Scholarships to attend the 2010 NIJ Conference

NIJ is offering a small amount of needs-based scholarships for the 2010 NIJ Conference.

Criteria: You must be a practitioner in the criminal justice field (e.g. law enforcement officer, prosecutor or victim services provider) in the public or non-profit sector. Current NIJ grantees are not eligible.

Application process:

Write up to 200 words telling NIJ how you expect the conference to benefit your organization's mission.

Ask your supervisor to write a letter approving your attendance.

The letter must be submitted on your organization's letterhead.

The letter must affirm that your organization's travel funds are limited.

E-mail the required documents to nijscholarships@ncjrs.gov or fax it to 301-519-5212 no later than 5 p.m. EDT on April 2, 2010.

Amount of scholarship: You will receive the following: Hotel room for 3 nights and a modified per diem of $150. You must provide your own travel to and from the conference.

Deadline: April 2, 2010