Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. Disability Scholarship Program

The Buckfire Law Scholarship Committee is currently accepting applications for the 2025 Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. Disability Scholarship.

The Disability Scholarship was established in 2014 as part of the law firm’s commitment to helping students with disabilities or injuries who are in need of financial assistance for educational purposes.

The scholarship is available to students of any age, with any type of disability, including but not limited to physical disabilities, medical conditions, mental or psychiatric conditions, speech and language, learning disabilities, behavioral conditions, and all other conditions.

The scholarship will award $1,000 to one student selected by our scholarship selection committee.

Disability Scholarship Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

Recipient is a U.S. citizen enrolled at an accredited college or university within the United States
Has a disability diagnosis from any person qualified to make a diagnosis
Completed at least one semester of classes at an accredited college or university.

Disability Scholarship Application Requirements

In order to apply for the Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. 2025 Disability Scholarship Program an applicant must submit the following items on or before October 1, 2025:

A completed scholarship application form. (Located at the bottom of page)
A one-page typed essay describing how you overcame adversity caused by your disability and what you learned from that experience.
An official or unofficial transcript from an accredited college or university that includes your most recent semester
Diagnosis documentation of the disability from a person qualified to make a diagnosis.

2024 Disability Scholarship Winner: Mariana Goettemoeller, Bryan College of Health Sciences

Mariana Goettemoeller is currently in nursing school at Bryan College of Health Sciences. She previously earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theology in 2023 from Benedictine College.

Goettemoeller was 15 years old when she experienced family loss and adversity. After being surrounded by caring, attentive nurses and doctors, she was drawn to pursue a career as a nurse. She has since worked as a certified nursing assistant, medication aide, and phlebotomist.

Past Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. Disability Scholarship Winners

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Essay

Please submit a one-page typed essay describing how you overcame adversity caused by your disability and what you learned from that experience.

Documentation

Please submit an official or unofficial transcript, including your most recent semester. and documentation from a medical professional or other qualified person with a diagnosis of your disability.

Disability Notes

Certification

I hereby certify that the information I have provided on this application form and in any attached materials is true and complete.

By checking the box below I certify that the information I am submitted is true and complete. I understand my personal information may be reviewed by individuals on the scholarship committee who are not employed by Buckfire & Buckfire P.C. and hereby give the law firm my full consent and permission to share my personal information and documents with those individuals and entities. I further understand that Buckfire Law cannot guarantee the privacy of any information or documentation submitted through its website and I hereby waive my rights to privacy with respect to all information submitted. I agree to hold the law firm and its agents harmless for any and all potential injury and claims related to my personal information in the past, present, and future. I hereby give the law firm permission to share my personal information with public if I am awarded the scholarship and I understand that that the awarded funds will be paid directly to my school towards my tuition if I am the recipient of the scholarship.

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