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Chattanooga Police Department Scholarship Funds

Julie Jacks Memorial Scholarship Fund

The Julie Jacks Memorial Scholarship Fund was established to memorialize the name of a courageous Chattanooga Police Officer. Julie tragically lost her life in the line of duty on May 6, 2002 , while valiantly serving and protecting the citizens of Chattanooga and Hamilton County . This scholarship will be awarded annually to a qualifying student whose parent or guardian is in good standing as a police officer with the Chattanooga Police Department. In the absence of a qualified applicant from this source, consideration shall be given to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department and all municipal law enforcement agencies within Hamilton County . Students shall be selected on the basis of academic ability and financial need.

Eligibility

• Applicant must be a dependent child of an eligible City of Chattanooga Police officer
• Applicant must not be older than 23 years old upon the application deadline
• Applicant must be a graduating high school senior planning to attend a regionally accredited, non-proprietary, technical, community or four year college/university in the next academic year or be a full-time (carrying at least 12 semester hours) college student attending a regionally accredited, non-proprietary, technical, community or four year college/university anticipating the continuation of study in the next academic year
• Applicant must have a high school or college grade point average of at least a 2.5 on a 4.0 scale

Julie Jacks Memorial Scholarship Application (The deadline for 2010 has passed.)

Application packet must be received (not postmarked) in the office of the following address no later than

4:30 p.m. Friday, April 9, 2010.

The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, Inc.
Attention: Rebecca Smith, Director of Scholarships
1270 Market Street
Chattanooga , TN 37402

If you have any additional questions about this scholarship, you may contact the Scholarship Department of the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, Inc. at 423-265-0586 x11.

Chattanooga Police Officers Scholarship Fund

The Chattanooga Police Department and the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, Inc. are proud to announce the newly established Chattanooga Police Officers Scholarship Fund. This scholarship is open to any sworn personnel pursuing an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice and/or Behavioral Sciences (see requirements below). The scholarship will be administered by the Scholarship Department of the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga.

If you are interested in applying, you must:

· Be a sworn personnel of the Chattanooga Police Department who have not earned a college degree

· Have received at least a level of “Satisfactory” on their Employee Efficiency Rating Evaluation during the year applying for this scholarship

· Not have any sustained Part I Internal Affairs complaints within the past year

· Be registered in or actively pursuing a degree in Criminal Justice and/or Behavioral Sciences

· Submit a letter of recommendation from two (2) supervisors within your Department

· Include a resume

The deadline for the 2010-2011 application/supplemental documents is Friday, August 6, 2010 and should be mailed to:

The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, Inc

Attention: Scholarship Department

1270 Market Street

Chattanooga, TN 37402

If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Smith, Director of Scholarships, at 423-265-0586 x11 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Chattanooga Police Officers Scholarship Fund Application