The County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey announces the availability of four scholarships for law school students.
The County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey Foundation, a nonprofit corporation, was created by the County Prosecutors Association for the purpose of awarding scholarships. Each year, the foundation offers one-year scholarship in the amount of $2,500 paid directly to recipients. Scholarship winners from previous years are ineligible.
To be eligible for the Oscar W. Rittenhouse Memorial Scholarship an applicant must be a New Jersey resident accepted to law school. The applicant must have an interest in pursuing a career as a prosecutor and demonstrated financial need.
To be eligible for the Andrew K. Ruotolo, Jr., Memorial Scholarship an applicant must be a New Jersey resident accepted to law school or graduate school. The applicant must exhibit an interest in, and commitment to, enhancing the rights and well-being of children through child advocacy programs. The applicant must demonstrate financial need.
To be eligible for the Harris Y. Cotton Memorial Scholarship an applicant must be a New Jersey resident accepted to law school. The applicant must have an interest in pursuing a career as a prosecutor with an emphasis in domestic violence or hate crime prosecutions. The applicant must demonstrate financial need.
To be eligible for the John H. Stamler Scholarships Memorial Scholarship an applicant must be a New Jersey sworn law enforcement officer seeking educational advancement on a college or graduate level to improve his or her effectiveness as a law enforcement officer. The applicant must also demonstrate financial need.
Applications must be postmarked June 23, 2010. Personal interviews of finalists will be conducted. Applicants will be notified of the Trustees’ decision in August 2010.
Anyone interested in receiving an application for any of the above scholarships should contact Stephanie Kurowsky in the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-3043 or Stephanie.kurowsky@co.middlesex.nj.us.
