The Advocates
Continuing Education Scholarship
Here at The Advocates, we are committed to improving ourselves and our communities. One of the best ways to do this is through continuing education. We understand that school can place a tremendous financial strain on both students and their families. To help with the costs of attending college, we are offering the Advocates Law Scholarship.
***Notice: Phone, chat, and form services with The Advocates are reserved for people in need of legal advice. Please do not use these services for answers to scholarship questions.***
Scholarship Requirements:
- Follow us on one of our social media pages. Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, or LinkedIn.
- All prospective or current students enrolled in an accredited university or college, located within the United States may submit an application.
Scholarship Deadline:
- The scholarship is offered annually. The annual deadline is:
- January 31st
Scholarship Amount:
- $2,000 offered annually to 2 winners
- $1,000 offered to a high school student, currently in their junior or senior year.
- $1,000 offered to an enrolled college student.
Scholarship Application:
- Write a 300-500 word essay on the following topic:
- What are some of the problems we face on the roads? How can you contribute to improving road safety? What laws (if any) could be changed to accomplish the goal of making streets safer for everyone?
- (OPTIONAL) Tell us what you’re hoping to do accomplish (or currently doing) in academia.
NOTE: Include this on a new page at the end of your submission. - Essays should follow a basic essay and paragraph format including an introduction with a thesis statement, body paragraphs, and a conclusion
- Essays should include citations for all sources used, along with a complete reference list or works cited page at the end of the document.
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While correct formatting and location is encouraged, it is not required. As long as sources are cited, no points will be deducted for formatting style.
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Scholarship Terms and Conditions:
- By submitting your essay, you agree to our terms, namely all the rights of ownership to Driggs, Bills & Day PLLC, regardless of whether you are selected as the scholarship recipient or not. We reserve the right to republish all submitted essays.
- The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate content is prohibited and will result in disqualification.
- Only your email and phone number will be used to contact you concerning the scholarship. We will not provide this information to any 3rd party. Your name and the name of your school may be used if you are selected as a prizewinner, or if you are part of our honorable mentions.
- If you do not fill out all the necessary information, you will forfeit your consideration for this scholarship.
- As previously mentioned, if you are selected as the prizewinner, we will contact you through email or phone, and the award will be sent to your accredited institution.
- If you are selected as the winner of the scholarship, we will contact you for a profile photo to be included with your scholarship on our scholarship page.
***Notice: Phone, chat, and form services with The Advocates are reserved for people in need of legal advice. Please do not use these services for answers to scholarship questions.***
Meet Our Spring 2025 Scholarship Winner – Meggie Ngo
A 2023 Forbes analysis ranked Houston 23rd worst U.S. city for driver quality with a
total of 10.8 fatal crashes per 100,000 residents. Living in Houston, I was able to personally
experience how distracted and reckless driving affects not just statistics but everyday lives on the
neighborhoods and highways I drive by daily…
Read Full Scholarship Submission