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Don't Text and Drive Scholarship

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Due: September 30, 2025

No min. GPA required

No transcripts required

Eligibility

Don't Text and Drive Scholarship, with an application deadline in September, offers numerous awards that vary in amount.

Description

Do you know how far you will drive on the freeway if you take your eyes off the road for five seconds, the average time it takes to send a text? An entire football field. According to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, texting while driving makes drivers 23 times more likely to get into a "safety-critical event." The purpose of this scholarship is to help you understand the risks of texting while driving. Applicants must be a high school freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior or a current or entering college or graduate school student of any level. Home schooled students are also eligible. There is no age limit. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

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Adult College Student