LEAP Franklin - LEAF Scholarship program

Highlights 

The Law Enforcement Assistance Fund (LEAF), a charitable arm of The Law Enforcement Assistance Partnership, LEAP, announces the 2025 LEAF Scholarship Awards Program.  Our Scholarship Awards Program mirrors the TN HOPE Scholarship guidelines, please review at: https://www.collegefortn.org/tennessee-hope-scholarship-faqs/

Under this Program, scholarships will be awarded to seniors having graduated from a high school in Tennessee. Only children or stepchildren of sworn officers in the Franklin Police Department are eligible to apply. Each qualifying applicant will be eligible for a one-time award of $1,000, with the one applicant having the highest GPA being awarded the Jeff Carson Award and a one-time $2,500 scholarship. Those individuals receiving a scholarship award will be eligible for up to 3 additional years as long as they maintain a 2.75 GPA.  For 2025-2026 academic year this continuing scholarship award will be $500. All awards are at the discretion of the LEAP Board.

Program Guidelines & Priorities:

* Seeking graduating seniors. 

* Applicants must have a minimum weighted GPA of 3.0 and plan to attend an accredited 2 or 4-year College.

* All applicants, whether this is your first time or subsequent year 2-3-4, must submit a completed 2025 Scholarship Application for consideration.

* Scholarship funds will be paid in AUGUST 2025 directly to the college institution on the student’s behalf.  It will be the student’s responsibility to submit their final proof of eligibility at that time, including an invoice for tuition and fees showing your student ID number and college accounting/purser’s office mailing information. 

Prepare and email one copy of a completed and typed application package to: LEAPFranklinorg001@gmail.com 

The completed application and transcript must be submitted and accepted by 1800hrs May 31, 2025.

Please share any question or comment to:  LEAPFranklinorg001@gmail.com – or call 855-511-LEAP

PLEASE encourage family and friends to help and support all the LEAP benefit programs:

.. Donations are greatly appreciated. Please make checks payable to LEAP, PO Box 680096, Franklin, TN 37068-0096 and note on the comment line “LEAF”. 

.. LEAP is a 501c3 not-for-profit with all donations being 100% tax deductible.

..Kroger.com Click the tab “Community” -> Community Rewards, then link your current Kroger Plus Shopper Card number to the “UP587”  Law Enforcement Assistance Partnership

REMINDER:

THE APPLICATION PACKET MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE FUND NO LATER THAN  

1800 HRS, MAY 31, 2025