~VSI is pleased to provide educational support across Virginia~
Richmond, VA – The Virginia Sheriffs’ Institute (VSI) is pleased to announce the awarding of 66 scholarships totaling $65,000 to deserving individuals across the Commonwealth. These scholarships support individuals pursuing a college degree in criminal justice while attending a Virginia college or university. Full-time students are awarded $1,000 scholarships; part-time students are awarded $500 scholarships. Click HERE to review the list of scholarship award recipients.
“To all across Virginia who have joined VSI as associate and business members, I thank you for your critical support. This scholarship program is a tremendous success thanks to your generosity,” said City of Charlottesville Sheriff James E. Brown, III, President of the Virginia Sheriffs’ Institute. “The gift and opportunity that you provide to all of our scholarship recipients are all the more valuable in these extraordinary times.”
The Virginia Sheriffs’ Institute is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization established by Virginia sheriffs which provides training and education to the members of the Institute, including sheriffs and deputy sheriffs across Virginia, on issues relating to management, crime prevention, and other areas of public safety.
All Virginia citizens are eligible to become members of the VSI upon invitation from their local sheriff.
“The sheriffs and their citizen supporters around Virginia are the reason for the success of this program,” said John W. Jones, Executive Director of the Virginia Sheriffs’ Institute. “Currently, we have over 31,000 associate and business members of the VSI. We are extremely proud and grateful for all of our associate and business members as well as our training and educational programs that help make Virginia a safer place in which to live.”
Sheriffs will be receiving confirmation letters from the VSI along with certificates, which they should sign and present to the students when they are able. Students will be receiving acceptance letters that they need to sign and return, which will enable the VSI to issue scholarship checks to the appropriate colleges and universities.