INTRODUCTION
For the sixth consecutive year, Freidin Brown, P.A. is teaming up with SAVE to provide the 2024 Freidin Brown, P.A. & SAVE Social Justice Scholarships, which give financial support to LGBTQ+ and allied students who have strong connections to the South Florida community and are striving to lead in a field of Social Justice.
By offering a total of $25,000 in needed financial support, Freidin Brown, P.A. and SAVE hope to give tomorrow’s social justice leaders the tools they need to excel.
Scholarship applications will be accepted between June 1 and August 30, 2024. Scholarship recipients will be announced by September 30, 2024.
Finalists will be requested to join us for a brief interview before winners are announced. Scholarships will be funded directly to each winner’s school.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants must have a proven record of volunteer or leadership experience either within the LGBTQ community or within another field of Social Justice.
Applicants must have completed at least two years of college or be enrolled in or accepted to a graduate program with a focus in social work, community policy, law, education, or any other relative field addressing social justice issues.
Applicants must timely complete the below application and submit the following:
- An up-to-date school transcript
- A written statement from the applicant as to how financial support will assist them in pursuing opportunities and leading in their field of social justice.
- A personal statement (500 words max.) as prompted.
- An essay (1000 words max.) that addresses one of the prompts listed below.
Applicants cannot be a past recipient of a Freidin Brown, P.A. & SAVE Social Justice Scholarship.
Applicants cannot be a past or present client of Freidin Brown, P.A.