WIFLE Scholarship Program
Direct application
Up to $2,500
Eligibility
Major
Criminal Justice Protective
Education level
Undergraduate
About this scholarship
Undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate U.S. citizens pursuing federal law enforcement careers with at least a 3.0 GPA may apply for WIFLE scholarships. Eligible majors include criminal justice and related disciplines leading to a four-year degree; community college students must articulate transfer plans to a four-year program.
Individual awards are typically up to $2,500; the number of recipients varies annually.
Submit a completed application, transcripts, a minimum 500-word essay on community involvement or a law enforcement internship, and a sponsor letter from a community leader or police official.
Essay question
What else to submit
- Completed application
- College transcripts
- Sponsor letter from a community leader, community member, or police official
- Essay of at least 500 words on community involvement or a law-enforcement internship
- Minimum 3.0 overall GPA
- Full-time student at an accredited four-year college/university, OR full-time community college student intending to transfer to a four-year degree program
- Completed at least one full academic year
- Major in Criminal Justice or a related discipline (e.g., social sciences, public administration, computer science, finance, linguistics, chemistry, physics)
- College transcripts required
- One written letter of support/recommendation from a community leader, community member, or police official
- U.S. citizen
- Essay has a 500-word MINIMUM (not a maximum cap)