Dear Scholarship Applicants:

We are currently accepting applications for the Fall 2020 semester.

To be eligible you must meet the following criteria:

1. Be the child, or stepchild of a current or deceased USPCA, Region III member.
2. Be attending a two or four year college full-time in the academic calendar
   year in pursuit of a Technical, Associates or Bachelors degree.
3. If selected, a scholarship in the amount of $2,500 will made to the recipient.
4. All applications/essays should be received in complete form by April 30, 2020.

Applications/Essays should be mailed or emailed to:

USPCA Region 3
C/O Gerald Potts Jr. Memorial Scholarship
9422 Brentsville Road Manassas, VA 20112

k9abrams@gmail.com

5. Scholarship Recipient Can Only Apply Once.

Criteria include grades, essay responses and community service. Please feel free to make copies of this application for your school or department. If there are any questions please contact Katybeth Strobel, Vice President, USPCA Region III at k9abrams@gmail.com.

List the names and addresses of colleges or institutions to which you have applied or intend to apply, or the name of the college or institution in which you are currently enrolled.

Please feel free to upload a document to answer the following questions if you need more space.

1. Most recent transcript of grades showing all high school grades to date. This may be an
unofficial transcript that can be verified.
2. Any college letters of acceptance received.
3. If you are already enrolled as a full time college student, please include your college
transcripts to date.
4. A ONE PAGE essay addressing the following topic:
What does it mean to you to be a child of a police officer?

I hereby certify that the aforementioned information is true to the best of my knowledge. I
understand that any willful misrepresentation of any fact can and will disqualify me from
consideration. I understand that the deadline for submitting my completed application is April 30, 2020.