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DUE DATE: 04/15/2026
For Connecticut High School Students interested in a
Law Enforcement Career
SCHOLARSHIPS: Five $1,000 Scholarships per year
DEADLINE: Submit to your local police chief by April 1, 2026
APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS:
1. Must be in the senior year of study and currently enrolled in an accredited high school program in Connecticut.
2. Must be applying for admission to a degree program at an accredited post-secondary institution of higher learning.
3. Must need financial aid and without such aid would find it difficult, although not necessarily impossible, to obtain an education.
4. Must submit properly completed forms and letters to his/her police chief by April 1, 2026.
AWARD STIPULATION:
1. Awards to be used for tuition, fees, texts, supplies and other necessary academic purposes.
2. Awards conditioned upon substantiation of admission and expenses.
3. A check for $1,000 to be given to each winner following submission of appropriate documents.
BASIS OF SELECTING WINNERS:
Each police chief in Connecticut will select the applicants from those submitted in their department and send the applicants' completed forms to the Connecticut Police Foundation by April 15, 2026.
Scholarship winners will then be selected by the Foundation's Awards Committee.
Winners will be selected on the basis of financial need and dedication to a career in law enforcement.
Winners will be announced in May.
Actual award will be made in June each year at the CPCA Annual Meeting.
Scholarship Application Forms Are Available from Your Police Chief, School Guidance Office, or www.cpcanet.org
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