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Justice is served in these scholarships for criminal justice majors. Students wishing to pursue a career in criminal investigation, law enforcement, or forensic science can find money to fund their college tuition and other fees with these criminal justice scholarships. Take our Scholarship Match Quiz and find more scholarships for you. Browse our list of criminal justice scholarships and find ways to make paying for college less of a crime.

Criminal Justice Scholarships 2025 List

Tom Steel Post-Graduate Fellowship

This fellowship is provided annually to fund a new lawyer to work in the United States on an innovative, public interest law project that serves the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community.
Award Amount

Total:  $30000

Awards:  1

Deadline

Deadline:  January 31

Vermont Police Association: Raymond R. Mooney Scholarship

This award is available for Vermont undergraduate students who are seeking education or training in a field related to public safety, including, but not limited to, emergency services, law enforcement, and criminal justice. Students must demonstrate financial need.
Award Amount

Total:  $1000

Awards:  1

Deadline

Deadline:  February 12

Arthur Lockwood Beneventi Law Scholarship

This scholarship is available for U.S. law school students. Students must have a grade point average of 3.25 or higher.
Award Amount

Total:  $2000

Awards:  1

Deadline

Deadline:  February 15

Ruth Peterson Fellowship for Racial and Ethnic Diversity

This award is available for U.S. graduate students who are pursuing a doctorate in criminology. Applicants must be a member of an underrepresented minority population.
Award Amount

Total:  $18000

Awards:  3

Deadline

Deadline:  March 01

George H. Nofer Scholarship

Graduate students enrolled in a law or public policy program are eligible for this award. The applicant must have a hearing loss that was diagnosed prior to age seven, is bilateral, and in the moderate to profound range.
Award Amount

Total:  $15000

Awards:  3

Deadline

Deadline:  March 08

Evelyn & Bernard J. Zucker Scholarship Fund

This scholarship is open to U.S. high school seniors and adult students entering their freshman year who reside in the Connecticut Community Foundation’s 21-town service area. Students must have a grade point average of B- or higher and must major in the humanities.
Award Amount

Total:  $6648

Awards:  3

Deadline

Deadline:  March 15

Clay County Chamber Scholarship Program (and Clay County Bar Association Scholarship Program)

These awards are for U.S. high school seniors who are residents of Clay County, Florida.
Award Amount

Total:  $8000

Awards:  8

Deadline

Deadline:  March 15

Jessica Lynn Herman Memorial Scholarship

This award is for graduating high school seniors who attend a high school in the Huntington Beach High School District. Must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher and demonstrate an interest in sciences and humanities.
Award Amount

Total:  $25000

Awards:  10

Deadline

Deadline:  March 15

John L. and Jeanne C. Hughes Scholarship Fund

This scholarship is open to U.S. high school seniors and adult students entering their freshman year who reside in the Connecticut Community Foundation’s 21-town service area. Students must have a grade point average of B- or higher and must plan to pursue a bachelor of arts degree (i.e., liberal arts).
Award Amount

Total:  $6648

Awards:  3

Deadline

Deadline:  March 15

Marie J. Della Bella Scholarship Fund

This scholarship is open to female U.S. high school seniors and adult students entering their freshman year who reside in the Connecticut Community Foundation’s 21-town service area. Students must have a grade point average of B- or higher, and pursue a career in the field of law.
Award Amount

Total:  $6648

Awards:  3

Deadline

Deadline:  March 15