As one of the top personal injury law firms in Washington, DC, Cohen & Cohen has been committed to helping auto accident victims and their families since 1993. We have seen the devastation and financial hardships auto accidents can cause and try to help by fighting tirelessly to defend the legal rights of those whose lives have been negatively affected by auto accidents. We also know and value that there are many other people and professions out there that help to prevent auto accidents, help people at the scene of accidents, and help people to try to recover physically and emotionally from accidents, etc. We encourage all important work that is done to help others.
To this end, our law firm has created the Cohen & Cohen Auto Safety Scholarship, for an outstanding student who is committed to promoting auto and road safety and/or to helping auto accident victims and their families. Examples of people who we think contribute to this include but are not limited to: auto designers, engineers and manufacturers; civil engineers; law enforcement officers; doctors, nurses and therapists; lawyers who defend the rights of auto accident victims; politicians and lobbyists, etc.
We believe that by helping to fund the education of a student who has career goals to make our roads a safer place and/or who has goals to help those who the roads have been unsafe for, it will ultimately provide justice to people who live and travel in the United States.
Eligibility Criteria
- This scholarship is open to any student who is currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate, graduate, or professional program in the United States. This includes accredited community college students as well as high school seniors and students who possess a GED who have been accepted to or are enrolled in an accredited program.
- The scholarship applicant must be able to demonstrate their commitment towards trying to make our roads and autos safer and/or to helping people whose lives have been negatively affected by unsafe drivers, autos, and roads.
- All eligible candidates must be in good academic standing with a minimum cumulative
GPA of 3.00 or above.
Essay
Answer the following questions in an essay of 1,000 words or less:
– What experience most inspired you to want to help make our autos and roads a safer
place and/or to help people whose lives have been negatively affected by unsafe autos,
drivers, and roads?
– What career (or activism) goals do you have to try to make our roads a safer place?
– In what ways will these goals help future generations of drivers and passengers to
travel more safely?
Application Materials
- Updated resume
- Essay, 1,000 word maximum. See essay questions above.
- Current unofficial transcript
Submission Deadline: July 15, 2018
All application materials must be submitted by this date
Award Announcement: August 2018
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Instructions
Scholarship applicants must submit all application materials by email to:
Wayne R. Cohen
If you have questions, please feel free to email Mr. Cohen at the address above.
