Scholarship Information
The O’Grady-Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund, Inc. seeks to perpetuate the goals, aspirations and ideals that characterize two tragically slain police officers.
To that end, the fund seeks to support and encourage the educational endeavors and achievements of students seeking careers in law enforcement by awarding scholarship grants.
Scholarships shall be awarded to Rockland County residents in concordance with the following criteria and guidelines:
- Scholarships shall be awarded to graduating high school seniors and/or matriculated undergraduate students pursuing degrees directly related to advancing a career in law enforcement.
- Scholarships shall be awarded without regard to age, sex, race or national origin.
- The fund committee will determine scholarship amounts each year, based upon financial ability of the fund and the number of qualified applicants.
- Scholarship applications as approved and provided by the committee, shall be distributed to all public, parochial and private high schools in January of each year.
- The fund committee must receive scholarship applications no later than the 15th of April of each year. No application will be accepted for consideration for the current year if received after that date.
- Scholarship winners will be announced in May of each year in time for Spring Graduation and Awards Ceremonies.
- Scholarship awards shall be granted in regard to the following considerations:
- Demonstrated commitment to pursuing a law enforcement career.
- Acceptance to an accredited college or university.
- Timely submission of application and recommendations.
- Demonstrated achievement in previous academic pursuits.
- Demonstrated achievement in sports, clubs and service.
- Demonstrated financial need; and
- Candidate shall be of good moral character.
Scholarship Application
The application is in a Word fill form format. If you can not complete the application using the fill form fields, then you can print out the document and write in your information.
If you were able to fill out the document using the fill form fields, save the application as a PDF document and email it to the below email address.
If you wrote out the application, please mail it to the below mailing address.
Form: O'Grady-Brown Scholarship Application
Email a PDF copy of your application to: ogradybrown@gmail.com
or mail to:
O'Grady-Brown Memorial Scholarshihp Fund, Inc.
PO Box 1024
Nyack, NY 10960
