Law Enforcement Scholarships & Grants

U.S Department of Justice: National Institute of Justice

• The U.S Department of Justice provides an annual graduate research fellowship and numerous grant proposal opportunities to those already working in law enforcement through the National Institute of Justice. The annual fellowship program is open to doctoral students from any discipline conducting independent research on crime and justice-related issues. Awards are granted for up to $25,000 to cover research expenses and student stipends.

  The department features grant proposal options with specific deadlines for research and evaluation topics such as children's exposure to violence, community-based alternatives to incarceration or international organized crime. These grants are awarded to individuals, public agencies, nonprofit or faith-based organizations and educational institutions for varying amounts up to $500,000 in grant funds.

  National Institute of Justice
  810 Seventh St., NW
  Washington, DC 20531
  202-307-2942
  usdoj.gov

Victoria Ovis Memorial Scholarship

• Sponsored by the National Law Enforcement and Firefighters Children's Foundation (NLEAFCF), the annual Victoria Ovis Memorial Scholarship is awarded to dependent children of law enforcement officers or firefighters who died in the line of duty. There are four award categories of high school students that are college-bound, undergraduate students, undergraduate students who graduated from high school ten or more years prior to application and graduate students. Scholarships are dispersed in the amount of $2,000 within each category.

  National Law Enforcement and Firefighter Children's Foundation
  Victoria Ovis Memorial Scholarship Award
  1414 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor
  New York, NY 10019
  212-754-7947
  nleafcf.org

Education Portal Undergraduate Academic Award

• Education-Portal.com offers its annual Undergraduate Academic Award to students enrolled in an associate degree or bachelor degree program in law enforcement or criminal justice. Other acceptable programs include corrections, computer forensics, homeland security, forensic psychology or sociology with a law/criminal concentration. Applicants must be U.S citizens, have at least 30 to 45 semester hours to complete in their program and consent to providing a digital photograph. Awards are given to one student per year for $500 and decided based upon extra-curricular activities and academic performance. The deadline is April 1st of each year.

  Education-Portal.com
  P.O. Box 4721
  Foster City, CA 94404
  education-portal.com