$1,000
Offered and Awarded Bi-annually
At Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, we value higher education and believe all students should have the opportunity to attend college and achieve their goals. Our team understands the difficult process of recovery after sustaining a serious injury. We are offering a semi-annual scholarship for college and college-bound students who have suffered a serious injury and are committed to demonstrating a determination to rebuild their lives, pursue higher education, and achieve career success.
We hope our bi-annual scholarship can help relieve some of the financial burdens for deserving students pursuing their education. In order to qualify, applicants must submit their essay prior to the given seasonal deadline date. A successful essay should be a minimum of 500 words and clearly answer the prompt below.
Injury Scholarship Application Guidelines
Essay Prompt:
How has your injury or accident affected your education?
How has overcoming your injury or accident prepared you to meet the challenges of higher learning?
How will college attendance demonstrate your determination to rebuild your life, following your injury?
Entry Criteria:
Applicant’s essay must answer the prompt and clearly describe the incident of their injury or accident.
Applicant must be currently enrolled in an accredited high school, college, or university in the US.
Applicant must be enrolled as either an undergraduate or in their final year of high school.
Applicant must be at least 17 years of age.
AI written submissions will not considered.
Acceptable formats are .doc, .docx, or .pdf
The Scholarship Deadlines are:
February 9, 2024 for the 2024 Spring semester
August 23, 2024 for the 2024 Fall semester
Winning applicant will be announced February 16, 2024 and August 30, 2024 on Harris Personal Injury Lawyers’ Facebook Page.