One of the goals of the CAHP Foundation is to provide financial
assistance to the financially-dependent, college-age children of
qualified California Highway Patrol members and, specific to one
of the scholarships, the financially-dependent, college-age
children of any active, retired or deceased California peace
officers from any agency. By making these grants available, the
Foundation strives to encourage college-age law enforcement
dependents to pursue academic programs at post-secondary
educational institutions.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
The CAHP Foundation Scholarship Application Period begins
April 15 and ends July 12.
Completed application packages and transcripts must be uploaded
to the CAHP’s secure site (link below) by 4:00 pm on
Friday, July 12, 2024, to be considered by the trustees.
Click these links to download the Scholarship Instructions and
the Scholarship Application Form.
NOTE: Many browsers will not display
these fillable PDF forms correctly, so it is
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function properly.
Upload the following documents at https://secure.thecahp.org/#/:
- Completed and signed Scholarship Application Form. If you are
unable to digitally sign the application, you can print the
application, sign it, and scan it.
- Extracurricular Activity and Community Service Chart
(included in the Application document), even if you leave it
blank.
- Personal Goals Essay. Tell us what personally motivates you
to attend college. This can relate back to your childhood, your
family, or to a mentor who inspired you, for example. Be
creative! Tell us how you hope to use your college education to
inspire others. You may also include information about any
extraordinary financial needs in the essay.
- Have your school send copies of your high school (freshman
students only) or college transcripts, through fall semester or
winter quarter to scholarship@thecahp.org.
Request these from your school early, as many registrar offices
close for the summer. Minimum unweighted GPA of 3.0 required
to be considered.
The application package is comprised of all four of these
items, and all items are required for your application to be
considered.
FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
-
Daniel J. Creedon and James D. Garibaldi Scholarship
Fund. This scholarship is available to the dependent
children of active, retired, or deceased California Highway
Patrol uniformed members.
-
Fran and Harry Xanders Memorial Scholarship
Fund. This scholarship is available to the dependent
children of active, retired, or deceased California Highway
Patrol uniformed members.
-
Burns Family Scholarship Fund.This scholarship
is available to the dependent children of active, retired, or
deceased California Highway Patrol uniformed members who have
been awarded the Governor’s State Employee Medal of Valor or
Governor’s Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor.
-
Dick Distel/Ed Maghakian Scholarship Fund.
This scholarship is available to the dependent children of
active, retired, or deceased California Highway Patrol
uniformed members who currently serve or have served as a
Director or Area Representative for the California Association
of Highway Patrolmen.
-
Ericka Nemback Memorial Scholarship Fund. This
scholarship is available to the dependent children of active,
retired, or deceased California Highway Patrol uniformed
members.
-
California Casualty Scholarship Fund: This
scholarship is available to the dependent children of active,
retired, or deceased California Highway Patrol uniformed
members.
-
Herman L. Lenz Memorial Scholarship Fund. This
scholarship is available to the dependent children of active,
retired, or deceased California peace officers from any agency.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must meet each of the following eligibility
requirements to be considered:
- Financial-dependent of an active, retired, or deceased
California peace officer.
- College-age and plan to be enrolled full-time at an
accredited, post-secondary institution.
- Current unweighted GPA of 3.0 or better.
- Completed application package received by deadline.
Spouses of peace officers and married or divorced
dependents are not eligible to apply.
