College Scholarship Program

2024 Application

The 2024 WLEOA scholarship application has closed for this year.  Please check back here in early 2025 for the next scholarship application period.

Scholarship Application

Purpose and Requirements

The Wisconsin Law Enforcement Officers Association College Scholarship Program assists Association Member’s and/or their children to further their education.  The goal being to help individuals develop leadership skills for success in today’s society, and support our communities’ education effort by recognizing scholastic achievement. The emphasis of these scholarships will be on merit, taking into consideration scholastic aptitude, academic performance, participation in school activities, service to the community, personal recommendations and other pertinent information from the student’s application. Six (6) five hundred dollar scholarships will be awarded annually.  If you have not received the scholarship in the past you can apply again.   Students are only eligible to receive this scholarship once.   Unlike previous years; students selected for the scholarship award will receive the full scholarship after they provide a class schedule for the upcoming term.

Specific requirements include that the student:

Must be an active member or the son or daughter of an active WLEOA member

Must be a high school senior or college undergraduate

Must be attending or planning to enroll at an accredited college or university

Must have an SAT or ACT score

Must have a 2.5 or higher grade point average

Must meet the criteria as set forth by the selection committee

Must be attending or planning to enroll at an accredited college or university as a full-time student, as defined by the school.

Congratulations to our 2024 Scholarship Recipients

William Standaert

Megan Nelson

Emily Heilmann

Avery Kurtz

Henry Artus

Ty Sagedal