Deadline: March 3, 2014 (Deadline has passed. Check back in 2015)
Amount: Scholarships in 2014 totaled $175,000
There are over 95 million Americans who don’t have life insurance, and many aspiring college students have seen their educations cut short due to a lack of funds following the death of a parent. Life Happens sponsors the annual Life Lessons Scholarship Program for college students and college-bound high school seniors who have lost a parent. Applicants submit essays or videos on how the death of a parent impacted their lives. Scholarships for the 2014 Program totaled at $175,000, and to date the program has awarded more than $900,000 in college aid.
There are over 95 million Americans who don’t have life insurance, and many aspiring college students have seen their educations cut short due to a lack of funds following the death of a parent. Life Happens sponsors the annual Life Lessons Scholarship Program for college students and college-bound high school seniors who have lost a parent. Applicants submit essays or videos on how the death of a parent impacted their lives. Scholarships for the 2014 Program totaled at $175,000, and to date the program has awarded more than $900,000 in college aid.
Award Amounts:
Grand Prize Scholarship Winners
Essay (1): $15,000
Board of Directors Scholarship
Essay or Video (1): $10,000
Essay Scholarships
First Runners-Up (3): $7,500 Second Runners-Up (5): $5,000 Third Runners-Up (22): $2,000
Video Scholarships
First Runners-Up (2): $7,500 Second Runners-Up (4): $5,000 Third Runners-Up (8): $2,000
Grand Prize Scholarship Winners
Essay (1): $15,000
Board of Directors Scholarship
Essay or Video (1): $10,000
Essay Scholarships
First Runners-Up (3): $7,500 Second Runners-Up (5): $5,000 Third Runners-Up (22): $2,000
Video Scholarships
First Runners-Up (2): $7,500 Second Runners-Up (4): $5,000 Third Runners-Up (8): $2,000
http://www.lifehappens.org/life-lessons-scholarship-program/
