Hope for Humanity Scholarship

The Estevez Group, PC is committed to helping people in crisis, particularly in issues of immigration such as family-based immigration, naturalization, and marriage-based green cards. In furtherance of this commitment, we are opening up the Hope for Humanity Scholarship for undergraduate and graduate students looking to better their communities in collaboration with a nonprofit. The winner of the scholarship will be awarded $1,000 for his or her education.

Eligibility Requirements

The Hope for Humanity Scholarship aims to award both undergraduate and graduate students who are at least 17 years of age and citizens of the United States. Additionally, to be considered for this scholarship, you must meet the following requirements:

• Applicants should be actively pursuing an internship or research opportunities with a non-profit organization.
• Applicants should demonstrate a history of commitment to human rights through prior academic work, volunteer experience, or activism.
• Applicants should maintain a GPA of at least 3.0. Exceptions may be made for applicants with strong non-academic contributions to humanitarian causes.

If you have any questions regarding eligibility for the Hope for Humanity Scholarship, reach out to our scholarship support staff at scholarship@estevezlawfirm.com.

Application Requirements

Your essay should be submitted in .docx or .PDF format. In addition to your essay, please provide the following documents as separate attachments:

• A resume that highlights your academic achievements, volunteer work, activism, or other relevant experiences.
• A letter of confirmation from the non-profit organization where you will intern.
• A letter of recommendation from a professor, employer, or mentor in recognition of your work and devotion to human rights.
• Document(s) demonstrating your proof of enrollment as well as your most recently achieved GPA.

Applicants must submit a typed essay responding to the following prompt in approximately 500 words:

How has your personal journey shaped your passion for human rights, and how do you plan to create change in one of the scholarship’s focus areas through your internship or future career?

Evaluation Criteria

Your essay will be judged according to the following criteria:

• The strength of your personal narrative.
• The clarity and focus in your plan to create change.
• The relevance of your essay to current, pressing issues of human rights.

Once the deadline has passed, it will take our scholarship team approximately one month to review all applications and notify the award winner.