High school seniors and college undergraduate students are eligible to apply.
YuJa Scholarship Essay Contest
We Offer an Annual Scholarship Program
Enter for a chance to win $1,000 towards your college education.
YUJA SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY CONTEST
2023 Winner
Congratulations, Esther Kim!
This year, 170 students entered YuJa’s annual scholarship essay contest where they had to write an essay on the following topic: Describe a new technology, including its pros/cons, and what it means for people today.
2023 Winner
Essay
Assistive Technology Devices
A panel of judges selected Esther Kim as the winner. Esther is a student at the University of Southern California, where she is majoring in occupational therapy.
Esther’s essay was titled “Assistive Technology Devices.” In it, she highlights how assistive technology devices have transformed the lives of nonverbal individuals with autism by providing them with a means to communicate, increasing their independence, and fostering social interaction.
Read more about Esther
Assistive Technology Devices
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About the Scholarship
As a leader in EdTech solutions, YuJa, Inc. is committed to the teaching and learning process, whether it’s in an educational, corporate, non-profit, or governmental setting. Each year, YuJa awards a scholarship to a high school senior or undergraduate college student to help them pursue their dreams.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can apply for the YuJa Corporate Scholarship?
What are other requirements to apply?
Is this award renewable?
What is the essay criteria?
Who chooses the winner?
- Applicants must be a resident of the 50 United States, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia.
- The selected winner must be able to provide proof of enrollment or acceptance to a college-level program or trade school.
- GPA of at least 3.0, verified with unofficial transcript submission.
No – it is a one-time award. Previous recipients of the YuJa Corporate Scholarship are not eligible to apply or win future scholarships.
- Essays should be a minimum of 450 words. Additionally:
- The essay must be written in English.
- The essay must address the current essay topic.
- The essay must have an appropriate title.
- The essay must be completed and free of spelling and grammar errors.
All submissions must be the original work of the participant and must not infringe the rights of any other party. Only one entry is permitted per person.
Essays that are off-topic or don’t meet the above criteria will be disqualified.
YuJa has a scholarship committee that scores each essay based on a number of criteria. The essay with the highest combined score will win. The judges’ decision is final.
Application Information
Date: Applications will be accepted January 1 through May 31, 2024.
Materials: An application form and essay are required to enter.
Essay Topic: Announced in January.
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Past Scholarship Winners
Past Scholarship Winners
Alexis Curran 2022
Topic: Describe a new technology, including its pros/cons, and what it means for people today.
Essay Title: Emerging AI in Healthcare and its Impacts on the Modern World
“However, people today can look forward to a more modern approach to everyday healthcare practices and advancements in how we detect health problems.”
Read more about Alexis or read her essay.
Annike Pierre Michel 2021
Topic: Describe your experience navigating in an online world during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Essay Title: Time, My Most Cherished Gift
“This time and flexibility allowed by the online world during the coronavirus urged me to plan, organize, analyze, and particularly create.”
Read more about Annike or read her essay.
Dara Nicole Díaz Ríos 2020
Topic: What Steps Can We Take to Ensure the Technology We Develop Benefits Society?
Essay Title: Technology Powered by Kindness
“By all counts, and with proved results we can rely on technology to extol the greatest facets of intelligent life and it is in the duty of all to ensure we gain wise at the same time we develop the next technologies that will shape the world.”
Read more about Dara or read her essay.
Anissah Surita 2019
Topic: What is the Most Important Piece of Technology Today?
Essay Title: The iPhone’s effect on our society
“Through social media, the way people are interacting with each other, and the dominance Apple has over other products I believe that the iPhone is the most influential piece of technology.”
Read more about Anissah or read her essay.
Darian Williams 2018
Topic: Should the rise of technology coupled with the readiness of internet availability result in a shift toward working from home becoming the new norm?
Essay Title: Technology, Sustainability, and the Future of Work
“…Remote working would provide an opportunity to plan one’s own schedule, making it more viable to balance priorities. Rather than working for a set block of time (leaving very little time for anything else in a day) workers could instead schedule their work in sections throughout the day, with other important tasks being laced in as well.”
Read more about Darian or read her essay.
Samantha Jones 2017
Topic: What was your favorite childhood book and why?
Essay Title: Through the Wardrobe (The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe)
“The book was an escape into a world that was much more exciting and meaningful to me than that of my life. The book showed me that someone as seemingly insignificant as a child could be a hero, and have adventures and I could go on those adventures when I read the books. Every step a character took, I was walking right beside them.”
Read more about Samantha or read her essay.
Christian Parham 2017
Topic: What factors are most important to you in choosing a college?
Essay Title: Location, Price, and Major: Three College Factors Important to Me
“I hope to major in political science and minor in either journalism or psychology. While all of these majors are available at many colleges, this doesn’t mean that your education in certain colleges will be the best. Because I plan to work in these fields when I graduate, it’s important that I get an education that prepares me for what I’ll encounter in these job fields daily.”
Read more about Christian or read her essay.
Karlee Greer 2017
Topic: Which academic subject did you learn the most from in high school? How has it shaped your education?
Essay Title: What I Learned From ASL
“A class that has the most educational value is not necessarily the ones that have the most educational content. A gifted educator not only teaches his or her subject material, but is also able to teach life lessons. They’re able to instill a passion for that subject in the hearts of their students, and once we discover that passion, our life is going to be shaped according to it forever.”
Read more about Karlee or read her essay.
