Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. Disability Scholarship Program

The Buckfire Law Scholarship Committee is currently accepting applications for the 2023 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 Applications Requirements

In order to apply for the Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. 2023 Disability Scholarship Program an applicant must submit the following items on or before October 1, 2023:

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.

2022 Disability Scholarship Winner: Nancy Pickett, Univesity of Florida

Pickett is in her second year of graduate school at the University of Florida, where she is studying public interest communications. She previously earned her bachelor of science, also from University of Florida, graduating Summa Cum Laude in 2021.

In high school, Pickett was very active as the captain of her high school volleyball team, volunteering her time at her church and a local children’s cancer foundation. But, after she was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, that changed.

“Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome is a connective tissue disorder that causes digestive dysmotility, issues with your nervous system, and spinal instability. I lose the ability to digest food, so I rely on a feeding tube and central line,” Pickett said. “I stopped playing sports, but continued volunteering my time.”

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

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Present Mailing Address

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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