New Heights Scholarship

Scholarship Sponsored by The Bussey Law Firm, P.C.

To help you reach your goals and secure a brighter future, the Bussey Law Firm, P.C. offers a $1,000 scholarship to a deserving student every year. Our 2025 New Heights Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students from across the nation.

Details and Deadlines

To apply, write a brief essay on the topic below and submit it along with the application form by April 29, 2025.

Finalists will be announced on May 13, 2025.

We will carefully review all essays and announce our scholarship winner on May 27, 2025.

Good luck to everyone who applies!

Scholarship Essay Prompt: 500-1,000 Words

The Bussey Law Firm, P.C., recognizes that hardships can be painful to endure, but the cliché that you learn more from hardships than from having it easy often rings true. Describe a challenging moment in your life so far, and explain how that experience helped prepare you for success in college and beyond.

Scholarship Details

This is a one-time non-renewable scholarship to be used for post-secondary education purposes. Any materials received after the specified due date will not be eligible for consideration.

Applicant Requirements

• You must be a high school senior on track to graduate or a college student enrolled in an accredited four-year university/college, or currently enrolled in a two-year college and planning to transfer to a four-year university/college upon completion.
• You have earned, or will earn your high school diploma this calendar year.
• You have maintained a 3.0 or higher GPA.
• You are a U.S. Citizen or hold Permanent Residency status. DACA recipients are welcome to apply.
• You must complete all entry fields on the application for the scholarship. Failure to do so will result in disqualification. Entries that do not meet the word count requirement will not be considered.

Finalists Must Provide

School Transcripts:  We may require an official or unofficial transcript from your current educational institution. If we decide your application puts you in contention as a finalist and potential winner of the scholarship, you will be contacted by our firm and given instructions on how to send an electronic version of your official transcript. This will help us to verify that all information provided to us is accurate, and that you meet all of the eligibility requirements. Do not send any transcripts until explicitly requested by the firm.

Current Proof of Enrollment:  Current Proof of Enrollment  You will be required to submit upon request an enrollment verification letter, letter of acceptance from a college, or course registration for the coming semester.

Photo ID:  Photo ID We will require a copy of your U.S. driver’s license, U.S. state ID card, DACA ID, and/or passport. These are the only acceptable forms of identification to submit to us upon request.

Note: By submitting your application for this scholarship, you agree to use any potential scholarship award for educational purposes only, such as tuition or related expenses such as school supplies, books, course materials, school living expenses, etc. If you win the scholarship or are a finalist, we may share your essay and photo on our website and may use them for marketing purposes.