Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
$500
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
OptimizeMyFirm is offering the OptimizeMyFirm Legal Marketing Scholarship to future students planning on attending an accredited United States college or university.
Benefits
Two students will be awarded $500; (nonrenewable).
Eligibility
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In order to be eligible to apply for the Optimize My Firm Hug-a-Lawyer Scholarship, applicants must be planning on attending an accredited United States college or university in 2025. This is open to high school seniors who have a 3.0 GPA or higher.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United States
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
01 Jul 2026
Obtain consent from lawyers to participate (have each lawyer sign the provided release form ). Submissions without consent will not be counted towards your total.
Take video footage of yourself hugging a lawyer. Could also be a high-five, fist bump, or just thanking a lawyer for the work they do in the community.
Compile the video footage into a single video. Post the video on YouTube with the hashtag #hugalawyer
Submit the video link in the form.
Videos may be published on optimizemyfirm.com.
Winning Video complilation will be independently verified to ensure legitimacy of submission (we’ll check with the law firms to make sure they are legit and not AI generated videos).
Deadline for submissions: July 1st. Winner will be announced shortly after.
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