DePaolo and Zadeikis Law Offices Academic Scholarship

DePaolo & Zadeikis Law Offices is offering a $1,000 Scholarship. This scholarship is to provide financial assistance to a worthy student. We understand that there are a lot of outstanding young people who, without financial assistance, would not be able to go to college.

This Years Essay Topic

Write an essay on the following topic:

Describe different jobs you have worked in, the safety risks associated with them, and design a step-by-step guide for the employers with ideas on how to make them, safer.

Format And Expected Standards

Please follow these guidelines:

A) The Essay has to be 1,500 words or less.

B) Post the essay to your blog. This can be a student blog on your university website or your own personal blog. If you do not have a blog, you can create one here for free: www.wordpress.com.

C) Include at least three "clickable" links to authoritative sources. At least one of these has to go to an article on dzinjurylaw blog. We added some below to get you started. Feel free to use different posts from our blog archive as well. Please note that the link to dzinjurylaw must be "clickable," meaning that it is not enough to simply cite to the post. (Quick tip: In order to make a link clickable, highlight the entire link, click "Command + K" on your keyboard).

D) You must be listed as the author of the essay on the website and the blog post must be set to "public".

E) The work must be your own.

Eligibility Criteria

This scholarship is open to any US citizen or permanent US resident who will be enrolled in fall 2020 in an accredited community college or university (undergraduate or graduate), earning credits toward a degree (associate, baccalaureate, or graduate).

How to Apply

All applications must be filled out and materials received via the form below by July 15, 2020. Applications submitted via any other channel will not be considered. Applications submitted after this date will not be considered. The decision of the committee is final. The winner will be notified by email or phone by August 15 of 2020. Scholarship funds will be disbursed to the college or university by the end of September of 2020.

Our scholarship recipient will also be asked to submit a current photo to be published in an announcement to recognize this year's winner on our website.