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Bubba Wallace Live to Be Different Scholarship

Funded by
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Bubba Wallace
$10,000
1 winner$10,000
Awarded
Application Deadline
May 31, 2021
Winners Announced
Jun 15, 2021
Education Level
High School, Undergraduate
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"Creating unity and compassion and understanding of each of our brothers and sisters is so powerful. We have to preach that to the ones that don’t want to listen and understand." - Bubba Wallace

The Live To Be Different Foundation, led by NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace, was formed in 2017 to lift up individuals seeking a means to fulfill their potential, no matter their age, skin color, disabilities, or ambitions. Through a message of compassion, love, and understanding, Bubba believes all barriers can be removed so that all dreams can be realized. 

Bubba and Live To Be Different's mission is to encourage the next generation to be better and more inclusive than every generation before it so that they can achieve anything they put their mind to, just as Bubba has done in his journey standing up for racial justice while trailblazing as one of NASCAR's most successful African-American drivers.

In doing so, Live To Be Different strives to empower and support disadvantaged individuals with educational, medical, social, or other types of assistance needed to help make their dreams reality.

To enter, please share an experience of a time when you encountered adversity, and what you did to overcome it.

Selection Criteria:
Essay, Ambition, Vision, Different, Inclusive, Impact
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Published February 2, 2021
$10,000
1 winner$10,000
Awarded
Application Deadline
May 31, 2021
Winners Announced
Jun 15, 2021
Education Level
High School, Undergraduate
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Essay Topic

Please share a time in your life in which you encountered adversity, and how you were able to overcome it. How did the experience impact your life, and how will it contribute to your future endeavors?

250–750 words

Winners and Finalists

June 2021

Winners
Aleisha Medley
New York University
Queens, NY
Finalists
Brittney Wojnicki
University of North Texas
Mckinney, TX
Kayla Coston
Southwest Mississippi Community College
Hammond, LA
Kariel Rivera
Flagler College-St Augustine
St. Johns County, FL
madison copeland
University of Mississippi
Saltillo, MS
Conner Cochrane
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
Lauriernst Frederique
University of Central Florida
Miramar, FL
Olivia Burchfield
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Laurel, MS
Molly Horton
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
Fox Island, WA
Alyssa Bartlett
Agua Fria High School
Litchfield Park, AZ
Olivia Redinger
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College
Marengo, WI
Kimberly Tamayo-Cortes
University of California-Davis
Richmond, CA
Abhi Patel
Lake Park High School
Bloomingdale, IL
valisha pearson
Northeastern State University
Tulsa, OK

Winning Application

Aleisha Medley
New York UniversityQueens, NY

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The application deadline is May 31, 2021. Winners will be announced on Jun 15, 2021.

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When will the scholarship winner be chosen? How will they be notified?

The winner will be publicly announced on Jun 15, 2021. Prior to the announcement date, we may contact finalists with additional questions about their application. We will work with donors to review all applications according to the scholarship criteria. Winners will be chosen based on the merit of their application.

How will the scholarship award be paid?

Award checks will be sent to the financial aid office of the winner's academic institution or future academic institution in their name to be applied to their tuition, and in the name of their institution (depending on the school's requirements). If the award is for a qualified educational non-tuition expense, we will work with the winner directly to distribute the award and make sure it goes towards qualified expenses.

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