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The attorneys at the Berkowitz Hanna Malpractice and Injury Lawyers understand the challenges faced by disability, whether it is directly caused by an injury or not. Disabilities go beyond a medical definition and cause daily challenges in the life of many. We believe strongly in giving back to our community and do not want to see students give up on their dreams. Because of this, we are excited to offer a $1,000 scholarship to help one student living with a disability pay for college.
The Defining the Disability Scholarship is a $1,000 scholarship available to students who meet the scholarship eligibility requirements below and who can best describe in a 750-1,000 word essay: how can we define disability in the modern world versus its medical definition? While defining what disability means to you, explain how disability has been part of your life, whether it’s affected someone you know or has had a personal effect. The deadline to apply for this scholarship is October 31, 2024.
Eligibility
- The scholarship is open to any current high school senior, vocational student, college student or graduate student who is a legal resident of the United States residing in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia and who is enrolled in a vocational program or two to four year post-secondary institution for the Spring 2025 semester.
- Employees of Berkowitz Hanna Malpractice & Injury Lawyers, their immediate families (parent, child, sibling, and spouse), and persons living in the same households of such individuals (whether related or not), are not eligible to participate in the competition.
- Candidates for this scholarship should have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher and be in good overall academic standing.
Application Requirements
- The candidate must fill out the form below with all necessary information
- The candidate must submit a 750-1000 word essay response to the prompt: how can we define disability in the modern world versus its medical definition? While defining what disability means to you, explain how disability has been part of your life, whether it’s affected someone you know or has had a personal effect.
- Please note that all essays will be checked for AI writing. If AI writing is deemed present in the essay, the application will be denied.
- The candidate must submit a professional resumé that lists their experience, both professional and academic.
- The candidate must submit a transcript from their current school. First-year college students, graduate students, or individuals who have recently transferred schools may submit an unofficial transcript from their current school, as well as the most recent official transcript from their prior school. High school students must also submit proof of acceptance to their college or university.
- Preference will be given to student’s either from or attending secondary school in the state.
- Applications must be submitted by the deadline of October 31, 2024.
The recipient of the 2024 Defining the Disability Scholarship will be chosen during the month following the scholarship deadline. Please send any scholarship questions to [email protected] with the subject line “2024 Defining the Disability Scholarship”.
