Scholarships Available For Aspiring Prosecutors

The County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey is awarding one-year grant in the amount of $3,500.00 paid directly to the recipient, according to the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office. Scholarship recipients from previous years are ineligible. The following scholarships are available:

The Oscar W. Rittenhouse Memorial Scholarship for New Jersey residents who have been accepted to law school and are interested in a career as a prosecutor;

The Andrew K. Ruotolo Jr. Memorial Scholarship for New Jersey residents who have accepted to law school or a graduate school and has an interest in enhancing the rights and well-being of children through child advocacy programs;

The Harris Y. Cotton Memorial Scholarship for New Jersey residents who have been accepted to law school and are interested in a career as a prosecutor with a focus on domestic violence and hate crime prosecutions; and

The John H. Stamler Memorial Scholarship for sworn law enforcement officers who live in New Jersey and is seeking educational advancement on a college or graduate level to improve his or her effectiveness as a law enforcement officer.

All applicants must demonstrate a financial need. The deadline to apply is Sept. 3, 2018. Applicants will be notified of the Committee's decision in October 2018. Applications are available online at www.hcpo.org.

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