James M. Luti College & Leadership Award
Our goal for the James M. Luti College & Leadership Award 2025 prompt is to learn from recipients how to best help others...
For Massachusetts Residents, your college can be outside of Massachusetts
Prompt:
As a current college student, what inspired you to pursue a path in the mental health field? What personal experiences, values, or goals led you to this decision? Looking ahead, what is your vision for how you hope to support and advocate for others in their mental health journeys, whether through your career, leadership, or community involvement?
The winner(s) will receive up to $1,000 toward their continued education.
This includes:
👉 Two-year colleges and universities
👉 Four-year colleges and universities
👉 Vocational schools
Requirements:
👉 Must be a Massachusetts resident, proof of residency required (your college can be outside of Massachusetts.)
👉 No minimum word requirement (750 word maximum).
👉 Must provide proof of enrollment or employment by apprenticeship prior to the disbursement of funds.
👉Current students focused on academics, career aspirations within mental health. Specifically for students pursuing degrees in fields related to mental health, such as social work, counseling, psychology, sports psychology or nursing, behavior analysis, school based therapies, counselors.
To be considered for the scholarship, responses should be attached in
Portable Document Format (PDF) and emailed to JL11Fundcorp@gmail.com
with the subject line “James M. Luti College Award".
All submitted essays will be checked for plagiarism using reliable detection tools. Please ensure that your work is entirely your own. If you reference any sources, they must be properly cited. Plagiarized content will result in disqualification.
In the email, please put your name and the current phone number at
which you would like to be contacted. If you are using a school email,
please provide an alternate email as well. Please DO NOT IDENTIFY
YOURSELF on the attached PDF file to preserve the integrity of the
selection process.
If you have any additional questions, please direct them to
Please submit your application for review by midnight May
31, 2025. Winner will be contacted via email by August 31, 2025. Upon acceptance, the winner(s) will be announced on the JL11Fund.org website and social media platforms.