Scholarships
Deadline for Applications - March 31, 2012
As
a KPOA Member your dependents are eligible for college scholarships that are
awarded annually.
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Must be a high school senior or college student and the
dependent of an active KPOA Member
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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.)
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Must enroll in 12 hours or more in college credits per
semester.
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Must submit to an oral interview by KPOA scholarship
committee if so requested.
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Must attach a brief (no longer than one type written page)
resume of future academic and life goals.
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Must attach a recent photograph.
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Must attach a letter of endorsement from a ranking law
enforcement officer in applicant's area.
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Must submit High School and College (if applicant has
attended college) transcripts with the application.
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Must understand that the $1,000 Scholarship will be paid
in two $500 installments in the first and second semesters.
For more information and to apply, download our
Scholarship Application.
Applications must be received by March 31, 2012.
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.
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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 Sheriff's
Association.
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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 2012. Membership in the
associations not required by parent.
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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.
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The applicant must agree to an oral
interview by the selection committee at a location designated by the
committee.
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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.
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The applicant must submit with the
official application form two recent photographs of good likeness for
possible media use. Photographs will not be returned.
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The applicant must submit with the
official application form a letter of endorsement from a law enforcement
official of command staff status.
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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 April 15, 2012, 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
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.
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