Conduit Law Road Safety Scholarship

Every year, people are killed on Denver's streets, and many more are seriously hurt. Most of those crashes start with something small and fixable: a blind corner, a missing crosswalk, a habit we all have. We'd like to hear what you'd fix.

The award

One $1,000 scholarship each year, paid directly to the winner's college, university, community college or trade school.

Who can apply

• Colorado high-school seniors who will start college or a trade program in fall 2027, or
• students currently enrolled at a Colorado college, university, community college or trade school.

Any major. No GPA minimum.

The prompt

Describe one change to your own habits, your community, or Colorado's roads that would prevent serious crashes. Why would it work, and what would it take to make it happen?

500–800 words. You can add an optional video link (60 seconds or less) about the place or problem you're writing about.

Key dates

How it's judged

Essays are read without names by two readers. The top five go to Elliot Singer, Conduit Law's Founder & Managing Attorney, who picks the winner. We look for a clear idea, a real place or problem, a realistic plan, and your own voice.

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The fine print

• One entry per person.
• Conduit Law employees, their families, and current or former Conduit Law clients and their households aren't eligible.
• We collect only your name, email, school, city and essay, and use them only to run this scholarship.
• Applying doesn't create an attorney-client relationship, and we won't contact you about legal services.
• The winner's first name, school and essay excerpt may be published with their permission.
• Funds are sent directly to the winner's school.
• We may extend the deadline if we don't receive eligible entries.

Official rules

Name

Conduit Law Road Safety Scholarship.

Award

One $1,000 award a year, paid directly to the winner's school (bursar or financial aid office), never to the student.

Eligibility

(a) Colorado high-school seniors who will enroll in an accredited college, university, community college or trade program for fall 2027, or (b) students currently enrolled at a Colorado college, university, community college or trade school. Applicants must be 16 or older; students under 18 need a parent or guardian signature on the acceptance form only. Any major. No GPA minimum; the essay decides. U.S. citizenship is not required.

Exclusions

Conduit Law employees and contractors, the families of Elliot Singer and Jon, and current or former Conduit Law clients and their household members.

Essay

The prompt above, 500–800 words. Applicants confirm that the essay is their own work.

Optional video link

An optional video link (60 seconds or less) about the place or problem you wrote about. It can break a tie, but it is never required.

What we collect

Name, email, school (current or intended), city and essay. Nothing else: no phone number, address, transcript, Social Security number, social media handles or marketing opt-ins. Non-winner essays are deleted after 12 months.

How to apply

Use the application form on this page. You'll get an email confirming we received it.

Timeline

Applications open Monday, November 2, 2026. Deadline Sunday, February 28, 2027, 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time. Finalists notified by March 31, 2027. Winner announced April 15, 2027. Funds are sent to the winner's school for fall 2027 (or the next term).

Each year

The same dates apply every year: the page is updated each March and the deadline is the end of February.

Judging

1. Screening. A Conduit Law staff member checks eligibility and completeness and removes names before scoring.
2. Scoring. Two readers, including one reader from outside the firm, score each essay blind on a 1–5 scale.
3. Final. The top five essays go to Elliot Singer, Conduit Law's Founder & Managing Attorney, who picks the winner. Ties are broken by the optional video link (60 seconds or less).

• Readers step aside from scoring anyone they know.
• Scoring sheets are kept for one year.
• If no entry meets a minimum quality bar, we may extend the deadline rather than make an award.
• Every applicant confirms that the essay is their own work. We don't run AI detectors; readers use their judgment.

Past winners

The first winner will be announced April 15, 2027.

Questions? Email main+scholarship@conduit.law.