2024 OFAC Eco-Friendly Scholarship

OFAC Law Group focuses its practice on representing individuals who need assistance with sanctions compliance, export controls, OFAC licensing, and anti-money laundering regulations. The role of an OFAC sanctions attorney is as complex as it is necessary. This is due to a constantly-changing list of rules and regulations as foreign policies are created or revised.

At OFAC Law Group, we recognize the importance of adhering to the Office of Foreign Assets Control and the power of effective cooperation. We also value students who strive to improve their environment through collaboration. We believe that dedicating personal time to bettering others and the environment is a commendable quality worth rewarding with financial support and academic recognition.

Whether these efforts are carried out through an organization, a local community club, or among friends, OFAC Law Group appreciates the hard work citizens invest in environmental improvement. To support these high-achieving students, we are proud to announce the OFAC Law Group Eco-Friendly Scholarship. This scholarship will award $1,000 to a deserving student who has shared coherent ideas on how to volunteer time to enhance the environment or has already implemented effective examples for others to follow.

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility

• The scholarship program is available to undergraduate, graduate, law school students, and incoming college students at an accredited institution in the United States, living in one of the 50 States or DC. Students must be enrolled in their respective institution for the Spring 2025 semester.
• Employees of OFAC Law Group, their immediate families (parent, child, sibling, and spouse), and persons living in the same households of such individuals (whether related or not), are not eligible to participate in the competition. 
• The candidate must be in good academic standing with at least a 3.0 minimum cumulative GPA.

Application Requirements

• The candidate must fill out the form below with all necessary information
• The candidate must submit a 1,000 word essay responding to the prompt: Provide a well-thought-out example(s) of how to improve the environment through activism, or an example(s) you have already enacted.
  • Please note that all essays will be checked for AI writing. If AI writing is deemed present in the essay, the application will be denied.
  • Essays will be judged on the quality of reasoning.
• The candidate must submit a professional resumé detailing their professional and academic experience.
• The candidate must submit a transcript from their current school. First-year college students, graduate students, or individuals who have recently transferred may submit an unofficial transcript from their current school, along with the most recent official transcript from their prior school. High school students can submit proof of acceptance to their college or university.
• Preference may be given to students either from or attending secondary school in DC, Maryland, or Virginia.

The deadline for this scholarship is December 31st, 2024.

The recipient of the 2024 Eco-Friendly Scholarship will be chosen during the month following the deadline.

Please note that questions regarding the scholarship will not be answered via phone. Please send any scholarship questions to [email protected] with the subject line “2024 Eco-Friendly Scholarship”.