(LAGRANGE) – The Indiana Sheriff’s Association will be awarding scholarships in 2023.

The college scholarships will be given to qualified high school seniors or college students who are pursuing a degree in criminal justice studies. This year, there will be approximately 40 $750 scholarships awarded to qualifying students around Indiana.

The Indiana Sheriff’s Association Scholarship Fund was established for the sole purpose of receiving, investing and dispensing of funds to provide college scholarships to qualified students who are committed to pursuing an education and career in the law enforcement field.

To qualify for one of these scholarships, the applicant must be an Indiana resident, a current member of the association or a dependent child or grandchild of a current member of the association, attend an Indiana college or university, major in a law enforcement field and enroll as a full-time student, which is a 12 credit hour schedule.

Scholarship applications are available from your high school counselor or the Sheriff’s Office in the county you reside in. The application can also be downloaded from the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association website. Click Here.

The applications must be completed and received by the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association on or before April 1.