Scholarships
Each year the Texas Chapter of the FBINAA offers four (4) scholarship awards of $500, and one (1) award of $1,000 for the Al Wagner Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship honors the memory of Al Wagner, a past Texas Chapter President and FBINAA National President. Every attempt is made to award these scholarships to recipients in each of our four regions across the state. Any high school senior preparing for college, or any currently enrolled undergraduate college student may apply. The application period begins on January 1st of each year. The deadline for all applications is March 31st of each year.
In addition, the Former Agents of the FBI Foundation offers the George A. Zeiss Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship program is for those planning to attend school in pursuit of an undergraduate degree. Twenty-four (24) $1,000 scholarships are awarded annually, six (6) scholarships to each of the four (4) National Academy Regions. Click here for an application. For more information on this scholarship, the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI
website.
Other youth scholarships are offered through the FBINAA National organization. Please visit
www.fbinaa.org for more information.
Youth Leadership Program
The FBI National Academy Associates, Inc.
(FBINAA), an organization comprised of law enforcement professionals who are
graduates of the FBI National Academy, Quantico, Virginia, is offering to
qualified Students (AGES 14-16 at the start of the program) who have
demonstrated above average academic standards (3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale),
as well as good citizenship, the opportunity to participate in an eight-day program of leadership development at the FBI Academy.
This exciting program is offered through the
cooperation of the FBI, and individual participants are selected and sponsored
by the various state chapters of the FBINAA, who will pay transportation and
student sponsorship fees. Further, the counselors and instructional staff for the
program consist of National Academy graduates who are members of the FBINAA and
select FBI Special Agent personnel. Guest lecturers in various professional
disciplines also address the students.
Although the program is not limited to young
persons interested in a future career in law enforcement, interested candidates
should possess a desire to gain knowledge of the American system of criminal
justice, as well as ethics, leadership skills and personal development.
This year’s session of the Youth Leadership
Program begins June 22,2023 with arrival at Reagan National
Airport in Washington, D.C., and will conclude on June 30,2023 with departure from Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.
The program is open to males and females.
Qualified candidates are encouraged to complete the application, including the
necessary signatures, and to mail the forms to the listed below address
by the due date. The Chapter must make selection and submission of all required material to the FBINAA Executive Office by the required date. With the
application and transcripts, students must submit a typed essay and undergo an oral interview conducted by a screening
committee. A medical clearance will be required if selected to attend.
Applications for YLP 2023 will be made available in November 2022. Once the application window opens, the
2023 Chapter Coordinator Directory will be posted below.
Applicants should contact their local FBINAA Chapter and coordinate with the
Chapter YLP Coordinator for specific information on the application process.
Your Chapter YLP Coordinators is your resource for answering any questions
regarding the application process.
Go to www.fbinaa.org
Click on Membership then Youth Leadership Program for the application when it comes available
Deadline for Complete Applications to be submitted to the email address below is February 3, 2023
For questions, please contact:
Steve Asher
Retired - Sparks Nevada Police Department/Collin County Sheriff's Office
Office
- (972)548-3712
sasher@co.collin.tx.us
