The Indiana Homeland Security Foundation is now accepting applications for the Secure Indiana Scholarship Program.
If you’re a full-time student with at least 12 credit hours, you could get a $2,000 scholarship. Part-time students are eligible too, and as long as you are taking six credit hours, you could get a $1,000 scholarship.
These scholarships are funded through the sale of “Secure Indiana” license plates, and there are 13 scholarships.
If you’d like to apply, you must must meet the following requirements:
-Attend or will be attending an accredited Indiana College.
-Must have at least a 2.8 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
-Volunteer with a public safety organization such as a fire department, emergency management agency, law enforcement agency or emergency medical services. This must be validated by the agency’s chief executive.
The deadline to apply is July 15, 2016, and you’ll need to contact the Indiana Department of Homeland Security Grants Management at grants@dhs.in.gov for an application.
