Spouses and dependents of law enforcement and correctional officers enrolled in an eligible career and technical education district, community college, university or private postsecondary educational institution are eligible for a scholarship that covers tuition and fees on a first-come, first-served basis. The scholarship is available beginning in fall 2024.
UPDATE, August 20, 2024:
Applications for Fall 2024 are under review, awards are being made and recipients are being notified via email. Emails are being sent from: Qualtrics Survey Software, email: noreply@b.asu.edu. Emails are sent for awarding scholarships, missing information requests and placement on the SLDES waitlist.
If you are awarded a scholarship the institution indicated in the application will also be notified of your award. If you have questions on when your scholarship will be applied to your account, please follow up with your Financial Aid Office.
Scholarship applications remain open however, we have already received more applications than funding.
For eligible students enrolled in a career and technical education district, community college or university, the award amount is up to the cost of tuition and mandatory fees after other financial aid.
For eligible students enrolled at a private postsecondary educational institution, the award amount is up to the average resident tuition and fees charged by universities under the jurisdiction of the board after other financial aid.
How to qualify:
- Qualifying students must be either a dependent under the age of 27 or a spouse of a currently employed law enforcement or correctional officer and:
- Enroll at an ¼ϲ institution in a program that will award a career technical education district program certificate or license, private vocational program certificate, associate degree or baccalaureate degree.
- Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
- Submit a copy of the Law Enforcement Officer’s Commission Card as applicable.
- Submit a current employment verification letter.
- Submit a marriage certificate for a spouse, or a birth certificate or applicable court order for a dependent.
Questions about the scholarship? Email SDLES@azregents.edu
Participating institutions
Public Institutions
- ¼ϲ State University
- Northern ¼ϲ University
- University of ¼ϲ
- ¼ϲ Western College
- Central ¼ϲ College
- Chandler-Gilbert Community College
- Eastern ¼ϲ College
- East Valley Institute of Technology
- Estrella Mountain Community College
- GateWay Community College
- Glendale Community College
- Mesa Community College
- Northland Pioneer College
- Paradise Valley Community College
- Phoenix College
- Pima Community College
- Rio Salado College
- Scottsdale Community College
- South Mountain Community College
Private Institutions
- ¼ϲ College of Nursing
- Benedictine University
- Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Grand Canyon University
- Ottawa University
- Park University – Gilbert
- Pima Medical Institute
- University of Advancing Technology
- Western Governors University
Institutions not listed may email SDLES@azregents.edu to learn more about requirements for participation.