Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
$1,000 per semester
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Attorney Bacalis often provides legal services to single parents, and he has come to appreciate the hard work and sacrifice that goes into raising children on your own. Since Fall 2022, Daniel R. Bacalis, P.C. has offered a scholarship each semester to a single parent who is returning to school to pursue a college degree. They hope that the Striving Solo Parent Scholarship allows single parents easier access to higher education.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
The scholarship is worth $1,000 each semester.
Eligibility
The Daniel R. Bacalis Striving Solo Parent Scholarship was created with the intent to offer financial relief to single parents pursuing a higher education. To be eligible for the award, you must be a single parent, and you must also meet the following criteria:
- You will be enrolled in an accredited university or college within the United States for the Spring 2025 semester.
- You are a permanent resident or citizen of the United States.
- You achieved a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in your most recently completed academic semester.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United States
Nationality
American
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
12 Mar 2025
Every application must include the following information: applicant’s contact information, unofficial academic transcript, proof of enrollment, and consent to publish the submitted essay. To apply to our Striving Solo Parent Scholarship, please submit an essay of no more than 1,500 words responding to ONE of the following prompts:
As a single parent, what do you expect to be the biggest benefits of pursuing a higher education at this time in your life? Before beginning your academic journey, what risks did you consider, and what do you think will be your most daunting challenges? How do you plan to address and overcome those factors?
OR
How has your experience as a single parent inspired you to pursue a higher education? What do you hope to teach your child(ren) as you go through this experience? How will obtaining further education benefit you and your family?