Overcoming Challenges Together Scholarship
Scholarship Sponsored by Dellino Family Law Group
Overview
Dellino Family Law Group offers the Overcoming Challenges Together Scholarship to college and graduate students who can convey their family’s resilience in a short video. The scholarship awards a single $2,500 prize to a student whose submission best addresses the scholarship prompts and meets the production and submission requirements. Applicants must complete and submit their video and application materials by November 15, 2026 for consideration. The selection committee evaluates stories of overcoming financial, immigration, blended-family, or legal challenges and how those experiences shaped academic or career goals.
Description: A video-based scholarship celebrating family resilience and how challenges influenced the applicant’s goals.
Award Value: $2,500.
Application Timeline: Submissions accepted through November 15, 2026.
- Single $2,500 award for a compelling video submission.
- Focus on family challenges and their impact on the applicant’s goals.
- Deadline: November 15, 2026.
Eligibility
The scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students across all fields of study who are accepted to or enrolled in a U.S. college or university. Applicants must provide proof of current acceptance or enrollment and agree to the scholarship’s terms and conditions. Complete and accurate submission of required documents is necessary to qualify. The award does not specify residency beyond attendance at a U.S. institution.
Eligibility: Open to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in or accepted to a U.S. college or university; proof of enrollment/acceptance and agreement to terms are required.
- Undergraduate and graduate students may apply.
- Proof of acceptance or enrollment at a U.S. institution required.
- Applicants must submit all required documents and agree to terms.
Scholarship Video Topic
The Overcoming Challenges Together Scholarship asks applicants to produce a two- to three-minute video that tells a clear, personal story of family resilience. Submissions should explain what obstacles the family faced, how the family addressed or was affected by those challenges, and how those experiences influenced the applicant’s academic or career goals. Videos should be authentic and focused on personal experience rather than third-party narratives. The committee seeks thoughtful reflection on growth and motivation tied to the applicant’s future plans.
Description: A 2–3 minute personal video describing family obstacles, how they were addressed or impacted the family, and how those events shaped the applicant’s goals.
- Video length: two to three minutes.
- Address obstacles, responses or impacts, and influence on goals.
- Focus on authentic, personal reflection.
How to Create Your Scholarship Video
Produce your video in a well-lit, stable environment to ensure clear audio and visuals. State your full name and the Overcoming Challenges Together Scholarship within the first ten seconds, and cite any external sources used for statistics or data. Editing and use of copyright-free media are permitted, but AI may not be used to generate entire videos, modify voices, or create fabricated characters; such misuse will result in disqualification. Aim for clear storytelling, steady framing, and readable on-screen elements if included.
Guidelines: Good lighting and stability, introduce yourself and the scholarship early, cite sources, allowed editing and copyright-free assets, strict restrictions on inappropriate AI use.
- Introduce full name and scholarship within first 10 seconds.
- Use stable framing and adequate lighting; cite any data sources.
- Editing and copyright-free assets allowed; prohibited AI practices will disqualify entries.
How to Submit Your Video
When your video is complete, save the file and upload it as an unlisted video to YouTube so the selection committee can access it by link. Include the unlisted YouTube link in your online scholarship application and submit all required documentation before the deadline. Retain copies of your submission materials and confirm the application form fields are complete. The application form and submission portal are available online as noted by the scholarship provider.
Submission: Upload the final video as an unlisted YouTube link and provide that link through the online application form; include all required documents before the deadline.
- Upload video to YouTube as unlisted and share the link via the application form.
- Submit all required documents and confirm completed application fields.
- Keep copies of your submitted materials for your records.