Sheriff Mitch Bernstein of Red Lake County announced last week the commencement of the Law Enforcement Scholarship Program for 2022. The MSA Board of Directors has established a scholarship fund to award up to 20 $2,000 scholarships this year. These scholarships are due to the coordinated efforts of the 87 Sheriffs of the State of Minnesota.
The Members of MSA give special recognition to the financial needs of students attending the peace officer skills course or one of the two or four-year law enforcement degree colleges. “The Board of Directors feel peace officers in our society have complex duties to perform,” said Sheriff Bernstein. MSA recognizes the importance of pre-entry training for people considering law enforcement as their career choice. The MSA recognizes that some students need outside help in meeting the costs of such training, even though they excel academically.
The Scholarship Committee, in making its selection of awards, intends on achieving representation from all geographical areas of the state. Scholarship awards will be announced by December 28 of the same year. Application forms and a statement of procedures are available at the Red Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Scholarships are only available to students currently enrolled in one of the following three categories:
1. Mandated POST Skills Program
2. In their second year of a two-year law enforcement program.
3. In their third or fourth year of a four-year college criminal justice program.
In order to qualify, students must have completed at least one year of the two-year program or two years of a four-year program. Students meeting these criteria are invited to obtain a scholarship application form from their local sheriff’s office or online at www.mnsheriffs.org. Applications must be submitted by November 19, 2022.
