Alabama Law Enforcement Officers' Family Scholarship

The Alabama Law Enforcement Officers' Family Scholarship pays up to $2,500 a semester toward tuition and mandatory fees for the families of long-serving Alabama law enforcement officers. Unlike most first responder benefits, it does not require a line-of-duty death or injury: the officer must have worked for a state, county or municipal law enforcement agency in Alabama for at least 15 years, or have left full-time employment no more than 10 years ago. Eligible students are the officer's natural or adopted children under 24, or a current or surviving spouse who has not remarried, and the student must have lived in Alabama for the past five years. Awards can be used for undergraduate study at an accredited public vocational school, technical school, community college or university in Alabama. Applications are by semester: the Spring 2027 application is open now with a February 15, 2027 deadline, and Fall 2026 applications are closed.

Other deadlines near this one

• Alabama Student Grant Program
  Due February 15, 2027 · Up to $3,000/yr ($1,500 per semester; actual amount depends on state funding)
• CoServ Scholarships
  Due February 15, 2027 · $5,000
• Dell Scholars Program
  Due February 15, 2027 · $20,000 (plus laptop, book credits, and support services)

How hard is the Alabama Law Enforcement Officers' Family Scholarship to win?

This is not a competition, but the funding is rationed: eligible students are routinely turned away once the money runs out, so filing date decides the outcome.

What drives the odds here

Odds on a scholarship are mostly a question of how many students can enter. Each rule below changes the size of that field.

• Fewer rivalsOpen only to Alabama residents
• Fewer rivalsOpen to a single grade level only

How Solyo estimates this: State programs that allocate by published formula are modelled on qualification and filing, not on competition, because there is no selection committee choosing between applicants. These are estimates derived from each award's published structure, not reported acceptance rates, which almost no scholarship provider discloses. Treat them as a way to rank where the hours go, not as a guarantee.

Who can apply for the Alabama Law Enforcement Officers' Family Scholarship?

These are the eligibility rules Solyo verified against the official award page, translated into plain English. Your student must meet each one.

• ✓Must be a resident of Alabama
• ✓Must attend a college in Alabama (the award does not travel out of state)
• ✓Open to high school seniors
• ✓Age 23 or younger

What the application takes

No essay, recommendation letters, or transcript are required. This is one of the lighter applications in the directory.

Deadline and application cycle

The current deadline is February 15, 2027. This award runs on an annual cycle, with deadlines around February 15 each year.

Spring application deadline

February 15, 2027

Common questions about the Alabama Law Enforcement Officers' Family Scholarship

More state grants & programs

• Alabama Student Grant Program
  Up to $3,000/yr ($1,500 per semester; actual amount depends on state funding) · due February 15, 2027
• Alaska Education Grant
  $500-$4,000/yr based on need and enrollment level · due June 30, 2027
• Alaska Performance Scholarship
  $3,500-$7,000/yr depending on tier · due June 30, 2027
• Arizona Promise Program
  Full tuition & mandatory fees at Arizona public universities (last-dollar) · due April 1, 2027
• Arizona Teachers Academy
  Tuition and fees, after other gift aid (last-dollar), plus certification costs · due June 30, 2027
• Arizona Tuition Waiver Scholarship for Youth in Foster Care
  Tuition and mandatory fees at Arizona public universities and community colleges · due June 30, 2027

Lists this award appears on

• Alabama Scholarships and State Grants
• No-Essay Scholarships
• Renewable Scholarships (Multi-Year Awards)
• Scholarships With February Deadlines