The Gold Law Firm Challenge Yourself Scholarship

In memory of Kevin Maez (1986-2022), Attorney Greg Gold and the Colorado legal team at The Gold Law Firm provide five scholarship awards each semester to first-time college freshmen within the United States. Each award is worth $1,000, and awards will be mailed directly to the winning students’ financial aid offices.

Eligibility
Through The Gold Law Firm Challenge Yourself Scholarship, we are looking to provide financial assistance for college freshmen who were active in one of the following activities in high school or childhood:

Scouts
Acting/Theatre
Debate Club
Speech
school
In addition to a history of participating in one or more of these activities, all eligible applicants must be planning to attend or have already enrolled in an accredited college or university as an incoming freshman. The student must also hold citizenship or permanent residency within the United States and be at least 17 years of age upon applying for the scholarship.

Application Instructions
To be considered for one of our Fall 2025 Gold Law Scholarship awards, students must submit an essay (appr. 500 words) that includes the following:
A thoughtful response to the following question:
How has participation in activities such as scouts, acting, debate, and/or speech helped you get through difficult periods of your life, build leadership skills, or prepared you for success in the future?

Each essay should contain at least one embedded image to assist in the applicant’s message. The Gold Law Firm believes in the power of imagery for communication. We regularly provide courts and juries with documents that contain not only our legal arguments but also images that assist with our communication.

We also ask all applicants to submit their contact information and proof of enrollment for the upcoming semester (which may be submitted as a class schedule, acceptance letter, or current transcript). Please make sure all documentation provided is in PDF or .docx format.