HIE Help Center Scholarship

Scholarship Sponsored by HIE Help Center

The HIE Help Center will award one annual scholarship in the amount of $1,000 to an undergraduate or graduate student who plans to pursue a career in physical, occupational, or speech therapy.

Our scholarship committee begins accepting submissions on June 30th. The deadline is July 31st. Follow us on social media @HIEHelpCenter to stay tuned for scholarship updates and winner announcements!

The scholarship will be awarded to a single applicant who meets the following criteria and has submitted all required application materials outlined below by the deadline.

Eligibility

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Be enrolled at an institution of higher education in the United States in physical, occupational, or speech therapy.
• Have a GPA of at least 3.25
• Cannot be a past, present, or future client of ABC Law Centers (the firm sponsoring the HIE Help Center)

Requirements

Applicants must submit the following:

• A completed application (see Submission below)
• An academic transcript
• A response to the following prompt:

Why you are pursuing occupational, physical, or speech therapy? What will your unique approach be as a future occupational, physical, or speech therapist?

You may choose to submit one of the following as your Project:

• An essay of approximately 750 to 1,000 words. Please use 12 pt. Times New Roman font and double-space your work. Also include your last name, page numbers, and the scholarship name in the header. Files must be in PDF format. Any essay that does not meet this criteria or does not respond to the prompt, will not be considered!
• A creative project. Examples can include, but are not limited to: photo projects; video or other multimedia presentations (videos not to exceed five minutes); creative writing; or performance pieces.

Submission

Submissions are now closed for 2024.

Award

The $1,000 check will be made payable to the school or program in which the applicant is enrolled. We also publish a feature piece on the winner, including a short bio, their university name, and a photo.  You can read the past year’s winning entries online!