George H. Robinson Memorial Scholarship Application

Eligibility:

Applicants who wish to apply shall have the following requirements:

Full-time undergraduate student entering at least their sophomore year OR
Full or part time graduate student
Enrolled in a forensic science or criminal justice program at an accredited college or university with an intended career path within forensic science or criminal justice
Maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale

If enrolled in summer classes, the updated transcript needs to be submitted after summer classes are completed.

Note: Scholarship fund trustees and members of the immediate family of trustees are not eligible.

Application Instructions:

Before submitting the application, the following documents are required:

Section A is an online application form and shall be filled out in its entirety. As part of this application,the below questions must be answered:

What is your motivation for applying for this scholarship?
What are your educational and career goals?
Describe your interest in the field of forensic science and/or criminal justice and provide details of your involvement in any projects, research, personal or professional experience, internships, organizations or clubs, etc.
Please provide any additional information you feel is valuable for the CBD-IAI to consider when reviewing your application.

Section B of the application requires the applicant to submit their most recent transcript of allcompleted undergraduate and/or graduate coursework.

Section C of the application requires the submission of three letters of recommendation, one of whichmust be from a faculty member. The committee recommends obtaining the three letters from varioussources to demonstrate a versatile portfolio.

The scholarship recipient will be announced at the upcoming Educational Conference.

Scholarship Application Deadline: September 8th, 2026

George H. Robinson Memorial Scholarship Application Form

All sections must be completed in order for application to be considered.

First name

Last name

Multi-line address

Country/Region

Address

City

Zip / Postal code

Phone

Permanent Address (If different than above)

Multi-line address

Country/Region

Address

City

Zip / Postal code

Name of school attending for which funding is sought (scholarship awards will be paid directly to the designated school)

Address of school listed above

Multi-line address

Country/Region

Address

City

Zip / Postal code

What will your academic classification be this upcoming fall semester?

Major(s)

Minor(s) (If Applicable)

Career Objective

Expected Graduation Date

Degree Pursuing

Bachelors

Masters

PhD

Have you ever been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor?

Yes

If Yes, please explain

Section A

Please answer the following questions:

1) What is your motivation for applying for this scholarship?

2) What are your educational and career goals?

3) Describe your interest in the field of forensic science and/or criminal justice and provide details of your involvement in any projects, research, personal or professional experience, internships, organizations or clubs, etc.

4) Please provide any additional information you feel is valuable for the CBD-IAI to consider when reviewing your application.

Section B

Submit most recent transcript of all undergraduate or graduate coursework. If enrolled in summer classes, the updated transcript needs to be submitted after summer classes are completed.

Upload Transcript

Section C

To be completed by persons of reference - submit three (3) recommendation letters, one of which must be from a faculty member, which may include employers, instructors, or CBD-IAI Members, but may not include family members. The committee recommends obtaining the three letters from various sources to demonstrate a versatile portfolio.

Upload Recommendations

Upload up to 3 documents

I attest that all candidate information is complete and accurate. I understand that any falsified information found within this document will immediately disqualify the application and any scholarship awards will be immediately withdrawn.

Single choice

I Agree

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