As a way of promoting positive change, Springboard Recovery has decided to offer scholarships to students of qualifying two and four-year colleges.
Here is the link to our
scholarship page that you may use: https://www.springboardrecovery.com/scholarship/.
Here is
some additional information about the scholarship:
Springboard
Recovery College Scholarship
Students
attending a two or four-year university program may apply for Springboard
Recovery’s college scholarship by following the instructions below.
Springboard Recovery specializes in working with adults and adolescents struggling
with drug and alcohol addiction. While we work to help people in recovery, we
also would like to help those who seek the benefits of higher education.
All
undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of behavioral health and
addiction-related studies are invited to enter our Behavioral Health
Scholarship Program, with the following financial incentives:
- First Place = Prize $3,500
- Second Place = $1,000
- Runner Up = $500
How Do I
Enter?
There are 2
available options to choose from to enter our scholarship program:
- Write an original 2,000-word essay (the topic is your
choice from three possible questions listed below)
- Create an original comic strip (this year’s theme is:
“Drug and/or alcohol abuse in young people today”).
Essay Entry
Option
Please
write an original* 2,000-word essay based on one of the following essay
questions:
- What makes someone an addict? Is there a difference
between experimentation, abuse and addiction?
- How does addiction affect those close to the addict,
ie. family and friends? What can be done to help a loved one suffering
from addiction?
- Does current pop culture glamorize the use of
substances, and actively encourage young people to experiment?
*Please
note that all essay entries will be checked for plagiarism.
Comic Strip
Entry Option
- Create an original* comic strip on the following theme:
- Drug and/or alcohol abuse in young people today.
- One-shot comic – 2 pages minimum, 6 pages maximum.
- Style: Free
- Illustration: Original color or black and white
- Read direction: No obligation – optional
- Important – Your project must be adapted to an audience
of all ages
*Please
note that all essay entries will be checked for plagiarism.
Application
Requirements:
Springboard
is seeking applications from current U.S students who:
- Are enrolled in post-secondary education in the second
semester.
- Are not a Springboard Recovery employee or related to
an employee of Ashwood Recovery
- Age 18 and older
Application
Deadline:
- Applications are accepted from January 1 – November 1
every year. Any application received after the November 1 deadline will
not be accepted.
Winner
Selection:
- The winner of the next SpringBoard Recovery Behavioral
Health Scholarship will be announced on December 1, 2020. Scholarship
money will be sent via mail by check.
We would be honored if you
would add our award to your scholarship page (https://www.springboardrecovery.com/scholarship/). Of course, I'm here to answer any questions you may have.
Thank you,
Michael
Hernandez
