Don’t Text and Drive Scholarship

Scholarship Description

About the Don’t Text and Drive Scholarship

Do you know how far you will drive on the freeway if you take your eyes off the road for five seconds, the average time it takes to send a text? An entire football field.

According to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, texting while driving makes drivers 23 times more likely to get into a “safety-critical event.” We believe that it’s our responsibility to use technology in a way that doesn’t harm others and to be aware of the impact that technology has on our health, environment, and society at large.

The purpose of the Don’t Text and Drive scholarship is to help you understand the risks of texting while driving. For more information on texting while driving, please see these articles.

Eligibility

You must be a high school freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior or a current or entering college or graduate school student of any level. Homeschooled students are also eligible. There is no age limit.

How to apply for the Don’t Text and Drive Scholarship

Complete the application form including a 140-character message about texting while driving. The top 10 applications will be selected as finalists. The finalists will be asked to write a full-length 500- to 1,000-word essay about texting while driving.

If you’re looking for more scholarships related to safe driving, check out our safe driving bundle of scholarships on our Common Scholarships page.

Eligibility Requirements

• Type of institution award is open to: two-year college
• Type of institution award is open to: four-year college
• Type of institution award is open to: trade/technical school
• Award is available to U.S. citizens

Application Requirements

• Application form required
• Essay required

How To Apply