Environmental Litigation Group Scholarship for Students Affected by Cancer

Why We Are Offering The Scholarship To Students Affected By Cancer?
We are aware of how profoundly a cancer diagnosis affects the family dynamics and the emotional well being of each family member. Everything changes in a family when someone gets a cancer diagnosis. Parents have to quit jobs and focus on treatment and the family’s income decreases drastically. Our goal is to support a student with a family connection to cancer continue his/her education. For this reason, we have decided to offer a little help to young people who witnessed a loved one’s devastating struggle with cancer in order to ease at least their financial situation.

“Our firm founders father suffered from an asbestos-related disease and many members of our staff share the traumatizing experience of standing by a family member who battled cancer.”
-Greg Cade current owner at Environmental Litigation Group P.C.

Awarded Over $2.5 Million In Our Asbestos Scholarship Fund
Our asbestos scholarship fund was established over 50 years ago with the purpose of providing financial help to children and grandchildren of our clients whose asbestos litigation cases had been settled. Over 160 students receiving the asbestos scholarships have attended 47 colleges and universities, including Auburn University, University of Alabama, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Stillman College, Spelman College, and University of Alabama at Birmingham(UAB). In 2005 we extended the eligibility requirements to include all students who have a family member diagnosed with cancer.

The eligibility criteria for our scholarship program are the following:

Applicants must be at least 18 years old and U.S. citizensApplicants must be enrolled full-time in a U.S. accredited two-year or four-year university, community college or junior college, or in a graduate degree programApplicants must have a minimum Grade Point Average of 3.0 or higherApplicants must be students who witnessed a parent, sibling or other immediate family member battling cancer
All students who meet the requirements above need to apply.

First Name *
Last Name *
Age *
Email Address *
Address *
Where will you be attending school in the fall of 2025? *
Please write an essay and paste it in here on the topic: “What it takes to fight cancer?”
*The essay must be between 500 and 1,500 words.

Applicants must submit a typed essay (500–1000 words) answering the following question: What It Takes to Fight Cancer? You can include pictures of loved ones that were affected by cancer if you have your family’s consent. We encourage you to share the beliefs cancer health challenges have instilled in you. Tell us why education is important in the fight against cancer.
I agree to all Privacy & Terms. You must be at least 18 years old and a U.S. citizen. You must be enrolled full-time in a U.S. based accredited two-year or four-year university, community college or junior college, or a graduate degree program. You must have a minimum Grade Point Average of 3.0 or higher. You must be a student who witnessed a parent, sibling, immediate family member or close friend fighting cancer.

Necessary Documents Required Of Potential Winners
-One copy of Official High School or College Transcripts
-Publicity/Liability Release
-Copyright Assignment
-A head-shot picture of the applicant in high-resolution (If selected as the winner, your image will be used in the announcement made on the site).