2025-2026 Scholarship Essay Question
Imagine your family owns a small, successful business or a multi-generational farm in Indiana. For your entire life, it has been assumed that you would eventually take over and run it. However, you have just been accepted to college for a major you are passionate about, and you are ready to move away. Now, your parents are ready to retire, and they need a successor to keep the family legacy alive. You realize you cannot do both—you must choose one path.
Do you go off to college and pursue your own future, or do you stay behind to work in and eventually run the family business/farm?
Write an essay explaining the decisions behind your choice.
Application Requirements
View all eligibility criteria and detailed application requirements by downloading the official scholarship form below.
Final Deadline to Apply:
Friday, April 17th, 2026
At Indiana Estate & Elder Law, we are proud to support our community's future leaders.
This scholarship helps promising local students pursue their college dreams by providing financial assistance for their undergraduate education. It's just one way we're giving back to the community that has supported us throughout the years.
Annually, we offer one $1,000 scholarship to a high school senior or graduate from Hamilton County, Parke County, Wabash County, or Johnson County - where we currently hold offices. For additional eligibility details, please see the the Scholarship Application.
Congratulations to our previous years' winners!
Addison Brubaker
Wabash County
Laura Wertz
Hamilton County
Anna Porter
Parke County
Annie Schuler
Wabash County