It has become a challenging task in controlling youngsters from drugs addiction these days. It becomes very difficult for the ones who are addicted to drugs and their close ones to go with the situation under addiction. In order to help people around the country to face the challenges under addiction for their close ones, Cary Estate planning has put forwarded this scholarship ‘the Will Yokabitus Scholarship’ with the aim to help students preparing for their college careers to understanding the effects that control substances can have on them. This scholarship is named under Attorney Paul Yokabitus’ late brother who has died at the age of 37 due to drug addiction. Will was a concerned father towards his sons and therefore this scholarship has been initiated in the memory of Will. This scholarship is open to those students who are willing to restart their college career after being impacted by drug addiction.
The importance of this scholarship is to bring out students minds to share their experiences towards addiction due to personal reasons, family or friends. This scholarship is beneficial in a way to help individuals to overcome the impact of addiction in their lives. The data from SAMSHA shows that around 38% of adults in the US, in 2017 have suffered from drug addiction disorders. In order to decrease the rate of disorders, this scholarship has been initiated by Cary Estate Planning. The aim of this scholarship is to understand and listen to the experiences of drug addicts through essays. These essays will indirectly act as a source of awareness for those who are suffering from such problems.
Cary estate planning is a firm that looks into wills, trusts, estate planning elder law, probate and special needs planning lawyers. There are various categories under which the firm works. The firm plans to process keeping the clients in their mind as their first priority for providing expected experiences. They create and maintain the client-attorney relationship very well.
Brief Description
Get quick information through this table:
| Organization | Cary Estate Planning |
| Educational Level | College |
| Subjects | All |
| Amount | $1,000 |
| Access mode | Online |
| Number of awards | One |
| City | Cary |
| Nationality | Domestic |
| Country | United States |
| Application deadline | May 31st, 2021 |
| Application fee | Nil |
| Requirements | Essay |
Who may be Eligible?
Applicants who are impacted by drug addiction and wants to restart their college career can apply for this scholarship. All you have to do is to write an essay that talks about the impact of addiction in anyone’s life. It might be you or any of your loved ones who have gone through such a livelihood.
How to apply?
The interested individuals can send their entire resume and other supporting documents through email. Kindly send the required documents to marketing@caryestateplanning.com.
Supporting Documents
- An updated resume including contact details, relevant education, professional, and volunteer experience.
- A 750-1000 word essay on how you or your close ones were affected by drug addiction and how it has impacted their lives.
- A current unofficial transcript from the applicant’s school.
Benefits
The scholarship will provide the winner candidate with $1000 as the award amount. Apart from this, this scholarship will help individuals to read through the experiences of struggles of a drug addict. The person receiving the award amount can utilize the money for improving their college career. This will make their learning process easier and will let them understand the importance of education.
Application deadline
The applicants who are interested in sending the entry should send it before 31st May, 2021. To be a part of this scholarship, kindly go through the above-mentioned instructions properly and send your complete information via email.
