Application for the 2025 Paul T. Samaras Scholarship. Entry requirements are as followed:
Read and follow the instructions carefully prior to submitting your application. The recipient(s) will be
notified around October 2025. When the application asks your level of education, please indicate the year you are currently taking classes in Fall of 2025. If you have applied to this scholarship in previous years, you are encouraged to apply again this year if you meet the requirements.
To qualify for the scholarship, you must meet the following:
- Currently are or plan to be studying for a STEM or photo/video related degree in the Fall 2025 semester.
- Must be an undergraduate student.
- Apply by September 15th, 2025 at 5PM CDT.
- Any document uploaded must be in PDF format.
A qualified student is highly recommended to attach up to 3 letters of recommendation to their application.
Please write an essay (500 words or more) explaining your need for this scholarship and detailing your
future goals and aspirations. Please feel free to add any experiences you have had in the past in these related fields. You must email your files to erik@chasersummit.org within 1 hour of form submission. If you have questions, please reach out to Erik Fox at erik@chasersummit.org.