“I Am UNITE” Scholarships

2023-24 Scholarship Applications accepted through March 15, 2024.

“I Am UNITE” Scholarships provide high school seniors with $1,500 to be used for post-secondary education expenses. Funding for these scholarships comes from private, tax-deductible donations to UNITE.

These scholarships honor youth – whom we call UNITE Ambassadors – who have excelled not only during their senior year, but throughout much of their undergraduate careers by being champions for anti-drug efforts within their schools and communities. Recipients have provided peer mentorship, leadership, and community service; they serve as an inspiration to others. They are making a difference as a “Voice of Hope.”

The “I Am UNITE” Scholarship program was created in the spring of 2013.

Return completed applications to sbates@OperationUNITE.org

Through the 2022-23 school year, UNITE has awarded 243 scholarships to seniors in its service region worth $364,500.

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for an “I Am UNITE” Scholarship, high school seniors must:

  • Complete and sign an application and return by March 15, 2024.
  • Be a member of their school’s UNITE Club; have attended Camp UNITE as a camper, Junior Team Leader, or Team Leader; and/or who have been directly impacted by substance misuse or that of a family member.
  • Attend school within UNITE’s 33-county service region.
  • Submit a typed Essay of 500 words or less detailing how they exemplify the theme “I Am UNITE.”
  • Have a GPA of 2.75 unweighted, or 3.75 weighted.
  • Provide two letters of recommendation (one from a school employee and one from a community member).
  • Provide a copy of their unofficial high school transcript.

“I Am UNITE” Scholarship Recipients