Price Benowitz Social Justice Scholarship
Scholarship Sponsored by Price Benowitz
Description
This scholarship, offered by Price Benowitz Accident Injury Lawyers, LLP, supports students who demonstrate a strong commitment to social justice and community outreach. The award emphasizes educational access and practical solutions to systemic barriers, with a current focus on the challenges faced by people with disabilities. Applicants are asked to reflect on lived experiences or observations and to propose practicable public policies that address those challenges. The selection process prioritizes candidates who pair community engagement with academic achievement.
Description: A $2,000 scholarship for students committed to social justice, centered this year on disability-related challenges and policy solutions.
- Supports education as a foundation for social change.
- Focus topic: barriers faced by people with disabilities and policy responses.
- Essay-based application emphasizing personal insight and policy proposals.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants are students enrolled in accredited U.S. community colleges, undergraduate, or graduate programs, including incoming first-year students with a high school diploma or GED. Candidates must demonstrate interest in social justice through volunteer, professional, or educational experience and maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0. Employees of Price Benowitz, their immediate family members, and household members of such employees are ineligible. Preference may be given to students from or attending secondary school in the state.
Eligibility: Enrollment in an accredited U.S. postsecondary program, demonstrated social justice involvement, and a minimum 3.0 GPA; certain familial and household relationships are excluded.
- Open to community college, undergraduate, and graduate students in the U.S.
- Minimum 3.0 GPA required.
- Employees and close relatives/household members of the firm are excluded.
Application Requirements
Applicants must complete the online form and submit a 750-word essay addressing the prompt about challenges faced by people with disabilities and practicable public policies to address them. Submissions must include a professional résumé and a current-school transcript; first-year or recently transferred students may submit unofficial transcripts alongside prior official transcripts, and high school applicants may provide proof of college acceptance. All essays will be checked for AI-generated content; any detected AI writing will result in application denial. Applications should follow the required subject line format and abide by submission instructions to avoid processing delays.
Application Requirements: Complete the online form, submit a 750-word original essay, résumé, and transcript(s); follow the specified subject line and note the AI-authorship policy.
- 750-word original essay required; AI-generated text is prohibited.
- Include a professional résumé and current transcript(s) or proof of acceptance for incoming students.
- Use the specified subject line: Name of the Applicant 2027 Price Benowitz Social Justice Scholarship.
Award Value and Timeline
The scholarship award for this cycle is $2,000. The recipient will be selected during the month following the application deadline, and all applicants will be notified according to the firm’s selection timeline. Applicants should review the full application details before submitting to avoid delays or omissions. The firm records all scholarship communications and requests that inquiries be submitted via email rather than by phone.
Award Value: $2,000 scholarship; Application Timeline: recipient selected in the month following the application deadline.
- Single award amount: $2,000.
- Recipient chosen in the month after the deadline.
- All scholarship inquiries must be submitted in writing to avoid processing delays.
History of the Award and Contact
Price Benowitz established this scholarship to advance social justice values and to support individuals who seek to reduce inequities through education and civic engagement. The firm positions the award within a broader commitment to equal opportunity and recognizes education as a lever for sustainable change. Applicants and applicants’ advocates should direct all scholarship questions to the firm’s designated email to ensure written documentation of communications. The firm will not respond to scholarship inquiries by phone.
History of the Award: Founded to promote social justice and support educational opportunities for individuals committed to public service and advocacy.
- Rooted in the firm’s mission to promote equality and civic participation.
- Designed to fund educational efforts that advance social justice causes.
- Contact for questions: [email protected]