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Police Benevolent Foundation Student Scholarships

 
 
 
The Police Benevolent Foundation (PBF) provides student scholarship opportunities on behalf of and in conjunction with each of the SSPBA Organizational Divisions.
 
Four distinct scholarships are available to children of PBA members or students pursuing a degree in Criminology or Criminal Justice. Those scholarships are:
 
  • Division Scholarship
  • Foundation Scholarship
  • Memorial Scholarship
  • Jack L Roberts Scholarship
 
The scholarship application window opens each year on December 1st and continues through June 1st. Please note that all applications must be postmarked by June 1st in order to be eligible for the review process.
 
It is important that each applicant review his or her application and follow each step carefully before submitting it for consideration. Submission of an application does not guarantee that any applicant will be awarded a scholarship. This is a selection process with specific selection criteria; each application will be reviewed by the selection committee. We would like to wish each applicant the best of luck and a prosperous future.
 
 
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Southern States PBA News
Alabama Scholarship Winner Puts One Foot in Front of the Other

April 22, 2026

Jackson Patterson is a freshman at the University of South Alabama with several big ambitions. He's just not sure which ones he will follow yet. "Right now, my biggest challenge is deciding what I want my future to look like," he told me. He's studying engineering, and it's possible that he chooses to go straight into building a career in the aerospace industry after college. But it's also possible that he takes an even more interesting path ? he's interested in traveling the world and performing on stage, for example ? because if one thing's for sure about Jackson, it's that he's willing to branch out and try new things that he finds exciting ? even if they're unconventional.

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Children of LEO veteran killed in crash awarded PBF memorial scholarships

April 15, 2026

South Fulton County police Capt. Helio A. Garcia III was born with the calling to law enforcement, a 15-year career he devoted his life to after serving his country as a U.S. Marine.

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Threat of incarceration of MDOC commissioner compels department to pay judgment owed to PBA member

February 17, 2026

On January 23, 2026, the County Court of Hinds County, Miss. issued an order of civil contempt against the Mississippi Department of Corrections in a case filed on behalf of PBA member Mary Hoyt.

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