Law Enforcement and Justice Administration

LEJA Scholarships

Application deadline is March 15th of each spring semester unless otherwise noted.

Apply For Scholarships

American Criminal Justice Association Lambda Alpha Epsilon Phi Alpha Epsilon; WIU Chapter

Year in School: graduate or undergraduate
Major, Other Requirements: Must be Lambda Alpha Epsilon member, 3.0 GPA
Amount Awarded Each Year: $250 *
Deadline to Apply: March 15
Contact: https://wiu.academicworks.com/  or wiu.edu/scholarship  Then click on the "Visit Scholarship Portal" button.

Macomb Area Crimestoppers John Bliven Law Enforcement Scholarship

Year in School: Junior, 60 semester hours
Major, Other Requirements: LEJA major, 3.0 GPA, graduated from a McDonough County high school
Amount Awarded Each Year: $600 *
Deadline to Apply: March 15
Contact: https://wiu.academicworks.com/  or wiu.edu/scholarship  Then click on the "Visit Scholarship Portal" button.
Comments: Evidence of campus/community involvement. Financial need is considered.

American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) Scholarship (WIU Chapter)

Year in School: Full-time student
Major, Other Requirements: 3.0 GPA, declared security minor, completed one security course, currently enrolled in a security course when applying for scholarship.
Amount Awarded Each Year: Two recipients $150.00 each *
Deadline to Apply: March 15
Contact: https://wiu.academicworks.com/  or wiu.edu/scholarship  Then click on the "Visit Scholarship Portal" button.
Comments: Not renewable. Include an essay on "Why I deserve an ASIS WIU scholarship"

Keith Webb Scholarship

Year in School: LEJA major
Major, Other Requirements: 3.2 GPA, LEJA major, pre-law minor, good judicial standing, strong potential for a career in law.
Amount Awarded Each Year: $1500 *
Deadline to Apply: March 15
Contact: https://wiu.academicworks.com/  or wiu.edu/scholarship  Then click on the "Visit Scholarship Portal" button.

Jerilyn Pecharich Scholarship

Major, Other Requirements: LEJA major-also may consider majors in family and consumer sciences, industrial technology, agriculture, and computer science, good academic standing.
Amount Awarded Each Year: $600 *
Deadline to Apply: March 15
Contact: https://wiu.academicworks.com/  or wiu.edu/scholarship  Then click on the "Visit Scholarship Portal" button.
Comments: Preference in order - handicapped, parent with dependent children, major from LEJA.

Kara Leigh Broughton Memorial Scholarship

Year In School: full-time student, junior/senior
Major, Other Requirements: LEJA, 3.0 cumulative GPA
Amount Awarded Each Year: $1000 *
Deadline to Apply: March 15
Contact: https://wiu.academicworks.com/  or wiu.edu/scholarship  Then click on the "Visit Scholarship Portal" button.

Harold "Denny" Brignadello Memorial Award

Year in School: Completing internship Fall or Spring semester of next academic year, demonstrated commitment to citizenship, strong moral character, dedication to the work of law enforcement.
Major, Other requirements: LEJA, 3.2 cumulative GPA
Amount awarded: $750 (one fall intern of current year; one spring/summer intern of the next calendar year) *
Deadline to apply:  March 15
Contact: https://wiu.academicworks.com/  or wiu.edu/scholarship  Then click on the "Visit Scholarship Portal" button.

Pete Lackey Memorial LEJA Scholarship

Year in School: Junior or Senior
Major, Other Requirements: Must be LEJA major, 3.0 GPAMinimum overall 3.3 GPA
Amount Awarded Each Year: $500 *
Deadline to Apply: March 15
Comments: Not automatically renewable, but recipients may reapply to be considered for subsequent years. Submit a statement outlining what the scholarship will mean to their education (one page limit).
Contact: https://wiu.academicworks.com/  or wiu.edu/scholarship  Then click on the "Visit Scholarship Portal" button.

Alejandro Valadez Memorial Scholarship

Year in School: Second semester freshman, sophomore, junior or first semester senior
Other Requirements: The student must exhibit a strong commitment to academics and must have a 3.0/4.0 GPA at WIU. Preference will be give to male students of Latino descent.
Deadline to Apply: Fall Semester (September)
Comments: An essay answer to posted question, letter of recommendation and high school transcripts must be submitted
Contact: COEHS Dean's Office

Illinois State Police Memorial Scholarship

Year in School: Sophomore standing or above, including graduate students.
Other Requirements: Full-time student, preference to descendants of Illinois State Police Officers (regardless of major), with preference given to descendants of those that were either killed (Preference #1) or made disabled (Preference #2) while in the line of duty. If there are no descendants of Illinois State Police officers attending WIU in a given year, scholarship may be given to any Law Enforcement and Justice Administration major who meet all other criteria.
Major, Other Requirements: Minimum 3.0 GPA; transfer GPA accepted
Amount Awarded Each Year: $1000 *
Deadline to Apply: March 15
Contact: https://wiu.academicworks.com/  or wiu.edu/scholarship  Then click on the "Visit Scholarship Portal" button.

William P. McCamey Public Safety Memorial Educational Scholarship

Year in School: LEJA Graduate students who have been accepted to the Master’s Program in LEJA and/or are part of the LEJA Integrated Baccalaureate/Master’s program at WIU.
Other Requirements: minimum of a 3.25 GPA 
Comments: evidence of campus/community involvement are required. Financial need is also a consideration.
Amount Awarded Each Year: $1000 *
Deadline to Apply: March 15
Contact: https://wiu.academicworks.com/  or wiu.edu/scholarship  Then click on the "Visit Scholarship Portal" button.

Greg & Dorothy Chapman Community Policing Scholarship

Year in School: Must be LEJA major, Minimum of 30 hours of course work completed
Other Requirements: GPA of 2.8 or above in all college coursework

One page essay answering the following questions:

    • Why did you choose to enter the field of law enforcement?
    • What are your career aspirations?
    • Explain your community sevice involvement.

Comments: Preference given to those with experience in an Explorers program
Amount Awarded Each Year: Award is in the amount of $1,000 each academic year, to be divided equally between the fall and spring term and applied directly to the student's account.Deadline to Apply: March 15
Contact: https://wiu.academicworks.com/  or wiu.edu/scholarship  Then click on the "Visit Scholarship Portal" button.

Lu Yu Jiun Scholarship

Year in School: Graduate Student
Major, Other Requirements: 3.0+ GPA, LEJA major, Non-US resident
Amount Awarded Each Year: $500 *
Deadline to Apply: March 15
Contact: https://wiu.academicworks.com/  or wiu.edu/scholarship  Then click on the "Visit Scholarship Portal" button.

Phillip Benne Memorial Scholarship

Criteria:
To be eligible for the Phillip Benne Memorial Scholarship Fund, applicants must:

  • Be a major in Law Enforcement & Justice Administration, with a minor in Security Administration
  • Have earned at least 60 semester hours (junior or senior status)
  • Preference will first be given to residents of Peoria County, then central Illinois.

Amount Awarded Each Year: Amount of award will be $1,000 annually, applied to the student's WIU account in two installments, $500 in fall semester and $500 in spring semester. *
Deadline to Apply: March 15
Contact: https://wiu.academicworks.com/  or wiu.edu/scholarship  Then click on the "Visit Scholarship Portal" button.

* Award amounts are subject to fluctuations.