Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship*
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.