Our Pleasanton estate planning lawyers have helped hundreds of clients grappling with the complex realities of the gig economy. We understand that as the freelance market grows, freelancers need more resources to understand their income and what taxes they have to pay.
The “Taxing the Gig Economy: Who Pays and Why It Matters” Scholarship wants to encourage students entering today’s job market to think about the unique legal and financial challenges that freelancers face in the gig economy. A student who can present a unique perspective on freelancing’s tax issue has the chance to win $2,500 in financial support.
Students have until January 1, 2027, to submit an application for the “Taxing the Gig Economy: Who Pays and Why It Matters” Scholarship. Hall Law Group wishes all of its applicants the best of luck!
Application Requirements
If you want to apply for the “Taxing the Gig Economy: Who Pays and Why It Matters” Scholarship, make sure you meet the qualifying criteria. You must:
- Be enrolled at or accepted by an accredited college, trade school, university, or graduate school in the United States.
- Accept the scholarship’s terms and conditions
- Submit a complete application form and video answering the scholarship’s core questions
You have until January 1, 2027, to complete your application. Unfortunately, Hall Law Group and its scholarship selection committee cannot accept incomplete applications at this time. After completing your video, please upload it to YouTube as an unlisted video and share a link to said video with the application form on this page.
Scholarship Video Topic
The gig economy isn’t just flexible work. It’s a legal puzzle. Freelancers and independent contractors face unique tax challenges, and understanding their obligations helps prevent penalties and ensures fair contribution to the system.
Prepare a three- to five-minute, advocacy-style video exploring a tax issue in the gig economy. Who is affected, what taxes are involved, and what is the impact of noncompliance? How do current tax laws apply to independent workers and why is clarity important? What are your ideas for simplifying reporting, reforming policy, or educating workers?
Creating a Video for the “Taxing the Gig Economy: Who Pays and Why It Matters” Scholarship
When creating a video for the “Taxing the Gig Economy: Who Pays and Why It Matters” Scholarship, please include your full name and the name of the scholarship at the start or end of the video. You should also record your video in a well-lit area and keep your recording device as still as possible.
If you include any sources in your video, please list them in your credits. You should also cite any video-editing software you use to make your video, though the scholarship selection committee will not award the “Taxing the Gig Economy: Who Pays and Why It Matters” Scholarship based on editing quality.
Finally, please create an original video for this scholarship. Hall Law Group will not award its “Taxing the Gig Economy: Who Pays and Why It Matters” Scholarship to a student who uses AI to generate a video for their application. Likewise, students should not use AI to modify their voices or create fake actors for their videos.
When Should I Submit My Application?
You have until January 1, 2027, to complete your application for the “Taxing the Gig Economy: Who Pays and Why It Matters” Scholarship. Hall Law Group will only accept applications that arrive before this deadline expires.
We cannot accept phone calls, emails, or other forms of communication asking for updates on the status of a student’s application after this deadline passes. Please allow our scholarship selection committee to take up to three months to select its winner. We will then communicate with the winning student.
Make sure your application has all of the essential materials before you hit “submit.” The scholarship selection committee cannot consider incomplete applications.
Terms and Conditions
All applicants to this scholarship must meet the eligibility requirements as laid out on the scholarship application page, including:
- Applicant must be enrolled at a college, trade school, university, or graduate school
- Applicant must be at least 18 years old at the time of enrollment
- Applicant must have residency in the United States
- Applicant must be in good academic standing
- Applicant must submit some personal information, including name, contact information, and academic information
- Applicant must author an original video on the scholarship topic provided
Anyone who meets the following conditions is NOT eligible to apply:
- Employees or children of employees of Hall Law Group
- Past recipients of the “Taxing the Gig Economy: Who Pays and Why It Matters” Scholarship
- Applicants who are unable/unwilling to be interviewed by a representative of Hall Law Group, if they were to be awarded a scholarship.
- Applicants who submit the same video for multiple scholarships or multiple years in a row
Selection & Award Notification Process
When selecting the winner of the “Taxing the Gig Economy: Who Pays and Why It Matters” Scholarship, the scholarship selection committee will consider how well each student answers the scholarship questions. Age, race, religion, gender, national origin, familial status, or other protected classes will have no influence on the committee’s decision.
Hall Law Group asks that neither students nor parents reach out to the firm with questions about the nature of the scholarship or the status of a student’s application after the scholarship deadline passes. We will announce our winning student online by press release and blog post.
Unfortunately, we cannot reach out to everyone who applies for the “Taxing the Gig Economy: Who Pays and Why It Matters” Scholarship. Only the winner will hear from Hall Law Group, after which point the firm will send the student’s winnings to the academic institution of their choosing.
Previous Winners
Hall Law Group will publish blog posts and press releases about its “Taxing the Gig Economy: Who Pays and Why It Matters” Scholarship winners here. Check back to read more about our outstanding recipients.