Disability Scholarships from Injury Lawyer News

Injury Lawyer News believes strongly in helping students achieve their goals of higher education, especially when they are faced with challenges such as physical and learning disabilities. As advocates of higher education, we are proud to give back to the community through the Injury Lawyer News Disability Scholarship Award.

Who is Eligible

The scholarship award is available to all pre-law and law school students. Students must be accepted to or already attending an accredited US college or university or accepted to or attending a fully accredited US law school. In addition, the scholarship is only available to students with a medically documented disability, which can be either a physical disability or a learning disability.

Scholarship Award: $3,000

The scholarship will be awarded to three students; each student will receive $1000 to be used toward tuition, books or housing at an accredited US undergraduate college program or law school.

Application Deadline:

• All applications must be received by December 31, 2014.
• Applications will only be accepted by email.

Application Process:

Applicants for the scholarship will write an essay on the following topics:

• What are the greatest challenges you have had to overcome as a result of your disability
• What area of law do you intend to practice and why

Additional Requirements:

• Essays should be 1500 to 2000 words, submitted by email only, in Word document format.
• Be sure to submit your name, address, phone number and email address as part of your application.
• A statement of your academic status at the undergraduate or graduate program you are attending
• Proof of attendance or acceptance at an accredited school as outlined above
• Proof of a minimum 3.0 GPA from the school you attend or attended (copy of official transcript required)
• Applicant must submit medical documentation of his/her disability

Winners:

Winners will be chosen based on the merits of the essays they submit. The scholarship will be awarded within 15 business days of the submission deadline.

Questions:

Please submit any questions to: scholarship@injurylawyer-news.com

Or visit injurylawyer-news.com/scholarship/

Application Submission:

Please Email all applications to: scholarship@injurylawyer-news.com