2025 EMPOWER U Scholarship Awards

Right to Read Advocacy is proud to support today’s dyslexic thinkers!

We honor dyslexic strengths including creativity, big-picture thinking, storytelling, spatial reasoning, puzzle solving, empathy, and resilience – among many others. We also recognize the educational challenges that students face daily.

Right to Read Advocacy knows that we need dyslexic thinkers for future problem solving! As students consider their post-secondary options, we want to play a small part in that journey. Right to Read is offering its inaugural 2025 EMPOWER U Scholarship.

Two $500 scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors who are pursuing continued education at an accredited college or vocational school.

The deadline to submit is Friday, February 28th, 2025.
The winner will be announced in May 2025.

Application Requirements:

Students must be high school seniors graduating by June 2025.
Students must submit a 500-word response to the following: Who has helped to empower YOU to advocate for yourself and how has self-advocacy made a difference in your life?
If chosen as the winner, students must submit a video (up to 3 minutes in length) that will be shared.
If chosen as the winner, students must provide documented proof of their disability.

Application

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*Please note that this scholarship is available to a high school senior, graduating by June 2025.

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Consent by Parent/Guardian: by completing this form, I authorize release of the information stated below on behalf of:

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I hereby authorize my child to submit for the 2025 EMPOWER U Scholarship. I confirm that the information being submitted in my child’s application is accurate. I also confirm that my child has been classified as dyslexic and can provide proof of the disability if my child is chosen as the scholarship winner. I agree that my child’s name, likeliness, and essay submission may be used in promotional outreach including the company’s website, newsletter, media outreach, and social media. Additionally, I agree that my child, if chosen as the winner, will submit a video (up to 3 minutes in length) that will be shared through promotional efforts. Lastly, I confirm that as the signatory that I or any member of my immediate family is not a member of Right to Read Advocacy.

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2025 EMPOWER U Scholarship Awards

The deadline to submit is Friday, February 28th, 2025. The winner will be announced in May 2025.

Application Requirements:

Application

The deadline to submit is Friday, February 28th, 2025.
The winner will be announced in May 2025.