La Salle County sheriff offers scholarship

County will award a $500 scholarship

La Salle County Sheriff's Office

The Illinois Sheriffs’ Association will award more than $58,000 in college scholarships for the 2022-23 academic year.

La Salle County Sheriff Adam Diss will award one $500 scholarship to an eligible student.

Scholarships are to be applied to tuition, books and fees only and are for students enrolled full-time at a certified institution of higher learning within the State of Illinois. (Full-time online learning is acceptable.)

Applications are available at the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office or https://www.ilsheriff.org/youth-2/ Students must complete the application; answer the essay question and return all documentation to the sheriff’s office, postmarked by March 15, 2022. For more information, contact your local Sheriff’s office, Illinois Sheriffs’ Association, high school advising center or college financial aid office.