Sponsor: American Criminal Justice Association
Interim National Office
3211 Fitzgerald Dr
Montgomery, TX 77356
Eligibility: Applicants must be undergraduate or graduate students who are studying criminal justice. Students must be ACJA/LAE members, but they may submit a membership form at the time of application. Applicants must have completed at least two semesters or three quarters of their education while earning at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicants must submit transcripts, letters of enrollment and goals statements.
Amount: $200-$800
Deadline: December 31
How to apply: Applications are available online and by written request.
Website: https://www.acjalae.org/scholarships.html
Sponsor: National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
1801 Fayetteville Street
106 Whiting Criminal Justice Building
P.O. Box 20011-C
Durham, NC 27707
Eligibility: Applicants must be nominated by a member of NABCJ.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: March 15
How to apply: Nomination applications are available online.
Website: https://nabcj.org/
Sponsor: Pinellas Education Foundation
12090 Starkey Road
Largo, FL 33773
Eligibility: Applicants must be graduating students of any Pinellas County Public High School who plan to pursue a career in law enforcement, criminology, or forensic science. Students must have demonstrated school and community service (100+ hours).
Amount: Varies
Deadline: March 10
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: http://www.pinellaseducation.org
Sponsor: Pittsburgh Foundation
Five PPG Place
Suite 250
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Eligibility: Applicants must attend high school at Penn-Trafford High School as graduating seniors and reside in Westmoreland County. Students must pursue a degree or studies in engineering, law, criminology, criminal justice, healthcare, biological sciences, fine arts, English/literature, humanities and environmental or conservation studies and have a minimum GPA of 2.5.
Amount: $4,000
Deadline: February 24
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://pittsburghfoundation.org/scholarshipsearch
Sponsor: American Society of Criminology Gene Carte Student Paper Competition
Daniel Ragan
Department of Sociology, University of New Mexico
1915 Roma N.E., Suite 1103, MSCO5 3080
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Eligibility: Applicants must be full-time undergraduate or graduate students. The writing competition requires applicants to write on a topic directly related to criminology and must be accompanied by a letter signed by the dean or department chair. Other paper formatting requirements are listed on the website. The first place winner also receives a travel award.
Amount: $200-$500
Deadline: April 15
How to apply: There is no application form. Paper must be mailed in. The paper specifications are on the website.
Website: http://www.asc41.com
Sponsor: National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
1801 Fayetteville Street
106 Whiting Criminal Justice Building
P.O. Box 20011-C
Durham, NC 27707
Eligibility: Award recipients will be involved in affecting policy change. Nominator should be a member of NABCJ.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: March 15
How to apply: Nomination applications are available online.
Website: https://nabcj.org/
Sponsor: Community Foundation of the Virginias
128 North Street
P.O. Box 4127
Bluefield, WV 24701
Eligibility: Applicants must be graduates of Bluefield High School who have been accepted to attend a program of up to four years at a trade school to study a trade, or to pursue an associate or bachelor's degree in a major such as business, criminology, education, engineering, pre-law, pre-med, or other field offering good employment opportunities.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: March 31
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: http://cfvinc.org
Sponsor: American Criminal Justice Association
Interim National Office
3211 Fitzgerald Dr
Montgomery, TX 77356
Eligibility: Applicants must be active American Criminal Justice Association-Lambda Alpha Epsilon (ACJA/LAE) members majoring in a criminal justice field who have attended at least one regional meeting. The fund pays the registration fee for students to attend the national conference.
Amount: Travel or Conference Award
Deadline: December 1
How to apply: Applications are available by written request or email.
Website: https://www.acjalae.org/scholarships.html
Sponsor: American Society of Criminology
1314 Kinnear Road
Suite 212
Columbus, OH 43212-1156
Eligibility: Applicants must be African American, Asian American, Latino or Native American. Recipients must have been accepted into a doctoral studies program. Selection is based on curriculum vitae, college transcripts, financial need, references and letter describing career plans, experiences and interest in criminology.
Amount: $6,000
Deadline: March 1
How to apply: Applications are available by written request.
Website: https://www.asc41.com
Sponsor: American Criminal Justice Association
Interim National Office
3211 Fitzgerald Dr
Montgomery, TX 77356
Eligibility: Applicants must be student members (undergraduate or graduate) of the American Criminal Justice Association-Lambda Alpha Epsilon and submit an original paper on criminology, law enforcement, juvenile justice, courts, corrections, prevention, planning and evaluation or career development and education in the field of criminal justice. Students may apply for membership along with their paper submission. Applicants should submit applications and three copies of the paper.
Amount: $100-$200
Deadline: January 31
How to apply: Applications are available by contacting the Executive Secretary.
Website: https://www.acjalae.org/scholarships.html
Sponsor: National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
1801 Fayetteville Street
106 Whiting Criminal Justice Building
P.O. Box 20011-C
Durham, NC 27707
Eligibility: The award honors the first African American appointed to the bench in 1937 by President Franklin Roosevelt. Nominator should be a member of NABCJ.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: March 15
How to apply: Nomination applications are available online.
Website: https://nabcj.org/
Sponsor: Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
1500 Main Street
P.O. Box 15769
Springfield, MA 01115
Eligibility: Applicants must be graduating seniors from Westfield High School, Westfield Vocational Technical High Academy or St. Mary's High School in Westfield, Massachusetts who have average grades and are pursuing degrees in education, criminal justice or nursing.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: March 31
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: http://communityfoundation.org/scholarships/
