Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship*

Scholarship Type

Application Deadline

March 1

Available Scholarships

Multiple $2,000 Scholarships

About This Scholarship

  • High School Senior, College Student or Non-Traditional Student
  • From Benton, Stearns or Sherburne County in Minnesota
  • GPA: 2.5 or better
  • 2 or 4 year program at a US-based community college or university
  • Certificate/Major/Area of Study:
    • Criminal Justice
    • First Responder programs including Police, Fire Fighters or EMT
  • Exhibits leadership skills.

  • Saint John's University
  • St. Cloud State University
  • St. Cloud Technical and Community College
  • St. John's University
  • Albany High School
  • Becker Senior High School
  • Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (BBE) High School
  • Big Lake High School
  • Cathedral High School
  • Eden Valley Watkins High School
  • Elk River High School
  • Foley High School
  • Holdingford
  • Kimball
  • Melrose High School
  • Paynesville High School
  • ROCORI High School
  • Sartell-St. Stephen High School
  • Sauk Centre High School
  • Sauk Rapids-Rice High School
  • St. Cloud Apollo High School
  • St. Cloud Area Learning Center
  • St. Cloud Christian School
  • St. Cloud Technical High School
  • St. John's Preparatory School
  • Zimmerman High School

  • Answer general questions
  • Essay: In two or three paragraphs, please explain why you are interested in pursuing a career in public safety.
  • List of Activities for: 1) Community Service i.e. civic and church volunteer activities; 2) Extracurricular School Activities i.e. school activities that are not graded; and 3) Work Experience
  • Electronic Transcript: High School Students: You must enter the email address of your guidance office into the application at least 5 days prior to the deadline. This will allow your guidance officer to add your transcript to the application prior to the deadline.

  • May: Recipients will be notified via email in early May.
  • June 15: Recipients must sign their scholarship agreement and provide college information. CommunityGiving will verify that you are enrolled as a full-time student at the college.(Full-time enrollment is typically 12-16 credits)
  • June: Inform your college that you have received the scholarship.
  • September 1: Generally, full payment will arrive at your college unless otherwise notified.

 

Apply For This Scholarship

Online applications only.

*To apply for this scholarship, you must have an existing Scholarship Management System account or create a new account.