Magaña & Van DykeDominick Marsala Memorial Scholarship

Applications Are Currently Open
for the Spring 2025 Semester
scholarship
Each semester, our criminal defense firm offers college students the opportunity to be awarded $1,000 through the Magaña & Van Dyke Dominick Marsala Memorial Scholarship. Our team understands how difficult it can be to pursue personal interests outside of school and work, and we believe it is incredibly valuable to maintain such hobbies throughout your life, despite challenging transitions and busy schedules. Through the Magaña & Van Dyke Dominick Marsala Memorial Scholarship, our firm works to provide students with financial assistance to help them pursue their goals and passions.

To connect with our scholarship team, please email scholarship@maganavandyke.com.

The deadline to apply for the Spring 2025 scholarship is

February 26, 2025
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Who Is Eligible?

All applicants must meet each of the following requirements:

Student has a minimum grade point average of 3.0Student is enrolled an accredited college or university for the Spring 2025 semesterStudent is enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate programStudent is a permanent resident or citizen of the United States

What Are the
Application Requirements?
To be considered for the Magaña & Van Dyke Dominick Marsala Memorial Scholarship, students must submit a video of 3 minutes or less answering the following prompt:

VIDEO PROMPTMaking time for hobbies can greatly benefit a person and ensure that they are focused on what is important to them. What would you consider to be your lifelong hobby?How have you maintained this hobby throughout your life, and how do you plan to continue to make time for it while also pursuing a higher education, working, and/or focusing on other priorities? How has this hobby helped you to excel in other areas of your life?Additionally, applications must include the student’s contact information, proof of enrollment, and proof of GPA.
How Are Applications Evaluated?

For the Magaña & Van Dyke Dominick Marsala Memorial Scholarship, we will judge each application and select one recipient every semester based on these criteria:

Student meets all requirementsVideo is creative, original, and of high qualityVideo answers prompt clearly and effectively