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Welcome, and thank you for your interest in the Stand for the Silent Scholarship Program! 

In 2010, Stand for the Silent was founded when my wife Laura and I lost our son Ty. At eleven years old, Ty took his own life after being suspended from school for retaliating against a bully. Laura and I were devastated. We knew the bullying had to stop. We started reaching out to schools to share Ty’s story and educate other students, teachers, and administrators about bullying.

Ty was a young boy who loved the outdoors, enjoyed baseball, other sports, and being with his family and friends. He was a rambunctious, high-energy guy who internalized more of his being bullied than we understood. We believe his time with us was far too short and we worked hard to encourage and spread the anti-bullying message so other families will not have to endure a similar loss. 

In remembrance of our son, we have established the Ty Smalley Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $5,000.

In November of 2020, tragedy struck our family again. My wife, Laura, was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm and needed surgery. Sadly, she did not survive. We at Stand for the Silent want to recognize Laura for her compassion and love of all children and her willingness to stand up for the silent by establishing the Laura Smalley Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $5,000.

Each scholarship will applaud and honor students who share Laura’s ideas and goals to fight bullying and teen suicide.

 

SFTS SCHOLARSHIPS 

  • SFTS Awards eight $5000 Scholarships each year. 
  • We have two scholarship sessions per year in which we award two Ty Smalley Memorial Scholarships and two Laura Smalley Memorial Scholarships. 
  • One session runs each spring from March 1 through March 31 (or until we reach our maximum entries of 50), and the second session runs each fall from October 1 through October 31 (or until we reach our maximum entries of 50.) 
  • You must be at least a graduating senior to be eligible to apply.

 

STATE SCHOLARSHIPS

  • The spring of 2024, we began offering scholarships from states who support SFTS with their local fundraising offices. 
  • The scholarship award will be $2500 per each of the participating states per scholarship session. 
  • You must be at least a graduating senior and a resident of the state to be eligible to apply. 
  • The State Scholarships will run concurrently with our $5000 scholarship sessions with the same 50 maximum entries rule. 
  • The number of participating states will vary from session to session, depending on which state teams decide to participate.

 

2024 COYLE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS PRESIDENTIAL CHOICE SCHOLARSHIPS

We are proud to announce an exceptional group of students from Coyle High School located in Coyle, Oklahoma. During a Stand For The Silent Presentation, Kirk Smalley was so moved by the reactions of the students, he offered each graduating senior (Class of 2024) a $1500 President’s Choice Scholarship. 

 

Read about all of our amazing winners by following the links below.

See our $5000 Scholarship winners here:  https://standforthesilent.org/for-students/sfts-scholarship-program-recipients/
See our State $2500 Scholarship winners here: https://standforthesilent.org/for-students/state-scholarship-recipients/
See our $1500 2024 Coyle High School Seniors President’s Choice Scholarship winners here: https://standforthesilent.org/for-students/coyle-presidents-choice-recipients/