Law Office of John J. Sheehan Overcoming Scholarship

The Law Office of John J.Sheehan is a personal injur.y law firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. As personal inj.ury attorneys, we understand the challenges that come after a personal inj.ury, and are committed to helping injur.ed workers and accid.ent victims get fair and just compensation.

Following this mission, we are pleased to announce our Overcoming Inju.ries Scholarship, which will award $1,000 to a student who has overcome a serious inju.ry in their life.Through this scholarship we hope to give back to a student who has experienced hardship but continues to pursue their dreams.

The scholarship will be awarded to a student whose essay best describes a time when they or a loved one were physically injured and how they overcame it. In a 750-1000 word essay, discuss what the challenges involved and what you learned from the experience?

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Overcoming Injur.ies Scholarship, applicants must be enrolled in an accredited community college, undergraduate, or graduate program and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Applicants may still submit an application if awaiting admission or deciding on an institution, however, the selected individual must be enrolled for the Spring of 2019 semester before receiving the financial aid.

Application

To apply for this scholarship, interested candidates should provide the following:

• A current resume with contact and education information,
• An official or unofficial academic transcript, and
• An essay of 750-1,000 words discussing how you or a loved one has overcome a personal injury. Explain the challenges you or a loved one faced, and the personal growth that came from such an experience.