DeKalb County Constitutional Officers Announce Statewide Scholarship Opportunity

DeKalb County Constitutional Officers Announce

Statewide Scholarship Opportunity

Scholarships available for GA High School Seniors and College Undergraduates

DECATUR, GA – The Constitutional Officers of DeKalb County –Clerk of Superior Court Debra DeBerry, Sheriff Jeff Mann, and Tax Commissioner Irvin Johnson – are pleased to announce a scholarship contest for Georgia high school seniors and current college undergraduates.

Each year, the Constitutional Officer’s Association of Georgia (COAG) offers Georgia students.  This year, the Association will offer three scholarships one each in the amounts of $1,500, $1,000 and $500.  To be eligible for this year’s scholarship, students must graduate high school by the Spring of 2017 or be enrolled in an accredited Georgia college or university. Students must also seek a degree in a field related to government/law enforcement, political science, accounting/finance or business, or pre-law.

To apply, applicants must submit a typed 1,000-word essay: “Applicant will need to pick a constitutional office in your county and describe the mandated duties of that office and tell us why the oath of office is important,” provide a letter of acceptance or enrollment from an institution of higher education, a copy of a college application or transcript to provide verification of degree field, and the COAG scholarship application.

All completed applications, documentation and completed essays should be mailed flat in a 9 x 12 envelope to: Suzanne Cross, COAG, P.O. Box 1644, Decatur, GA, 30031, no later than April 1, 2017.

For more information, visit www.coag.com or contact Suzanne Cross at 404-377-1364 or coagoffice@bellsouth.net.  Click here for the application 

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