46 Criminal Justice Scholarships

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• The Future of Video Surveillance Scholarship

  $1,000

  Eyewitness Surveillance

  Deadline 

  September 1, 2026 · 17 days left

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Legal Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship

  $1,000

  Paralegal411.org

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 47 days left

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Out to Protect Scholarship

  $1,000

  Out to Protect

  Deadline 

  November 22, 2026 · 99 days left

• ACJA/LAE National Scholarship

  $400

  American Criminal Justice Association/Lambda Alpha Epsilon (ACJA/LAE)

  Deadline 

  December 31, 2026 · 138 days left

• Greg Andres North Dearborn Conservation Club Memorial Scholarship

  $500

  Dearborn Community Foundation

  Deadline 

  January 9, 2027 · 147 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Yvonne Brathwaite Burke Scholarship

  $5,000

  California State University, Dominguez Hills

  Deadline 

  January 17, 2027 · 155 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• ACJA/LAE National Student Paper Competition

  $150

  American Criminal Justice Association/Lambda Alpha Epsilon (ACJA/LAE)

  Deadline 

  January 31, 2027 · 169 days left

• Calhoun/Cleburne County Bar Association

  Varies

  Jacksonville State University

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

• Jacksonville State University Criminal Justice - Forensic Investigations

  Varies

  Jacksonville State University

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Jacksonville State University Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement

  Varies

  Jacksonville State University

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• John S. Atwater Scholarship

  $3,000

  Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

• Special Undergraduate Academic Scholarship

  $2,000

  Long Island University, Post

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Jacksonville State University Criminal Justice - Graduate Students

  Varies

  Jacksonville State University

  Deadline 

  February 11, 2027 · 180 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Alumni Association Scholarship

  Varies

  Bridgewater State University

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

• Dean Reep Scholarship

  $500

  University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.4

• Law Enforcement Memorial Scholarship

  $1,000

  University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• North Carolina Sheriffs' Association Undergraduate Criminal Justice Scholarship

  $2,000

  University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

• Patricia Collins Amaral Memorial Fund

  $600

  Bridgewater State University

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Wade H. Stroud Scholarship

  $800

  University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• Career Scholarship

  Varies

  Enterprise State Community College

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Jed Moses Fulmer Memorial Scholarship

  $3,000

  Johnson County Community Foundation

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.0

• M. Brenn Green Scholarship

  $1,000

  Florida Atlantic University

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

• Oregon Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Scholarship

  $10,000

  Oregon Office of Student Access and Completion

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.3

• John Rowden Memorial Scholarship

  $500

  Armstrong Atlantic State University

  Deadline 

  March 10, 2027 · 207 days left

• Captain Jim Unterwagner Scholarship

  $1,200

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  Deadline 

  March 15, 2027 · 212 days left

• ISF Scholarship

  $10,000

  Islamic Scholarship Fund

  Deadline 

  March 21, 2027 · 218 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• William T. Maunsell Memorial Scholarship

  $8,000

  Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

  Deadline 

  March 30, 2027 · 227 days left

• Public Management Graduate Intern

  $8,500

  Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning

  Deadline 

  March 31, 2027 · 228 days left

• Sheryl A. Horak Memorial Scholarship

  $1,000

  Explorers Learning for Life

  Deadline 

  March 31, 2027 · 228 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Thurgood Marshall Scholarship

  $2,000

  National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice

  Deadline 

  March 31, 2027 · 228 days left

• Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Degrees - Undergraduate Scholarship

  $500

  Education-Portal.com

  Deadline 

  April 1, 2027 · 229 days left

• Charles L. Gittens Scholarship

  $1,000

  National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE)

  Deadline 

  April 15, 2027 · 243 days left

• Irlet Anderson Scholarship

  $3,500

  National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE)

  Deadline 

  April 15, 2027 · 243 days left

• Anthony Gobar Juvenile Justice Scholarship Fund

  $1,000

  Community Foundation of Greater Jackson

  Deadline 

  April 16, 2027 · 244 days left

• Division of Social and Behavioral Science Scholarship

  Varies

  Bloomfield College

  Deadline 

  May 1, 2027 · 259 days left

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Drinko Criminal Justice Scholarship

  $4,000

  Keystone College

  Deadline 

  May 1, 2027 · 259 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.0

• Kush Arora Federal Criminal Justice Reform Scholarship

  $500

  Kush Arora Attorney at Law

  Deadline 

  May 1, 2027 · 259 days left

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Virginia Sheriffs' Institute Scholarship

  Varies

  Virginia Sheriffs' Institute

  Deadline 

  May 1, 2027 · 259 days left

• AlliedBarton Security Services Scholarship

  $7,600

  Community College of Philadelphia

  Deadline 

  May 15, 2027 · 273 days left

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• George E. Meares Memorial Scholarship

  $1,000

  Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

  Deadline 

  May 30, 2027 · 288 days left

• Houston Area Veterans Education Scholarship

  $1,500–$4,000

  Houston Veterans Education Fund

  Deadline 

  June 15, 2027 · 304 days left

  Essay 

  None

• LivSecure Scholarship

  $1,000

  LivSecure

  Deadline 

  July 1, 2027 · 320 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Christopher W. Keyser Undergraduate Scholarship

  $1,500

  Keyser Law, P.A.

  Deadline 

  July 31, 2027 · 350 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Criminal Justice Scholarship Award

  $500

  Crimcheck

  Deadline 

  August 1, 2027 · 351 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Criminal Justice, Fire Science, and Emergency Services Scholarship

  $500

  Kaplan University

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• Ritchie-Sennings Memorial Scholarship

  $1,000

  Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

  Deadline 

  Rolling

  Essay 

  Required