KPF Scholarship Qualifications

Recipients of KPF scholarships shall meet the following criteria:

• a Kansas resident;
• a 2L or 3L enrolled in a law school in Kansas;
• demonstrate a desire to become a prosecutor;
• exhibit previous or ongoing activities of public service;
• either be pursuing a career in prosecution or the administration of justice; and
• may not be a member within the first degree of relationship to either a member of the scholarship committee or the KPF board.

SCHOLARSHIP SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR 2025 HERE

The submission process for 2025 is currently OPEN.
Scholarship applications are due by May 15 at 5 pm each year. 

Scholarship Applications will be submitted online and need to include:

1. Fully completed application form
2. A 500 word essay containing the following:
   -Interests in a career in public service - particularly in prosecution
   -Career Goals
   -Past or current public service activities
3. Proof of enrollment at University of Kansas Law School or Washburn School of Law with a transcript from the institution.
4. A 250 word (or less) biography stating information about your previous and/or current school experience, a brief account of activities you are involved in, how you got interested in public service, particularly prosecution, and goals for the future.  Please write this in third person using pronouns: he, she, they, etc.
   
5. A current high quality digital photo.  

Note: The biography, along with your photo, will be published in the Kansas Prosecutor magazine and will not be used in the selection process.

Applications need to be submitted with all required materials (essay, proof of enrollment, & bio) uploaded on the application by May 15 each year.  All applications and materials should be submitted using the online application at the link above.

SCHOLARSHIP SELECTION PROCESS

Scholarship application forms shall be reviewed and approved by the KPF board of trustees.

The scholarship committee will review only fully completed scholarship applications which comply to the directions of the scholarship application form. Application packets which fail to conform to the scholarship application form requirements by the due date will be considered incomplete and not considered.

Final decision on scholarship recipients will take during the KPF Board Meeting each May unless otherwise authorized by the KPF Board.

All applicants will receive decision notification, in writing, within ten (10) business days of the KPF Board decision.

Scholarships shall be presented to selected recipients at a future KCDAA event. Scholarship recipients may be required to accept the scholarship at a KCDAA Conference, unless waived, for good cause, by the KPF Board.

If you have any questions, contact the KCDAA office at 785-232-5822.