New York State supports various industries, all of which pose dangers to employees. As students enter the professional workforce, O’Connor Law wants them to consider what steps they can take to make their workplace safer. With that goal in mind, our New York Workers’ Compensation lawyers are proud to debut a new scholarship program.
Students have the opportunity to apply for O’Connor Law’s Increasing New York Workplace Safety Scholarship beginning this year. The scholarship selection committee looks forward to awarding the $2,500 scholarship to a student with a proven record of academic success and community dedication.
Students have until November 15, 2025, to submit their applications for the team’s consideration.
How to Apply for the Increasing New York Workplace Safety Scholarship
O’Connor Law is proud to make its Increasing New York Workplace Safety Scholarship available to undergraduate and graduate students in all fields of study. However, applicants must prove that they are:
- Enrolled in or accepted at a United States accredited college, university, or graduate school
- Agreeing to the scholarship’s terms and conditions
- Submitting all essential application materials, including a completed essay and application form
Students submitting essays for consideration should upload a .pdf of their essay along with their application form. O’Connor Law and its scholarship selection committee will not consider applications submitted without all essential materials.
Scholarship Essay Topic
O’Connor Law invites undergraduate and graduate students to think critically about the dangers of working in New York. Applicants should compose an essay between 500 and 1,000 words going into detail about:
- Their opinions on workplace safety in New York
- Concerns about the most dangerous industries in New York
- Examples of how to improve industry safety
Upon completion, students should save their essays as .pdfs and submit them along with the rest of their application for the scholarship selection committee’s consideration. Do not use AI to craft your essay. The use of AI will result in a student’s automatic removal from the application pool.
Formatting Tips and Tricks
O’Connor Law requests that all students drafting essays for the Increasing New York Workplace Safety Scholarship please include the following:
- A catchy and original title
- A bibliography highlighting any essay sources
- Citations within their text
- Double-spaced formatting with 12-point font and 1-inch margins
Students should also draft a header including all of the following information:
- A student’s full name
- The name of the scholarship the student is applying for
- The name of the student’s college, university, and/or graduate school
- The financial aid office’s address, email, and phone number
- The student’s college ID number
An example of an acceptable header may look like the following:
Jane Doe
Increasing New York Workplace Safety Scholarship
The University of New York, New York
1111 Student Road
000-000-0000
12345678
Application Deadline
Students must finalize their application forms and submit them to the scholarship selection committee by November 15, 2025. The committee will not consider applications submitted without all essential materials or after the scholarship deadline passes.
The team reserves up to three months to read through all of its scholarship applications and requests that neither students nor their families reach out with questions about an application’s status during that time. O’Connor Law cannot answer emails, phone calls, or other forms of communication regarding a student’s scholarship status.
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, university, or graduate school
- Applicant must be at least 18 years old at the age of enrollment
- Applicant must have residency in the 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/video on the scholarship essay topic provided.
Anyone who meets the following conditions is NOT eligible to apply:
- Employees or children of employees of O’Connor Law
- Past recipients of the Increasing New York Workplace Safety Scholarship
- Applicants who are unable/unwilling to be interviewed by a representative of O’Connor Law if they were to be awarded a scholarship.
- Applicants who submit the same essay/video for multiple scholarships or for multiple years in a row
Selection & Award Notification Process
The scholarship selection committee once again asks that all students interested in applying for the Increasing New York Workplace Safety Scholarship finalize their applications by November 15, 2025. The team cannot accept late or incomplete applications.
The scholarship selection committee will read through each application carefully, taking up to three months to 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 chooses a winner, a representative will reach out to that student by email. O’Connor Law will then announce the winner’s name and achievements on its website. The winning student can expect the team to mail their winnings directly to the institution of their choosing.
O’Connor Law Publicity Statement
O’Connor Law requests that the student it selects to win its Increasing New York Workplace Safety Scholarship sign a publicity release form. Signing this form commits that student to a verbal or written interview and gives O’Connor Law permission to use the student’s name, likeness, image, voice, and other appearances on its website and social media.
Students must sign the firm’s publicity statement to receive the firm’s Increasing New York Workplace Safety Scholarship.
Previous Winners
O’Connor Law looks forward to debuting its Increasing New York Workplace Safety Scholarship this year. Future applicants can revisit this page to read blog posts and press releases celebrating the achievements of previous scholarship recipients.