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Joseph M. Dooley Scholarship (ID 2315)


Scholarship Description

Start Date:
4/1/2017
Deadline:
6/1/2017
Website:
http://josephdooleylaw.com/scholarship-application-for-students/
Amount:
$500
Description:
The $500 Joseph M. Dooley Scholarship was created recently by a practicing personal injury attorney who wants to help highly qualified college students to pay for their college expenses. As you surely know, the price of a college education can be overwhelming, and Mr. Dooley does not believe that anyone should be prevented from receiving an advanced degree due to the cost. His hope is that this scholarship will help to defer some of your expenses to make your educational path a bit smoother.

Contact Information

Email:
[email protected]

Eligibility

Gender:
NA
Min Age:
18
Max Age:
45
Eligibility:
To receive this award, you must be:

A minimum of 18 years old and not more than 45.
A citizen or lawful, permanent resident of the United States.
Enrolled full or part-time in an accredited two or four-year college in the U.S.
Provide a strong academic record and relevant extracurricular activities.
Not earning a salary higher than $50,000 annually.
A computer user with an active email address.
Active on social media.
Special Criteria:
For consideration for this $500 scholarship, please select one topic and write a college-level essay about your response:

What role do you think education to serve in the development of America’s youth?
Can you describe a difficult social problem and three ways you would solve it?
Do you prefer books that are fiction or nonfiction? Why?
When have you ever gone against conventional wisdom?
What was your biggest mistake in school or work and how did you recover?
Essay Options

Written Essay

Your essay must be entirely unique, typed, and formatted as a Microsoft Word document. Essays must be single-spaced in any 12-point font of your choice. There should be no grammatical or spelling errors. Length: Less than 1,500 words.

Video Essay (Optional)

Please provide, if you prefer, a 3-10 minute video essay that in response to one of the topics listed above. Your submission to use will be in the form of a URL/link to where the video resides i.e. YouTube, Dropbox, etc. Your first and last name should be the title of the submission and the name of the file. Be creative, but remember that audio and video quality is of great importance.