Legal Focus Scholarship

Eligibility

  • This scholarship is offered to high school Juniors and Seniors, as well as any student currently enrolled in an accredited community college, undergraduate, or graduate program in the United States.
  • The scholarship candidate must possess an interest in studying U.S. law. This interest may be demonstrated by relevant life experiences, past and/or present volunteer experiences, educational experiences, and/or professional experience.
  • The scholarship candidate must be in good academic standing, with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.

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To be considered for this scholarship, please submit the following documentation:

  • A current resume
  • A current unofficial transcript from the applicant’s high school or college.
  • An essay (1,000 word limit) responding to one of these prompts:
  1.  U.S. family law judges are bound to resolve child custody disputes according to the “best interests of the child” standard. If a married couple, seeking a divorce, came to you for assistance and asked you how they should go about building a co-parenting agreement (shared custody) that reflected the “best interests of the child” standard, how would you advise them?
  2.  The idea that an individual is “innocent until proven guilty” is sacred within the U.S. justice system. What are the virtues of building the strongest possible defense of an individual accused of criminal wrongdoing, even if you know or suspect that they are indeed guilty of the charges that have been levied against them?
  3. What inspires you to study law and what do you plan to do after pursuing your legally focused education?

Learner SAT Scholarship

Eligibility

High school students

Current U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident

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You can apply for this scholarship on the Bold.org scholarship platform. Simply set up a free account and submit your application for the Learner SAT Tutoring Scholarship, along with a short essay answering the following prompts:

•  How are you preparing yourself for the SAT test?
•  What’s your goal with the SAT test?

Big Sun Athletics Scholarship

Eligibility

  • All student athletes are eligible regardless of the sport they are engaged in or the capacity in which they participate.
  • The student must be a high school senior or be attending a post secondary institute.

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Please send a short essay (500 – 1,000 words) answering the following questions:
  • How did your participation in sports during your high school years influence you?
  • Has your participation influenced your career goals?
  • Has your participation influenced how you relate to your family?

FMAA Scholarship Program

Eligibility

  • Graduating high school senior

More Details

Create a 45-60 second video answering this question: “The meaning of the flag has historically represented many things for different reasons. With the current challenges we face as a nation, what does the American flag represent to your generation?”

Jake Thomas WIlliams Memorial Scholarship

Eligibility

  • High School Senior
  • Majoring in social work, therapy, or psychology
  • Planning a career in mental health or suicide prevention

More Details

To apply, tell us about your experience with loss, your inspiration for pursuing mental health, your career goals, and how you think you’ll make a difference in suicide prevention.

The Humanity Scholarship

Eligibility

  • Must be a current high school senior or college freshman, sophomore, or junior.
  • Plan to attend an accredited college, university, or community college in the upcoming academic year.
  • Be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident.
  • Have a GPA of 2.50 or higher.

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Record a video (maximum length of 2 minutes) sharing a persuasive pitch for why ending human trafficking is important to your generation. Follow the instructions below for uploading your video and consider the following prompts:

  • Why is it important to address human trafficking and child exploitation at this point in time?
  • Thousands of companies are unwittingly being used by organized criminals to facilitate human trafficking. Why is it critical for companies to be proactive about preventing these types of crimes?
  • How do we lower the risk of trafficking for vulnerable populations and bring visibility to those who feel invisible?
  • Why is this issue time critical?
  • How can we raise awareness and vigilance about this issue among Gen Z for themselves and others?
  • How does this campaign to end trafficking improve humanity?

Legal Marketing Scholarship

Eligibility

In order to be eligible to apply for the Optimize My Firm Legal Marketing Scholarship, applicants must be planning on attending an accredited United States college or university in 2023. This is open to high school seniors who have a 3.0 GPA or higher

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For your submission, pretend you are a personal injury lawyer and create a TikTok video to try to capture the attention of prospective future clients.

Campaigns will be assessed based on:

  1. Originality
  2. Thorough details
  3. Realistic applicability
  4. Memorability

Work Injury Awareness Scholarship

Eligibility

  • Applicants must be EITHER be a high school senior (graduating summer 2023) OR students currently enrolled in a college, trade school, or university at the start of the fall 2023 semester.
  • Must submit your essay by Wednesday, December 1, 2023.

More Details

To enter, write a 200-300 word essay about the struggles an undocumented worker may face with a work injury and how laws can better protect them.

ESSAY CRITERIA
  • Write a 200-300 word essay about the struggles an undocumented worker may face with a work injury and how laws can better protect them.
  • Minimum word count: 200
  • Cannot exceed 350 words

#ScienceSaves Video Scholarship Contest

Eligibility

  • All United States high school seniors entering college in the Fall of 2023.

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How to Enter

Create a 20-30 second video answering the question “What has science done for me?” or “What has science done for somebody I know?” You will be judged on your ability to highlight how science saves in a succinct, creative way with original photos, video clips, and text. Be sure to add #ScienceSaves to your video.