Cass County Sheriff Randy Fisher announces the commencement of the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association Scholarship Program for 2010.
The MSA has established a scholarship fund totaling $9,000, for the awarding of up to 15 $600 scholarships for this year. This is possible due to the coordinated efforts of the 87 Sheriffs of the State of Minnesota.
The members of MSA give special recognition to the financial needs of students attending the mandated peace officers skills course or two- or four-year law enforcement degree school.
The scholarship committee, in making its selection of awards, intends to achieve representation from all geographical areas of the state.
Applications will be received until Oct. 15 of each year, with scholarships being announced by Dec. 31 of the same year.
Application forms and a statement of procedures are available at the Cass County Sheriff's office.
Scholarships are only available to students currently enrolled in one of the following three categories:
Mandated post skills program
In their second year of a two-year law enforcement program
In their third or fourth year of a four-year college criminal justice course
In order to qualify, students must have completed at least one year of a two-year program or two years of a four-year program.
Students meeting this criteria are invited to obtain a scholarship application form from the sheriff's office or online at www.mnsheriffs.org and to actively participate in the competition.
