Now Accepting Scholarship Applications

It is time once again to start the application process for the Kansas Sheriffs Association scholarship program. Now in its 18th year, the KSA scholarship program will again provide financial aid for qualified college students. The KSA will award up to 8 scholarships in 2008.

In 2005 the  Kansas Sheriff's Association membership voted to establish a scholarship in the name of Sheriff Matthew Samuels. Sheriff Samuels was killed in the line of duty in 2005.

The Samuels scholarship recipient will be selected from the regular applications. This special award will be for $2000.00. Seven other scholarships will be awarded for $1000.00 each.

The scholarship recipient may major in or pursue any course or field of study he or she chooses. The applicant may be a graduating high school senior, a recent high school graduate, a not-so-recent high school graduate, or a college student at the undergraduate or graduate level.

The recipient must be a full-time student at the undergraduate or graduate level, taking at least 12 hours of college credit upon enrollment and must be related to a member in good standing of the Kansas Sheriffs Association.

The relationship to the member of KSA must be  a spouse, the children of the member or the grandchildren of the member.

Each scholarship must be used at an accredited two year or four year college or university in the State of Kansas.

The following criteria must be met before applications will be accepted:

·*Applications must be on the approved form (see application).
*Applications will not be accepted without a letter of recommendation  from a KSA member

*Member must be in good standing with at least two years as a member
*Applications will not be accepted without an essay.
*Application must contain a recent photograph of the applicant.
*Applications will not be accepted if received or postmarked after April 15, 2008.
*A panel will conduct oral interviews for approximately 15 minutes per applicant at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center.

Complete applications must be mailed to:

Sheriff RICHARD SCHEINDER
KSA Scholarship Chairperson
 525 WARREN
WAKEENEY, KS. 67672

785/743-5721

OR

Darrell Wilson, Executive Director
Kansas Sheriffs Association
Box 1853
Salina, Kansas 67402-1853
(785) 827-2222

For more information or additional applications, contact:

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