Seth Okin Good Deeds Scholarship
Scholarship Sponsored by Seth Okin Attorney at Law
Overview
This scholarship is offered by Price Benowitz Accident Injury Lawyers, LLP to support students committed to social justice and community outreach. The award promotes educational access and seeks to elevate work that advances equity, with a current focus on challenges faced by people with disabilities. Applicants are invited to submit reflective, policy-focused essays that draw on personal experience or observation. The program emphasizes meaningful civic engagement and the role of education in driving sustainable change.
Description: A merit-based scholarship recognizing demonstrated commitment to social justice, administered by a Washington, D.C. law firm.
- Supports students who advance social justice and civic involvement.
- Encourages essays that address disability-related challenges and policy solutions.
- Values volunteer, academic, and professional evidence of commitment.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants are students enrolled at accredited U.S. community colleges, undergraduate, or graduate programs, including incoming first-year students with a high school diploma or GED. Candidates must show interest and involvement in social justice through volunteer, educational, or professional activities. Employees of the firm, their immediate families, and household members are not eligible. Applicants must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 and be in good academic standing.
Eligibility: Enrollment in an accredited U.S. postsecondary program and demonstrable social justice engagement; exclusions apply for firm employees and their households.
- Open to community college, undergraduate, graduate, and incoming first-year students.
- Minimum GPA requirement: 3.0.
- Firm employees, immediate family, and household members are disqualified.
Application Requirements
Applicants must submit a 750-word essay responding to a prompt about the challenges people with disabilities face and practicable public policy solutions, drawing on personal experience if desired. Essays will be screened for AI-generated content; any detected use of AI will result in disqualification. Additional required materials include a professional résumé and a current transcript; unofficial transcripts are acceptable for certain applicants, and high school applicants may provide proof of college acceptance. All documentation should clearly demonstrate the applicant’s experience and academic standing.
Essay Prompt: What are some significant challenges people with disabilities encounter regularly? What practicable public policies could address these challenges? You may discuss personal or observed experiences.
- 750-word essay required; strict AI-writing policy enforced.
- Submit a professional résumé and current transcript (official or unofficial as allowed).
- High school applicants may submit proof of acceptance in lieu of a transcript.
Award and Selection
The scholarship awards $2,000 to a single recipient to support educational pursuits aligned with social justice work. The recipient is selected in the month following the application deadline. All communications about the scholarship are documented and handled by email to ensure a clear record. Phone inquiries are not accepted to avoid delays in processing applications.
Award Value: $2,000 scholarship awarded to one recipient to support their educational goals related to social justice.
Application Timeline: Recipient chosen during the month after the application deadline; applicants should monitor email for correspondence.
Contact: Direct all scholarship questions by email to [email protected].
- Single $2,000 award per cycle.
- Selection occurs the month after the deadline.
- All inquiries must be submitted by email for documentation purposes.