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The Program is authorized under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. The Police Corps is a college scholarship program for students who agree to work in a state or local police force for at least four years. The funds cover education expenses, including tuition, fees, books, supplies, transportation, room and board and miscellaneous expenses. Participants must undergo 20 weeks of training prior to their police service. Police Corps scholarship funds are also available to dependent children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in participating states.
Students must pursue an undergraduate or graduate degree in a field approved by the policing agency to which the student will be assigned. Participants must possess the necessary mental and physical capabilities and emotional characteristics to be an effective law enforcement officer, be of good character and demonstrate sincere motivation and dedication to law enforcement and public service. The following outlines the funding provisions:
- Participants may receive up to $3,750 per academic year, with a maximum per student total of $15,000.
- The student´s service commitment must follow receipt of the baccalaureate degree or precede commencement of graduate studies funded by the Police Corps.
- A police agency whose size has declined by more than 5 percent since June 21, 1989; or which has members who have been laid off but not retired cannot participate in the Police Corps program.
The Police Corps is administered by the Office of the Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education in the U.S. Department of Justice´s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, in conjunction with participating states.
Please address any questions regarding this grant to: linda.atkin@state.or.us
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