2023 Joye Scholarship Program Guidelines

Joye Law Firm is offering you the opportunity to win a college scholarship to help further your education. The scholarship application window for 2023 is closed, check back in February 2024.

Our firm will offer six $2,000 scholarships to graduating seniors in South Carolina who plan to attend a four-year institution of higher learning in the fall. Selection of the recipients is based on the creative entry, school activities, positions of leadership, special honors and awards, community involvement, academic performance, and professional pursuits.

In another program, we are also offering one student attending a historically black college or university the opportunity to win a college scholarship to help further their education. Learn more about Joye’s HBCU Scholarship Program.

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants are required to submit the following materials along with their 2023 online application form below

A current high school transcript
A (bullet-point) list of any extracurricular activities or community involvement
A creative entry based on one of the following prompts:
- As a graduating senior, what advice would you give to your younger self (and other incoming freshmen) about navigating peer pressure and avoiding risk-taking behavior like drunk driving and texting while driving?
- Drunk driving accidents claim over 10,000 lives each year. Show or explain how drunk driving impacts your state, community and/or you, personally.
Nominate a favorite teacher who has inspired your creativity for a teacher prize
A current photo (suitable for publication)
Downloadable version of the form ( click here )

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Creative entries may be but are not limited to an essay, video, infographic, song, poem, etc. Files must be in one of the following formats (pdf, doc, jpg, png, mv4, avi, wav, mp3).

Please limit written entries to 600 words and audio/video submissions to two minutes.

Thank you for your interest in our Scholarship program. Meet our 2021 scholarship recipients.

How to Win

Our selection committee will review your packet with a particular focus on your creative entry along with your community involvement.

2023 APPLICATION:
Application opens: February 1st

Deadline for applications: May 1st

We intend to “publish” the six winning creative entries and disseminate them to leaders throughout South Carolina. Each scholarship recipient will be notified at your respective school’s year-end awards ceremony. If your school does not have such a ceremony, we will notify the scholarship winners no later than June 8th.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact:

Nicole Cerullo
5861 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101
North Charleston, SC 29406
Phone: 843.725.4252
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.joyelawfirm.com

We look forward to reviewing your application and wish you success in all your future endeavors.