Please complete this 5-minute survey. Make sure to go through each page and click the “submit” button at the end in order to be eligible.
- Respond to the following prompt –
- 1. #5YEARDRIVE- Picture your life 5 years down the road. Where do want to be in your career, studying, or training? What is something you did this year that will help you achieve those goals? Tell your story with #5YEARDRIVEand @ us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter
**You must tag us in the post to be eligible. If we can’t see the post, we can’t select you. Do not submit your entry as a “Story”.**
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- Instagram: @DefensiveDrivingOnline
- Twitter: @DefDriving
- Respond to the following prompt –
What is the Scholarship for?
The Defensive Driving Scholarship is a scholarship awarded to a high school senior or college student based on meeting specific eligibility criteria.
The Defensive Driving Scholarship is one-time check-dispensed award to assist tomorrow’s leaders with their financial responsibilities with regards to furthering their education. Only one winner will be selected out of all applicants per scholarship year. Apply now!
AWARD AMOUNT: $1,000
DEADLINE: December 1st, 2025
Eligibility Criteria
- Open to high school seniors or college students who are legal residents of the United States
- Scholarship payable to the winner who should be living in the United States
- Student must enroll in semester beginning no later than Fall 2026
- Winner is not based on financial need
- Home-schooled students may apply so long as your course of study is equivalent to a high school senior
- Applicants must complete the required form in order to be eligible.
Applicants may not be:
- Relatives of employees, officers, or owners of Defensive Driving
- Temporary Residents
Defensive Driving Scholarship recipients can only receive the scholarship once. If a student previously declined the Defensive Driving Scholarship, they are welcome to re-apply, as long as they still meet all eligibility requirements as listed above.
See complete contest information before applying. Please read all requirements carefully.
Entries that do not meet ALL requirements will be automatically disqualified from the contest without notification to the student.
Any scholarship inquiries may be sent to [email protected]. Do not mail application. Physical forms are not accepted.
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Eligibility
- Open to high school seniors or college students who are legal residents of the United States
- Scholarship payable to the winner who should be living in the United States
- Student must enroll in semester beginning no later than Fall 2026
- Winner is not based on financial need
- Relatives of DefensiveDriving.com staff may not enter
- Home-schooled students may apply so long as your course of study is equivalent to a high school senior
- Applicants required to submit the application form to be considered
- Limit 1 entry per Applicant. Multiple submissions will not increase your chances to be selected.
Read complete contest information before applying. Please read all requirements carefully.
Entries that do not meet ALL requirements will be automatically disqualified from the contest without notification to the student.
- Respond to the following prompt:
- #5YEARDRIVE- Picture your life 5 years down the road. Where do want to be in your career, studying, or training? What is something you did this year that will help you achieve those goals? Tell your story with #5YEARDRIVEand @ us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter
- **You must tag us in the post to be eligible**
- **Do not post as a “Story” or other format that disappears after a certain amount of time, we will not see your post.**
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/defensivedrivingonline/
- Instagram: @defensivedrivingonline
- Twitter: @DefDriving
Timeline
Applicants may submit entries from September 11th, 2025 through December 1st, 2025. Winner to be announced and informed within 4 weeks of the end of the admission period.
Awards
One (1) winning applicant will receive a $1,000 scholarship. Award money is to be applied to cover winners educational expenses in the field or major of their choosing. The receipt of this award by the winner is subject to the following conditions: All monetary awards must be applied to cover winner’s college, university or vocational school tuition and education-related expenses, such as room and board or books and supplies. Under no circumstances should monies awarded to winners be used toward non-educational expenses.
All Rights Reserved
DefensiveDriving.com reserves the right to terminate this promotion without notice as deemed appropriate to DefensiveDriving.com. Notwithstanding said termination, the scholarships will be awarded as set forth in these Official Rules.
Limitation Of Liability
DefensiveDriving.com is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, technical error, or human error which may occur in the processing of entries and submissions. DefensiveDriving.com assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or alteration of entries. DefensiveDriving.com reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the DefensiveDriving.com Scholarship, in whole or in part, at any time.
Selection of Finalists
Following the deadline, DefensiveDriving.com will contact the winner via email.
Selection of Winners
One (1) winner will be selected from among the applicants, notified and announced in August. The odds of winning depend on the quality of each entry. The decisions of judges are final. Winner will be notified via email. Acceptance of award constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) to use winners names, cities, states, likenesses and/or voices for purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity without additional compensation. Awards will be sent to the winner after all required proof and documentation is received.
Terms & Conditions
By entering, participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of DefensiveDriving.com, which shall be final. All applicable federal, provincial, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Except where prohibited by law, participation constitutes the participant’s consent to DefensiveDriving.com’s use of their names, cities and states of residence, and entries for advertising, publicity, and promotional purposes in any media, online or offline, without further permission, consent, payment or other consideration. If, for any reason, the promotion is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the promotion, DefensiveDriving.com reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion and to select winners from among all eligible entries received prior to the date of termination. DefensiveDriving.com reserves the right to amend or modify the Terms & Conditions at any time during the promotion.
