Our Scholarship Award
Georgelis, Larsen & Sabatino Injury Law Firm, P.C., as part of its continuing commitment and dedication to, and support of, our local, state and national communities, is pleased to announce the establishment of the Georgelis, Larsen & Sabatino Injury Law Firm, P.C. Scholarship Award. The annual $1,500.00 scholarship will be awarded to the most deserving incoming or present law school student. Georgelis, Larsen & Sabatino Injury Law Firm, P.C. recognizes that the increasing cost of graduate education can be a deterrent for those seeking to become a productive part of our society’s legal profession. We believe that no student, with the passion and vision to enrich the practice of law, should be denied this opportunity. The American judicial systems are the best in the world, and the need for moral, ethical, principled and hard-working attorneys to promote and sustain these systems and maintain their integrity is of paramount importance.
SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS AND REQUIREMENTS
- Students must be currently enrolled in, or preparing to attend imminently, a law school within the United States for the 2024 Fall academic term.
- All applications, as described below, together with their accompanying essays, must be received by 5:00 p.m. (EST) on May 31, 2024. An e-mail confirming receipt of the student’s submission will be sent to each applicant. This e-mail does not mean that the application and/or essay have been submitted completely and properly, only that the student’s submission was received by Georgelis, Larsen & Sabatino Injury Law Firm, P.C. It is the sole responsibility of each student to make sure that all of the application requirements set forth herein are fulfilled in a timely manner. Georgelis, Larsen & Sabatino Injury Law Firm, P.C. has complete discretion in determining whether or not an application/essay meet(s) these requirements.
- Starting June 1, 2024, Georgelis, Larsen & Sabatino Injury Law Firm, P.C. will begin reviewing and evaluating all properly and timely applications and essays submitted. The winner of the scholarship award will be notified, via e-mail, no later than July 15, 2024.
- The $1,500.00 scholarship award will be issued by August 1, 2024 directly to the winning applicant. The funds must be used for any costs/expenses associated with attending law school and directly in furtherance of attaining a juris doctorate degree. Submitting an application and essay is considered a de facto affirmation by the applicant to do so.
2024 ESSAY TOPICS AND GUIDELINES
- This year’s essay topics/queries are the following: a. What are the three biggest political and/or non-political threats, existential or not, facing the United States of America today? b. What are the best social, economic, cultural, governmental, institutional, etc. pathways forward to successfully overcome and emerge from these threats as a unified nation?
- Applicants must submit one essay addressing all of the topics/queries. Each essay must be 2,000 words or less—no exceptions.
- Essays will be evaluated and graded based solely upon the following criteria: substance; insight and understanding of issues; strength, depth and practicality of argument; presentation; and spelling, grammar and punctuation.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
- To apply, submit your essay (with a title of your choice) to info@GeorgelisLaw.com in .PDF format. The essay should be attached to an e-mail from the address where you would like confirmation of receipt to be sent.
- The subject line for the e-mail submitting your essay MUST be “2024 Georgelis, Larsen & Sabatino Injury Law Firm, P.C. Scholarship Award.”
- In the body of the e-mail submitting your essay, include your name, address, cell phone number and school of enrollment (attach proof of enrollment to the e-mail, as well). Also, feel free to include a brief paragraph telling us about yourself and your career-related ambitions and goals.
- By submitting your essay for consideration of the scholarship award, you agree and consent to Georgelis, Larsen & Sabatino Injury Law Firm, P.C. publishing the essay on its website and/or social media accounts and identifying the essay as that which has won the 2024 Georgelis, Larsen & Sabatino Injury Law Firm, P.C. Scholarship Award. If you are the winner of the scholarship award and do not wish to be identified by your name and the law school you are/will be attending (as part of our publishing of the winning essay), please make sure to note this in your submission.
- Failing to follow the above requirements, guidelines and instructions may result in disqualification from consideration. This determination is within the exclusive province of Georgelis, Larsen & Sabatino Injury Law Firm, P.C.
WE WISH ALL APPLICANTS THE BEST OF LUCK AND LOOK FORWARD TO READING YOUR ESSAYS!
