Rise Above Scholarship

Scholarship Sponsored by Silberman & Lam LLP

Being part of a team striving for a shared objective is an exhilarating experience. Employment in a reputable company fosters crucial values and nurtures individuals both socially and professionally. At Silberman & Lam LLP, we champion the rights of the ordinary worker. Our firm specializes in Workers’ Compensation law, adept at pinpointing situations where employers exploit their employees. Frequently, employees are not aware of their rights, enabling supervisors or executives to misuse their work and time.

Consequently, we established the Rise Above Scholarship to gather insights from students nationwide about any comparable experiences that have shaped them. As a firm dealing with workers’ compensation, we anticipate this scholarship will foster meaningful conversations among students, empowering them as employees. We invite individuals to recount an instance when they were exploited as employees, interns, or team members. How did this experience influence your professional interactions with those involved? Has your experience equipped you to identify potential or existing employment pitfalls? How did a challenging professional circumstance eventually become a positive one, and what lessons did you glean from it?

The cut-off date for this scholarship application is December 31, 2025. After receiving all applications, they will be evaluated, and five students will be chosen to each receive a $1,000 award.

Eligibility

• The scholarship is accessible to any current high school senior, vocational student, college student, or graduate student who is a legal U.S. resident, living in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia, and enrolled in a vocational program or a two to four-year post-secondary institution.
• Employees of Silberman & Lam LLP, their immediate family members (parent, child, sibling, and spouse), and individuals residing in the same households (whether related or not), are not eligible to participate in the competition.
• Applicants for this scholarship must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher and be in good academic standing.

Application Requirements

• The applicant must complete the form below with all required information
• The applicant must submit a 750-1,000-word essay response to the prompt: Share an instance when you felt exploited as an employee, intern, or team member. How did this experience impact your professional relationships with those involved? Has your experience enabled you to spot potential or existing employment pitfalls? How did a challenging professional circumstance eventually become a positive one, and what lessons did you glean from it?
• Please be aware that all essays will be scrutinized for AI writing. If AI-generated writing is detected in the essay, the application will be rejected.
• The applicant must submit a professional resumé detailing their experience, both professional and academic.
• The applicant must submit a transcript from their current school. First-year college students, graduate students, or individuals who have recently transferred to a new school may submit an unofficial transcript from their current institution, along with the most recent official transcript from their previous school. High school students can submit proof of acceptance to their college or university.
• Preference will be given to students either from or attending secondary school in the state.

The Rise Above Scholarship recipient will be selected in the month following the scholarship deadline.

For all scholarship-related questions, please use this contact form. We are unable to respond to scholarship inquiries by phone, email, or through any other contact forms listed on this website.