Law Enforcement Family Member Scholarship

Eligibility Criteria

This scholarship will be awarded to a student (undergraduate or graduate) enrolled at either an accredited law school or an accredited university. The student must have a family member (such as a parent, spouse or sibling) who is or was an active duty member of law enforcement, including reserve officers and retired, deceased or disabled officers.

To be eligible, a candidate must submit a 1-3 page typed essay describing the impact of the law enforcement member on the candidate’s life.

Candidates must be full-time students with a current GPA of at least a 3.0.

Offered Benefits

• The scholarship is to be used exclusively for law school/university tuition and related academic expenses.

• A check for $1,000 will be made payable to the award recipient’s school to cover these expenses.

• The winner will be notified on or about September 30th, 2019

Application Process

To apply, candidates must submit the following by 5:00 pm (CST) on August 31st, 2019:

• 1. A completed application (which can be found on our website),
• 2. A personal essay (described above), and
• 3. A certified copy of the applicant’s current transcript confirming satisfaction of the eligibility requirements listed above.

The completed application, essay and certified transcript should be mailed (or e-mailed in PDF format) to:

Anthony Ferguson

Fales & Fales, P.A.

192 Lisbon Street

Lewiston, ME 04240

Email: aferguson@faleslaw.com

Winners agree to provide personal information, as requested, to Fales & Fales, P.A. and authorize the firm to publish their name and essays on one or more of the firm’s websites and other marketing materials.