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Newland & Newland, LLP

Single Parent Scholarship

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Disciplines
1000 USD
Grant
United States
Location
16 Jun 2025
Application deadline

About

Newland & Newland, LLP was founded nearly three decades ago by a pair of brothers with the goal of serving the residents of Northern Illinois in all types of legal matters.

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

$1,000

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction

Description

The law office of Newland & Newland, LLP provides exceptional representation and trusted legal guidance to injury victims and their families throughout Cook County and the surrounding areas. Their Arlington Heights personal injury law firm is passionate about supporting the local community and their fellow legal professionals.

They aspire to help single parents and their children overcome the challenges preventing them from pursuing higher education by providing the Newland & Newland Single Parent Scholarship.

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Benefits

Their team is offering an award worth $1,000 to single parents and children of single parents who are pursuing a career in law.

Eligibility

  • The Fall 2025 award is offered to members of single-parent households who are pursuing an education in law. The applicant must be a single parent or a child of a single parent.

Other eligibility criteria include:

  • Must be enrolled in an accredited college, university, or law school for the Fall 2025 semester.
  • Must be pursuing a law degree or paralegal program.
  • Must have a minimum GPA of 2.0.
  • Must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Law

Locations

United States

Nationality

American

Study experience required

High school

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

16 Jun 2025

If you are interested in applying, please submit the following materials through the application form:

Contact information.

Proof of enrollment at an accredited U.S. college or university.

Professional headshot.

Additionally, they ask each applicant to submit an essay of 500-1000 words using the following prompt:

How has the experience of being a single parent or the child of a single parent influenced your educational and career goals? How do you plan to achieve those goals?

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