2026 safety Advocate Scholarship Winner

Congratulations to our 2026 scholarship recipient, Abigail Reese! Find out more about our previous winners here! 

Maschka Personal Injury is proud to offer the 2026 Safety Advocate Scholarship for the second year in a row. The application is open to students nationwide. Our attorneys are passionate about uplifting this next generation of changemakers, and with our scholarship, we will be awarding $1,000 to one individual to further their education. 

This scholarship is centered around our firm’s values. As personal injury attorneys, we advocate for safety across all spectrums, including on our roads and in the products we buy and use every day. Our scholarship calls on students to write about a time when they advocated for the safety of others; to discuss safety legislation that needs to be changed; or how they advocate for safety in their everyday lives. The application process will close on June 30th, 2026.

Application Deadline: June 30, 2026

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility

• To be eligible for this scholarship, students must be a current high school senior, vocational student, college student or graduate student and the student must be enrolled in any form of higher education for the 2026 Fall semester.
• This scholarship is open to those who are legal residents of the United States residing in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia.
• All employees of Maschka Personal Injury, their family, and household members are not able to apply for this scholarship.
• To be considered for this scholarship, the applicant must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher and be in good overall academic standing.

Application Requirements

• • The candidate must fill out the form below with all necessary information
  • The candidate must submit a 750-1,000 word essay response to the prompt: As personal injury attorneys, we advocate for safer roads, schools, workplaces, and products every day on behalf of our clients. Describe how you have advocated for safety in your community or explain a piece of safety legislation that needs updating in your neighborhood and how you advocate for safety.

• Please note that all essays will be checked for AI writing. If AI writing is deemed present in the essay, the application will be denied.

• The candidate must submit a professional resumé that lists their experience, both professional and academic.
• The candidate must submit a transcript from their current school. First-year college students, graduate students, or individuals who have recently transferred schools may submit an unofficial transcript from their current school, as well as the most recent official transcript from their prior school. High school students can submit proof of acceptance to their college or university.
• Preference will be given to students from or attending secondary school in Minnesota.

The recipient of the 2026 Safety Advocate Scholarship will be chosen during the month following the scholarship deadline of June 30, 2026. 

For all scholarship-related inquiries, please use this contact form. We are unable to answer scholarship questions by phone, email, or through any other contact forms listed on this website.