WBTB Releases 2011 Law Enforcement Children's Scholarship Information

Jan. 3, 2011 - PRLog -- Wives Behind the Badge (WBTB) has released the applications for its 2011 Law Enforcement Children’s Scholarship Program.  The scholarship provides financial assistance for the higher educational needs of the children (natural or adopted) of law enforcement officers.  Applicants must be a dependent child of a law enforcement officer (full-time active service, retired, or killed in the line of duty), must be enrolled at or accepted to an accredited four-year college/university, must have a cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.0 or higher (based on a 4.0 system), and must be active in the community through volunteer work. One $1,000 scholarship award is available this year.

Applicants must complete and submit an application by March 15, 2011.  The scholarship committee will review applications and the WBTB Board of Directors will announce the winner during the second week of April 2011.  Visit http://wivesbehindthebadge.org/scholarships.html to download the complete scholarship description and application.  For more information about the scholarship, email scholarships@wivesbehindthebadge.org.

WBTB is continuously seeking funding through private donations, corporations, police associations, and grants to help support its projects and programs.  For more information on how you can help, please visit www.wivesbehindthebadge.org or email info@wivesbehindthebadge.org.

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Wives Behind the Badge is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) national charitable organization dedicated to improving the lives of law enforcement families by providing much-needed resources and emotional support. Our work serves as a positive voice for law enforcement in the community.