Scholarships
Deadline for Applications - March 31, 2008

As a KPOA Member your dependents are eligible for college scholarships that are awarded annually. 

  1. Must be a high school senior or college student and the dependent of an active KPOA Member

  2. Must attend an accredited junior college (community college) or four-year university in the state of Kansas. (Accredited list available through the KPOA Secretary- Treasurer or Scholarship Committee.)

  3. Must enroll in 12 hours or more in college credits per semester.

  4. Must submit to an oral interview by KPOA scholarship committee if so requested.

  5. Must attach a brief (no longer than one type written page) resume of future academic and life goals.

  6. Must attach a recent photograph.

  7. Must attach a letter of endorsement from a ranking law enforcement officer in applicant's area.

  8. Must submit High School and College (if applicant has attended college) transcripts with the application.

  9. Must understand that the $1,000 Scholarship will be paid in two $500 installments in the first and second semesters.

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For more information and to apply, download our Scholarship Application.  Applications must be received by March 31, 2008.

NOTE: In order to view and print the Scholarship Application you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your PC.  The application is designed to be completed on-line then printed.

The John Foster Memorial College Scholarship
Deadline for Applications - June 6, 2008

  1. The recipient will receive $3000, in one payment, in the memory of John Foster, in behalf of the Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police, the Kansas Peace Officers= Association and the Kansas Sheriffs= Association.
     

  2. The applicant must be the dependent son or daughter of an active, full-time Kansas law enforcement officer and a graduating Kansas high school senior in 2007.  Membership in the associations not required by parent.
     

  3. The recipient must attend an accredited community college, four year college or university in the state of Kansas, and be enrolled in a minimum of twelve (12) hours of academic course credit, in the fall semester, 2008.
     

  4. The applicant must agree to an oral interview by the selection committee at a location designated by the committee.
     

  5. The applicant must submit with the official application form a resume reflecting past accomplishments, achievements and activities (community and school), as well as a statement describing future goals and objectives.
     

  6. The applicant must submit with the official application form two recent photographs of good likeness for possible media use.  Photographs will not be returned.
     

  7. The applicant must submit with the official application form a letter of endorsement from a law enforcement official of command staff status.
     

  8. The applicant must submit with the official application form a copy of his or her final high school transcript.

The official application form and required materials must be received by June 6, 2008, and submitted to:

The John Foster Memorial College Scholarship Committee
c/o Sheriff John R. Fletcher
Russell County Sheriff's Department
PO Box 825
Russell, KS 67665

Telephone:  (785) 483-2151

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NOTE: In order to view and print the Scholarship Application you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your PC.  The application is designed to be completed on-line then printed.