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Category Archives: criminal-justice-scholarships
Bill and Anne Shepherd Legal Scholarship
This scholarship is available for third-year and fourth-year U.S. law students who demonstrate the intent to practice law and promote the rights of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community. Students need not be gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered themselves to apply.
Clay County Chamber Scholarship Program (and Clay County Bar Association Scholarship Program)
These awards are for U.S. high school seniors who are residents of Clay County, Florida.
Washington American Indian Endowed Scholarship
This award is available to Washington undergraduate and graduate students who are currently attending or planning to attend a postsecondary institution in Washington. The student must have close cultural and social ties to an American Indian community in Washington.
National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives National Scholarship
U.S high school seniors who are African American and have a grade point average of 2.5 or higher are eligible for this award. Students must pursue a degree full time in any of the social sciences, including technology, forensic investigations, and other criminal investigative studies, to further a career in law enforcement or criminal justice.
Maine Chiefs of Police Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is available for Maine high school seniors who are planning to pursue a career in law enforcement.
Charles L. Hebner Memorial Scholarship
This award is available for current high school seniors who are U.S. citizens and residents of Delaware. Applicant must plan to enroll full time at the University of Delaware or Delaware State University and plan to major in the humanities or social sciences.
Maryland Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grant
The Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grant (WSSAG) program is for students who plan on working in specific career/occupational programs upon graduation. Eligible fields include: child care, human services, teaching, nursing, physical and occupational therapy, social work, and public service.
Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship Program
This award is for Maryland residents who are pursuing in a degree or certificate program in either fire service technology or emergency medical technology at a postsecondary institution in Maryland. The student must be an active career or volunteer firefighter, ambulance or rescue squad member and agree to serve a Maryland community as a career or volunteer firefighter or ambulance and rescue squad member while taking college courses.
North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association Undergraduate Criminal Justice Scholarship
This award is available for North Carolina students who are enrolled full time at an eligible state institution. The student must be an undergraduate majoring in criminal justice and demonstrate financial need.