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
- 2024: Mariana Goettemoeller, Bryan College of Health Sciences
- 2023: Samantha Harker, Arizona State University
- 2022: Nancy Pickett, University of Florida
- 2021: Gracie Bond, Hamline University
- 2020: Benjamin Kurz, The College of William & Mary
- 2019: Zoe Grisez, University of Denver
- 2018: Natalie Sullivan, University of Maryland
- 2017: Carley Dole, Northern Michigan University
- 2016: Ellie Tjelmeland, University of Southern Indiana
- 2015: Hanna Hughes, University of Minnesota Duluth
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