Ray O'Neill ALEES Scholarship

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APPLICATIONS AND INFORMATION WILL BE UPDATED  SOON

Eligibility Criteria:

Applicant must be son, daughter, grandchild or dependent of an active or retired and sworn or civilian Law Enforcement employee in the State of Arizona.   Applicant must be a Senior in High School and plan on attending college on a full-time basis for the coming year (2026-2027) or already be enrolled in a college full-time for the coming year. Applicant must be a citizen of the United States. Only one application per student; if there are multiple students of the same family each student may apply.  Please see the Application and required forms list below.

 The Scholarship applications will be handled by the ALEES Scholarship Committee (which includes  a Board member, active/current members, and teachers).   

Must:

•Scholarship Application 

•500-word max personal bio (including educational goals during your college career and your relationship to your law enforcement sponsor)

* Resume (needs to include education, activities, accomplishments, volunteer hours, job experience and any additional information that the applicant believes would assist the Scholarship Committee during the selection process); 1 page, can be front and back.

* Five-paragraph essay responding to the following prompt:  

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (Essay must be double spaced, 12-point Ariel font, MLA format) 

Applications and supporting documents must be turned in by June 1, 2026 for the upcoming 2026-2027 School Year.

You may email them or mail them to:

ALEES Scholarship Committee c/o Erin Ring

13627 N 41 Street, Phoenix, Az 85032

For questions, please email azemeraldsociety@gmail.com

If you would like to donate specifically to the Scholarship Program, please scroll down to the "donate directly to the scholarship fund" button.