DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office to award scholarship

SYCAMORE – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office will award a $500 scholarship to a student wishing to pursue a college education in the 2022-23 school year.

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office scholarship is a part of a larger reach of scholarships from the Illinois Sheriff’s Association, which is awarding $50,000 to those hoping to attend college in Illinois.

The winners will be selected by a scholarship committee composed of residents and education professionals, according to a sheriff’s office news release.

Conditions for the scholarship are that the applicant must be a permanent Illinois resident and permanent resident of DeKalb County, the scholarship must be used at institutions of higher learning that are within the state of Illinois, and the student must be enrolled as a full-time student during the 2022-23 school year.

The school year does not include the summer session.

Scholarship applications are available at the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, online at dekealbcounty.org or on the Illinois Sheriff’s Association website at ilsheriff.org.

Students must complete the application, answer an essay question and return all documentation by March 15 to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, 150 N. Main St., Sycamore.

For information, call the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office at 815-895-7260.