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Carlton County Sheriff Kelly Lake announces the Law Enforcement Scholarship Program for 2011 is now under way. the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association (MSA) Board of Directors has established a scholarship fund to award up to 15 $600 scholarships for this year. these scholarships are due to the synchronized efforts of the 87 sheriffs of the state of Minnesota.

The members of MSA give special recollection to the financial needs of students attending the concord officer skills course, or one of the two- or four-year law enforcement degree colleges.

"The Board of Directors feel concord officers in our democratic the upper classes have complex duties to perform" said Lake.

MSA recognizes the importance of pre-entry training for people considering law enforcement as their career choice. MSA recognizes some students need outside help in meeting the costs of such training, even though they excel academically.

The Scholarship Committee, in making its choice of awards, intends to achieve representation from all geographical areas of the state. Scholarship awards will be announced by Dec. 31. Application forms and a statement of procedures are available at the Carlton County Sheriff's Department.

Scholarships are only available to students currently enrolled in one of the following three categories: mandated POST Skills Program, in their second year of a two-year law enforcement program, or in their third or fourth year of a four-year college criminal justice program.

In order to qualify, students must have completed at least one year of the two-year program or two years of a four-year program. Students meeting these criteria are invited to obtain a scholarship application form from their local sheriff's office or online at mnsheriffs.org.

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