Will County sheriff to award scholarship

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Updated: February 25, 2012 8:07AM

The Illinois Sheriffs’ Association will award more than $53,000 in college scholarships throughout the state to college students in the 2012-13 academic year. 

In Will County, Sheriff Paul J. Kaupas will award one $500 scholarship.

The scholarships are to be applied to tuition, books and fees only. The student must be enrolled full time at a certified institution of higher learning within Illinois.

Applicants must be permanent Illinois residents. Applications for Will County residents are available at the sheriff’s office in the Will County courthouse, 14 W. Jefferson St., Room 103, in Joliet, or online at www.ilsheriff.org.

Students must complete the application, answer the essay question and return all documentation to the Will County Sheriff’s office by March 12.

For more information, call the sheriff’s office at (815) 727.8575 or call local high school counselors or college financial aid offices.

Susan DeMar Lafferty