Are you a high school student pursuing post-secondary education? Do you have a parent or guardian who has a disability? If so, you may be eligible for a $2,500 scholarship.
At Resolute Legal, our mission is and will always be to support individuals who are unable to work due to a disability. We support these individuals through legal advocacy and informational content, and now we want to support them by helping the people who mean most to them: their children.
For the first time in Resolute Legal’s history, we are now offering two $2,500 scholarships for high school students who are pursuing post-secondary education. However, in accordance with our mission, the students must have a parent or guardian who is unable to work due to a disability.
What is a disability?
For the purposes of this scholarship, we are defining a disability as a condition that prevents your parent from doing regular work and requires them to be actively collecting or pursuing one of the following disability benefits:
- Short or Long-term disability insurance benefits
- CPP Disability benefits
- Workers’ compensation benefits
- Provincial disability benefits (i.e. ODSP, AISH, SAID, PWD, etc.)
How to Apply
- Eligibility
- Application
- Judging
- Terms
To be considered for the scholarship, you must be:
- A Canadian citizen
- In your final year of high school
- Enrolled or accepted for enrolment as a full-time student in the academic year at an accredited post-secondary institution
- Have a parent who is unable to work due to a disability and is actively collecting or pursuing one of the following disability benefits: short or long-term disability insurance benefits, CPP Disability benefits, workers’ compensation benefits, provincial disability benefits (i.e., ODSP, AISH, SAID, PWD, etc.)
- Able to provide proof of enrolment document/ admission letter and a photo of themselves upon selection. (This image will be used when we announce who won our scholarship on social media.)
To apply:
- Fill out the form at the bottom of the scholarship page
- Answer the short answer questions:
- What societal barriers do people with disabilities face, and in your opinion, what are some possible solutions? (500-800 words)
- How has having a parent with a disability impacted you? (500-800 words)
- Submit the form
Our team will select the two winners using the following criteria:
- Eligibility: You must meet the eligibility requirements listed above to be considered for the scholarship
- Quality of short answer questions: The next thing we will look at is the quality of your short answer responses. Aside from eligibility, this is the main determinant of who we select
- Academic performance: We will consider academic performance if multiple essays are equally strong
Our team will notify the winners via email on June 23, 2023. The winners should respond in seven days; otherwise, another awardee will be selected.
- Application open date: February 17, 2023
- Application deadline: June 1, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. No applications will be accepted after this date.
- Winners notified: June 23, 2023
- Awards sent to winners: Between July and August 2023
- Please note: The winners must also send an admission letter/ proof of enrolment and a photo of themselves to collect the scholarship