Disability Advocacy Scholarship

Scholarship Value: $1,000

Awards Available: 1

Award Deadline: Register to View


ABC Law Centers: Birth Injury Lawyers is proud to offer our Disability Advocacy Scholarship! Our firm will award one annual scholarship in the amount of $1,000 to an undergraduate or graduate student planning to pursue a law or public policy career focused on disability advocacy.

The Disability Advocacy Scholarship award will be granted by a panel of judges to a single applicant who meets the below criteria and has submitted all required application materials outlined below by the deadline of July 31st. We will begin accepting submissions on June 30th.

Eligibility

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

  • Be enrolled at an institution of higher education in the United States (either as an undergraduate or graduate student).
  • Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

*Scholarship is not available to present or future clients of ABC Law Centers: Birth Injury Lawyers (owned by Reiter & Walsh, P.C.).

Requirements

Applicants must submit the following materials by July 31st:

  • A completed application form (see: Submission below)
  • An academic transcript
  • A response to the following prompt:

What does disability advocacy mean to you? How do you plan to incorporate disability advocacy into your career?

You may choose to submit one of the following as your response:

  • An essay of approximately 750  1,000 words. Please use 12 pt. Times New Roman font and double space your work. Also include your last name, page numbers, and the scholarship name in the header. Files must be in PDF format.
  • A creative project. Examples can include, but are not limited to: photo projects; video or other multimedia presentations (videos not to exceed five minutes); creative writing; or performance pieces.

How to Submit

Google Submission Form

Submissions for 2025 are currently closed.

Award

The $1,000 check will be sent directly to the applicant’s school. We also publish a feature piece on the winner, including a short bio, their university name, and a photo. You can view the past year’s winning entries below!

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