The Lt. James W. Hotsinpiller, Jr. and Deputy United States Marshal Derek W. Hotsinpiller Memorial Scholarship is awarded to one or more seniors from the designated counties in WV with a 3.0 GPA who have been accepted to West Virginia college or university and intend to major in criminal justice or another social science. Additionally, current law enforcement officers pursuing new or advanced degrees to advance their careers in law enforcement are eligible to receive scholarships.
At the present, the designated counties are:
Barbour, Berkeley, Braxton, Brooke, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Grant, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Jefferson, Lewis, Marion, Marshall, Mineral, Monongalia, Morgan, Ohio, Pendleton, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, Ritchie, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Webster, and Wetzel.
Recipients can apply for renewal each semester for their four years of undergraduate studies. The Board decided to require all recipients who apply for renewal of their scholarship to meet the following criteria (which is based on the current Promise Scholarship guidelines) in order to be eligible. Recipients will be reminded of these requirements at the time of their original award:
This scholarship is awarded to one or more seniors from the designated counties in WV with a 3.0 GPA who have been accepted to West Virginia college or university, and intend to major in criminal justice or another social science.
NOTE: COPIES OF YOUR HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT, ACT SCORES, COLLEGE ACCPEPTANCE LETTER, AND A WALLET-SIZED PHOTO MUST BE ATTACHED TO THIS FORM.
DEADLINE: February 1, 2024
Please send all paperwork to:
Selection Committee
807 Worthington Drive
Bridgeport, WV 26330
The James and Derek Hotsinpiller Memorial Scholarship Fund, Inc. is a public non-profit charity based in Bridgeport, WV that encourages higher education for graduating high school students interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement.
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