Alex Popeck Never Back Down Foundation

05/08/2025

The deadline to submit applications to the scholarships has passed. The award ceremony for recipients will be held on June 1st

12/21/2023

Year-end charitable donation opportunity!!
Scholarships to be awarded for the 14th year.
The Alex Popeck Never Back Down Foundation (a 501(c)(3) organization) will be giving out a total of $15,000 to graduating high school students this year who are true Difference Makers.
A total of 71 scholarships totaling $175,000 have been awarded to date.
To make a donation or download an application please visit

Apply for a Difference Maker ScholarshipGet the Application Please support us as we award scholarships:Donate Our Story On a cold AND ICY Sunday morning on his way to basketball practice, Alex’s car slid off the road resulting in a terrible car accident. Despite a valiant effort, Alex succumbed 27...

06/04/2023

The Alex Popeck Never Back Down Foundation awarded its 12th year of Difference Maker Scholarships, bringing the totals to 71 scholarships and $175,000 awarded. This year, six students graduating from high schools in Montgomery County received $2,500 scholarships. They are Mae Greeves (Bethesda Chevy Chase HS), Hadley Emery (Poolesville HS), Jena Le (Sherwood HS), Caitlin Sobolslay (Northwest HS), Talia Bradley (Magruder HS) and Ohan Semirjyan (Walter Johnson HS). For more information about the Foundation, scholarship winners or to make a donation visit www.APNBD.org

12/29/2022

We will be awarding $2,500 Difference Maker Scholarships to students graduating in 2023 from high schools in Montgomery County, MD. To date we have awarded 65 students a total of $160,000. Applications must be submitted by April 22, 2023 and recipients will be notified by the end of May.

To download an application, learn about requirements, learn about our Foundation (a 501(C) 3 organization) please visit our web site (www.APNBD.org).

Donations to support our efforts may also be made through the site.

Apply for a Difference Maker ScholarshipGet the Application Please support us as we award scholarships:Donate Our Story On a cold AND ICY Sunday morning on his way to basketball practice, Alex’s car slid off the road resulting in a terrible car accident. Despite a valiant effort, Alex succumbed 27...

06/08/2022

We are very pleased to announce that, for the 12th consecutive year, the Foundation has awarded Difference Maker Scholarships to students graduating from high schools in Montgomery County! Six students each received $2,500, bring our total to 65 students awarded for a total of $160,000! Hoping that Alex is proud 😀

02/24/2022

Difference Maker Scholarships are again available this year. Six qualifying students graduating this year from any high school in Montgomery County (public or private) will be earn a $2,500 scholarship. Application deadline (postmarked or emailed) is April 30th. For information and an application fo to www.APNBD.org

Apply for a Difference Maker ScholarshipDownload 2022 Application Please support us as we award scholarships:Donate Our Story On a cold AND ICY Sunday morning on his way to basketball practice, Alex’s car slid off the road resulting in a terrible car accident. Despite a valiant effort, Alex succum...

01/02/2022

For the 11th consecutive year, the Alex Popeck Never Back Down Foundation will be awarding $2,500 Difference Maker Scholarships. Any student graduating in 2022 from a public or private Montgomery County high school may apply. To date, 59 scholarships and $145,000 have been awarded.

An application is available here.

Information about Alex, Difference Maker qualifications, additional applications and past recipients can be found on the Foundation's website
(www.APNBD.org)

02/23/2021

For the 11th year our foundation will be awarding $2,500 Never Back Down scholarships to students graduating from Montgomery County high schools. To date, we have awarded 50 scholarships totaling $130,000.

Interested students must:
1. Be graduating in 2021 (both public and private school students are eligible),
2. Complete an application and submit 2 letters of recommendation by May 1st (a postmark by that date if mailed or received by that date if sent by email).

On our website (www.apnbd.org) you may:
1. Learn about Alex and his approach to life,
2. Read about past scholarship recipients,
3. Download an application.

Please email any questions to:
[email protected]