Murphy Trial Law
The legal team with Murphy Trial Law has a reputation for persistent and compassionate advocacy. Its Washington personal injury lawyers are part of the communities that they support and want to make it as easy as possible for everyone to overcome the financial burdens that might otherwise slow them down.
It’s with that goal in mind that the law firm is proud to debut its Growing Your Community scholarship. This scholarship promises $2,500 to a student who commits themselves to the betterment of the communities that have supported them throughout their lives.
This scholarship is open to incoming and current college students, graduate students, and trade school students. Apply today!
Who Is Eligible?
Murphy Trial Law invites undergraduate and graduate students to apply for the Growing Your Community Scholarship. Applicants must be enrolled in or accepted at an accredited United States trade school, college, university, or graduate school to qualify for the scholarship.
The legal team also expects students to agree to the scholarship’s terms and conditions when applying for the Growing Your Community Scholarship.
Additionally, applicants must submit complete applications by May 15, 2026, if they want to be eligible for the scholarship’s $2,500 award.
How Do I Apply?
Students interested in applying for the Growing Your Community Scholarship must create a video addressing the scholarship topic below. Upon completing a video that addresses the scholarship topic and celebrates their achievements, students can complete the application form on this page.
Please add a link to your video before submitting the form on this page for consideration. The team encourages students to upload their videos as unlisted videos on YouTube, then include a URL link along with the rest of the form.
The scholarship selection committee will only consider complete scholarship applications for the $2,500 award. The team recommends that students double-check their forms and videos before completing the application process.
Scholarship Video Topic
The Growing Your Community Scholarship celebrates students who have embraced opportunities for personal growth and connection and who are committed to helping others thrive.
Murphy Trial Law wants incoming and current college students to think critically about what community means to them when applying. Applicants must submit original videos between two and three minutes in length, going into detail about the communities that have influenced them.
The scholarship selection committee wants students to discuss how they’ve contributed to their school and larger community, as well as how students hope to continue making a positive impact on the communities they are a part of.
How to Create a Video for Murphy Trial Law’s Growing Your Community Scholarship Application
Students applying for the Growing Your Community Scholarship need to record their videos in well-lit areas while holding their recording devices as still as possible. Students should also mention their full name and the name of the Growing Your Community Scholarship at either the beginning or end of the video.
Applicants using sources need to cite those sources as well as any media editing tools used to create their videos. Likewise, students can use copyright-free materials to supplement their scripts, though the inclusion of additional footage isn’t required. The scholarship selection committee will not choose its winner based on the quality of a video’s editing.
That said, students should create original videos for this application. The use of AI to modify a student’s voice, create fake actors, draft a false script, or generate a video wholesale will result in a student’s application being removed from the applicant pool.
When Is the Application Deadline?
Students interested in the Murphy Trial Law Growing Your Community Scholarship have until May 15, 2026, to complete and submit their applications. Unfortunately, the scholarship selection committee will not consider applications submitted after this deadline.
After the scholarship deadline passes, the scholarship selection committee reserves up to three months to choose its winner. Please do not contact Murphy Trial Law during this time, as the legal team cannot answer any questions about the status of a student’s application.
Terms and Conditions
All applicants to this scholarship must meet the eligibility requirements as laid out on the scholarship application page, including:
- Applicant must be enrolled at a college, trade school, university, or graduate school
- Applicant must be at least 18 years old at the time of enrollment
- Applicant must have residency in the United States
- Applicant must be in good academic standing
- Applicant must submit some personal information, including name, contact information, and academic information.
- Applicant must author an original video on the scholarship topic provided.
Anyone who meets the following conditions is NOT eligible to apply:
- Employees or children of employees of Murphy Trial Law
- Past recipients of the Growing Your Community Scholarship
- Applicants who are unable/unwilling to be interviewed by a representative of Murphy Trial Law, if they were to be awarded a scholarship.
- Applicants who submit the same video for multiple scholarships or for multiple years in a row
Selection and Award Notification Process
The scholarship selection committee with Murphy Trial Law will only consider complete application packets submitted by the May 15, 2026, deadline for the Growing Your Community Scholarship. Once the application deadline passes, the committee may take up to three months to select its winner.
Age, race, religion, gender, national origin, familial status, or other protected classes will have no influence on the committee’s decision. Once the team chooses its winner, a representative will reach out to that student and arrange for their winnings to go to the academic institution of their choice.
Murphy Trial Law and its scholarship selection committee will only communicate with the winner of the Growing Your Community Scholarship. Students can keep an eye on the Murphy Trial Law blog for news about who has won.
Previous Winners
This is the first year that students will have the chance to apply for the Growing Your Community Scholarship through Murphy Trial Law. The legal team looks forward to helping a community-oriented student pay their tuition fees and achieve their academic goals.
Check back here for blog posts and press releases celebrating each Growing Your Community Scholarship winner.