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ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT?
The Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police offers a scholarship for those students that qualify.
    Qualifications
    • Are you a dependant of a TACP member?
    • Are you a high school senior interested in pursuing a law enforcement or criminal justice related degree from an accredited college or university?
    • Are you currently enrolled in an accredited college or university pursuing a law enforcement or criminal justice related degree?
    • Do you have at least a 2.5 GPA? 
                           
     

Applications are due by April 15, 2011

Six easy steps to apply

  1. Download and complete the scholarship application located at www.tacp.org under the "TACP Scholarship" tab. Be sure you qualify based on the criteria noted above and submit your application by April 15, 2011.
  2. Obtain a signature of your local Chief of Police.
  3. Obtain two (2) letters of recommendation. One of the letters must be from a professor or teacher within a related program of study.
  4. Obtain a sealed high school and/or college transcript to be submitted to the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police.
  5. Submit a typed essay (500 words or less) on a predetermined topic, noted in the application packet. The essay will be judged on originality, content, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
  6. Mail completed Scholarship Application form, letters of recommendation, transcripts, and essay to:

Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police
Attn: Scholarship Chair
530 Church Street, Suite 702
Nashville, TN 37219