Resilience in Action Scholarship

The Los Angeles injury lawyers with BANA LAW believe in being there for our clients. Our resilience is a staple of our legal service. Beginning this year, we want to celebrate that resilience in the next generation. Undergraduate and graduate students in California now have the opportunity to apply for BANA LAW’s Resilience in Action Scholarship, worth $2,500.

You have until April 15, 2026, to complete the application form on this page, as well as an essay going into detail about a significant challenge you’ve overcome. 

The scholarship selection committee with BANA LAW will read each essay and choose a winner within three months of the scholarship’s submission deadline.

How to Apply for the Resilience in Action Scholarship

If you want to apply for the Resilience in Action Scholarship, make sure you meet the following criteria:

• You must be an undergraduate or graduate student (though BANA LAW will accept applications from rising freshmen).
• You must be accepted at or enrolled in an accredited United States trade school, college, university, or graduate school in California.
• You must be a California resident.
• You must agree to the scholarship’s terms and conditions.
• You must submit a complete application packet before the scholarship deadline.

The team with BANA LAW specifically requests that applicants complete a 500-word essay addressing the scholarship prompt detailed below. You can upload a copy of your application as a .PDF when completing the application form on this page.

Scholarship Essay Topic

Overcoming adversity is a testament to resilience, strength, and determination. To apply for the Resilience in Action Scholarship, please reflect on a significant challenge you have faced in your life, how it affected you, and the strategies or mindsets you employed to overcome it. 

How did this experience shape your personal growth and influence your future goals? Describe the lessons you learned and how they will guide you in achieving success in your academic or professional journey.

To be eligible, the essay must not be longer than 500 words. 

Format Your Essay Before Submitting

When writing an essay for the Resilience in Action Scholarship, make sure you create a catchy, original title. The team also requests that you use in-line citations and a bibliography to keep track of any outside sources you use. 

Once you complete your essay and are prepared to submit your application, make sure you save your essay using the following naming convention: “[Scholarship Name and Year] – [Student Name].” 

BANA LAW AI Policy

The team with BANA LAW wants students to share their original thoughts and ideas when drafting essays for the Resilience in Action Scholarship. As such, we do not want students to use AI to draft their essays. 

The inappropriate use of AI to falsify sources or create an essay not written in your own words will see your application removed from consideration.

When to Submit Your Scholarship Application

You have until April 15, 2026, to complete and submit your scholarship application. The scholarship selection committee with BANA LAW will not consider applications submitted after that deadline passes. 

Likewise, make sure you’ve completely filled out your application form and formatted your scholarship essay before submitting your application. The firm cannot consider incomplete applications or applications that don’t address the aforementioned scholarship topic.

We ask that neither you nor your family reach out to BANA LAW with questions about the status of your application after you’ve submitted it for consideration. Unfortunately, our team cannot answer phone calls, emails, or other forms of communication about the scholarship at this time. You can keep an eye on our website for an announcement declaring our scholarship winner.

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 in California. 
• Applicant must be at least 18 years old at the time of enrollment.
• Applicant must have residency in California, 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 essay on the scholarship topic provided. 

Anyone who meets the following conditions is NOT eligible to apply: 

• Employees or children of employees of BANA LAW
• Past recipients of the Resilience in Action Scholarship
• Applicants who are unable/unwilling to be interviewed by a representative of BANA LAW, if they were to be awarded a scholarship. 
• Applicants who submit the same essay for multiple scholarships or for multiple years in a row

Selection & Award Notification Process

The scholarship selection committee with BANA LAW reserves between one and three months to sort through the Resilience in Action Scholarship applications and select a 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 selects its winner, a representative will reach out to that student and arrange for the scholarship funds to be delivered to their academic institution of choice. Unfortunately, the team cannot notify non-winning students of the winner’s selection. Please keep an eye on the BANA LAW website for a press release and blog post declaring the winner.

Again, BANA LAW representatives cannot answer questions about the process of selecting a winner or the status of a student’s application. Please do not reach out to BANA LAW with questions at this time.   

Previous Winners 

BANA LAW looks forward to helping ambitious and thoughtful students achieve their academic goals. Check back here for press releases and blog posts celebrating the resilience of our scholarship winners.