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Out To Protect Scholarship

Out to Protect

The scholarship was established to provide educational support to gay, lesbian, bi-sexual or transgender who are enrolled law enforcement training program.

Key Information

Eligibility Requirements

  • Financial Need:
    Not Mentioned
  • College:
    Be enrolled in a basic law enforcement training program in the United States
  • Miscellaneous:
    Identified as gay, lesbian, bi-sexual or transgender; Demonstrate being a visible, positive role model for law enforcement; Demonstrate being able to graduate from a law enforcement training program;

Application Details

  • Transcript:
    Required
  • Resume/Activity List:
    Required
  • Essay:
    Describe how you have been a visible and positive role model for law enforcement? Provide as many examples as you wish; Describe your "coming out experience" including who in your life you are "out" to about your sexuality. What impact has being a member of the LGBTQ community had on experience in your basic law enforcement training program?; Describing your achievements in the law enforcement training program including your current GPA and class standing or ranking. What have you discovered are your strengths and weaknesses? Provide evidence that you will graduate from the program; After graduation, how do you plan to continue being visible and positive role model as a gay, lesbian, bi-sexual or transgender person working in law enforcement? Describe Strategies you envision using on the job; Provide the name, telephone number, and email address for at least two members of the academy staff and two of your peers in class who can verify the information you submitted in this application. Be sure to identify their rank and position. (Please inform person you list about the scholarship and that we may be contacting them.
  • Recommendation Letters:
    Uplaod your letters of recomendation in PDF format

Contact Information

  • Phone: (707) 728-5428