Friday, February 7, 2014

Applications for the Virginia Sheriffs Institute Scholarship Program Being Accepted

Accomack County Sheriff Todd E. Godwin announced today that he is accepting applications for the Virginia Sheriffs Institute Scholarship Program.

  The VSI Program was established to provide an opportunity for young people across Virginia to pursue an educational curriculum in law enforcement or criminal justice. Full-time and Part-time students are eligible for this program and all applicants must meet the requirements set forth by the Virginia Sheriffs Institute in order to qualify as a recipient of the VSI scholarship award. 

Applicants must live in the locality where the sheriff is a member of the Virginia Sheriffs Institute and must be accepted to Virginia Colleges and Universities with a major in the criminal justice field.

 All students interested in the Virginia Sheriffs Institute Scholarship Program for the 2014/2015 school year should contact Karen Barrett of the Accomack County Sheriffs Office @ 787-1131, 824-5666, or 891-2489. 

Applications may be obtained from the Accomack County Sheriffs Office or the Virginia Sheriffs Institute website www.vasheriffsinstitute.org.    Students may also contact their School Guidance Office in regards to the scholarship program. 

The deadline for all applications to be submitted to the Accomack County Sheriffs Office is 5pm on April 11, 2014.

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