The Los Angeles personal injury lawyers with J&Y Law believe that the people who lift up their neighbors make up the foundations of today’s strongest communities.
The firm wants to award those students who’ve made a transformative impact on where they live and ensure that young people continue to have the means to improve the lives of the people around them.
That’s where the Books for Good Scholarship comes in. J&Y Law invites students to write a short essay about the good they’ve done in their communities, be that by mentoring younger students, volunteering their time, or ensuring that people in need get the support necessary to live a better life.
The firm will make this scholarship available on a monthly basis and consistently award its chosen students $300 that the winners can use to cover the cost of books throughout their current academic semester.
Who Is Eligible?
J&Y Law invites students at accredited colleges, trade schools, universities, and graduate schools in the United States to apply for the Books for Good Scholarship. Previous winners should not apply.
Applicants must agree to the scholarship’s terms and conditions and submit all of the required application materials for their applications to move forward.
How to Apply
To apply for the Books for Good Scholarship, please write an essay that meets the requirements detailed below. Then, complete the scholarship form on this page and include a copy of your scholarship essay as a PDF.
Make sure you check the scholarship deadline before submitting. If you’ve missed this month’s deadline, you can apply next month.
Scholarship Essay Topic
It’s difficult to overstate the impact that community can have on the way we grow up. J&Y Law believes that compassionate service builds some of the strongest communities in the nation. As such, the team wants to award students’ deliberate attempts to cultivate strong and supportive neighborhoods and/or interpersonal communities.
When applying for the Books for Good Scholarship, students should complete a short essay going into detail about the good that they’ve contributed to their communities. That good may include:
- Active volunteer efforts with local, national, or international nonprofit organizations.
- Supporting local cultural centers or churches.
- Joining community-oriented organizations through your school.
- Mentoring younger students or professionals.
- Working with local businesses.
- Helping people in need.
Winning essays will be published and may spotlight the community organizations mentioned, helping shine a light on the good happening across our cities. If you’re making a difference, big or small, we want to support you.
Essay Requirements
Please give your essay a creative and original title. If you use any sources, please include citations and a complete bibliography along with your essay.
When submitting your application, please include your essay as a PDF using the following naming convention: “[Scholarship Name and Year] – [Student Name].”
Finally, we want to award students for discussing their original experiences. Please do not use AI to generate an essay for the Books for Good Scholarship. The inappropriate use of AI will see a student’s essay removed from consideration.
Scholarship Deadline
The scholarship selection committee with J&Y Law will consider scholarship applications on a monthly basis. Applications received after the deadline will not be taken into consideration.
Please make sure that you’ve included all of the requested materials along with your scholarship application. After you’ve submitted your application and essay, please do not contact J&Y Law to ask for updates about the status of your application.
We cannot answer questions about students’ applications at this time.
Terms and Conditions
All applicants to this scholarship must meet the eligibility requirements as laid out on the scholarship application page, including:
- Applicant must be enrolled at a college, trade school, university, or graduate school.
- Applicant must be at least 18 years old at the time of enrollment.
- Applicant must have residency in the United States.
- Applicant must be in good academic standing.
- Applicant must submit some personal information, including name, contact information, and academic information.
- Applicant must author an original essay on the scholarship topic provided.
Anyone who meets the following conditions is NOT eligible to apply:
- Employees or children of employees of J&Y Law
- Past recipients of the Books for Good Scholarship
- Applicants who are unable/unwilling to be interviewed by a representative of J&Y Law if they were to be awarded a scholarship.
- Applicants who submit the same essay for multiple scholarships or for multiple years in a row
Selection and Award Notification Process
Each student must submit their scholarship application by the monthly deadline to qualify for the Books for Good Scholarship. After a scholarship period closes, the scholarship selection committee will read through applicants’ essays and select a winner.
Age, race, religion, gender, national origin, familial status, or other protected classes will have no influence on the committee’s decision. We ask that neither students nor their families contact J&Y Law with questions about the status of a student’s application, as the firm cannot answer these questions at this time.
Upon choosing a scholarship winner, a representative from J&Y Law will reach out to the winning student and ensure they receive their $300 award. The firm will then post a blog post and press release announcing the student’s name and achievements. The firm will also share the student’s scholarship essay on its website.
Previous Winners
J&Y Law will share press releases and blog posts celebrating recipients of the Books for Good Scholarship here. The firm looks forward to publishing students’ essays and hopes that the achievements of its scholarship winners will encourage others to lend a helping hand to communities in need.
