The Michael Daniel Smith and Alexander Tyler Smith Scholarship is awarded annually to one undergraduate or graduate student who shows outstanding promise as a helping professional for children and families. Deadline is July 15, 2000. For more information, contact the Undergraduate Student Services Office in Barnwell 208 or call us at 777-7674. This is a reimbursable scholarship , so students may apply for funds back to their freshman year. Those accepting the scholarship will be required to serve as a law enforcement officer in South Carolina for four years at one of 12 participating law enforcement agencies.
Students begin their commitment after completion of their bachelor's degree.
Participants are selected on a competitive basis including those criteria required for a law enforcement officer. Training will be conducted during the summer months, between spring and fall semesters, on The Citadel campus. After receiving their bachelor's degree, participants will complete their final phase of the Police Corps training. At the conclusion of Police Corps training, cadets will start their commitment with their selected law enforcement agency. Applicants need not be Criminal Justice students.