Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty is giving kids that were ousted from school early, an opportunity to further their future education. Doughty is sponsoring an essay contest, that will see the winner receive $10,000 towards future education.

The event is being presented by Scholars Education, and Doughty will pick the winning essay, out of a group of selections chosen by Canadian university professors. The essay will instruct students to write on the topic of the overcoming adversity, when it comes to the worlds current situation. The group has decided that this will give kids a challenge educationally, and an outlet to improve their writing skills while they are out of school.