National Driving and Traffic School is proud to announce their annual scholarship program, entitled “Youth Forward.” To be considered eligible for the scholarship, the candidates must either enrolled as a high school sophomore, junior, or senior or as a college freshman. The scholarship seeks to reward a few deserving youth for his or her commitment to the spirit of volunteerism. The application is handled in essay format. Six $1000 scholarships will be rewarding to the deserving youths.
DMVEdu.org is a top-rated website providing California drivers ed online as well as online traffic school programs certified by the California DMV.
Eligibility:
- Applicants must be currently enrolled in high school, university or college as a full-time student (2015-2016 school year).
- Employees and relatives of National Driving and Traffic School are ineligible.
How to Apply:
Questions to be answered in your essay/application, to be applying for the scholarship:
- What is the area in which you have chosen to volunteer (e.g., homelessness, anti-drunk driving, youth art programs, etc.)? Why did you choose it?
- How many hours per year/week/month have you volunteered?
- What are/were your responsibilities as a volunteer?
- What has been your biggest challenge as a volunteer?
- What has giving you the most satisfaction as a volunteer?
- What have you learned from your volunteer position?
How are your interests and career goals in alignment with that volunteer focus, or perhaps not?
- Looking towards the future, how do you see your activities as “forward-looking?” What does “forward-looking” mean to you?
- What change do you seek to foster in the world via your volunteer activities?
- If you were to come back in ten, twenty, or even thirty, years do you think your volunteer activities would have “made a difference?” How so?
Submitting Details:
- The candidates can upload essay through the given link: http://www.dmvedu.org/scholarship/
- Along with your submission, include a picture of yourself which we can post on our site to go along with your essay
- By “sharing” an essay on social media (Facebook, Twitter, and/or Google+), you are casting a “vote” that that essay should win. Social shares will count for 40% of the scholarship determination
Award Amount:
The company is seeking applicants for six $1000 scholarships rewarding a deserving youth – either enrolled as a High School Sophomore, Junior or Senior or as a College Freshman – on the topic of volunteerism and youth.
Application Deadline:
There will be three contest submission dates. To be eligible for the contest submit your essay by one the submission dates:
- Round 1 May 1st: application deadline, winners announced May 30th, 2017
- Round 2 September 1st: application deadline, winner announced September 30th, 2017
- Round 3 December 31st: application deadline, winners announced January 31st, 2018
Link for More Information:
http://www.dmvedu.org/scholarship/
