The 2026 Nuclear Family Scholarship
Congratulations to our 2025 scholarship winner, Anya Pinto! To learn more about our past recipients, visit our winners’ page.
If you are a student whose life has been significantly shaped by a family member, such as a parent or sibling, we want to hear about it! Our team at the Law Office of David E. Gordon & Elissa M. Coombs is pleased to offer the 2026 Nuclear Family Scholarship, which enables students to share how a member of their immediate family has influenced their development into the person they are today.
As a law firm that strives to treat each client we help as if they’re family, we understand how important the effect of having family in your life can be. That’s why we wanted to use this scholarship to encourage students to reflect on how their family has shaped them into the person they are today. It is easy to take family for granted, so we hope this scholarship will help students who are going through life-defining experiences in college to reflect on their past relationships and to continue shaping themselves into well-rounded young adults.
Our team will award one winner $1,000 to help with their education costs. While we will likely receive many strong applications from deserving students, we will select the individual who we feel best shares their story of how a member of their immediate family has shaped them into the person they are today. Applicants must also meet the following eligibility requirements.
Scholarship Deadline: February 28, 2026
Award Amount: $1000
Eligibility
- The scholarship is open to any current high school senior, vocational student, college student, or graduate student who is enrolled in a vocational program or a two to four-year post-secondary institution.
- Employees of The Law Office of David E. Gordon & Elissa M. Coombs, their immediate families (parent, child, sibling, and spouse), and persons living in the same households of such individuals (whether related or not), are not eligible to participate in the competition.
- Candidates for this scholarship should 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:
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- The candidate must submit a 750-1000 word essay answering the following question: How has a member of your immediate family, like a parent or a sibling, helped shape the person that you are today?
- The candidate must submit a resumé that lists their professional and academic experience. Be sure to include both your current school and your upcoming school (if applicable) as part of your educational experience.
- 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, in addition to their most recent official transcript from their prior school.
- High school students are also asked to submit proof of acceptance to their college or university.
The recipient of the 2026 Nuclear Family Scholarship will be chosen during the month following the scholarship deadline of February 28, 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.
