$1000 Don’t Text and Drive Scholarship

Don’t text and drive. To qualify for the Don’t Text and Drive Scholarship, simply complete an easy online application and write a 140-character pledge to not text and drive by the deadline of September 30 (coinciding with No Texting while Driving Day). Finalists will be selected and asked to write an essay on the topic, with the best essay taking home the $1,000 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.” The purpose of this scholarship is to help you understand the risks of texting while driving. For more information on texting while driving, please see these articles.

Who may apply: You must be a high school freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior or a current or entering college or graduate school student of any level. Home schooled students are also eligible. There is no age limit. You must also be a U.S. citizen or legal resident. Deadline: September 30 to coincide with September’s No Texting while Driving Day.