Advance Your Career & Community
Advance Your Career & Community
Now awarding $4k scholarships to new applicants in public service.
Request InformationNow awarding $4k scholarships to new applicants in public service.
Request InformationOnline Criminal Justice, Security Studies and Public Administration Degrees
Learn to address emerging issues in criminal justice, homeland defense, cybersecurity and public administration at a top-ranked research university.
Benefit from expert faculty, online tuition rates among the lowest in the nation, financial aid plus scholarships dedicated specifically to support those who make a positive impact in the community.
$4K Public Trust Scholarship Eligible Programs
The Public Trust Graduate Scholarship
- All applicants Automatically Considered
- No Additional Application Required
- Apply Early: Limited # of Scholarships Available
The Public Trust Graduate Scholarship is offered to high achieving, newly admitted master's students in Criminal Justice, Public Administration or Security Studies programs who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing the public good in their local community evidenced by previous or current roles in public service. While UMass Lowell's tuition and fees are competitive with other top graduate schools, the purpose of this award is to make our excellent master's program even more affordable for those who are committed to community stewardship. The $4,000 Public Trust Graduate Scholarship provides $1,000 in financial assistance per semester for four semesters.
All eligible applicants will be automatically considered for the scholarship. No additional application is required. However, because there is a limit to the number of Public Trust Graduate Scholarships that will be awarded, applying early will increase an applicants' chances for receiving this scholarship.
- Statement of purpose must include details on previous or current employment focused on improving community safety, security and well-being.
- Must confirm enrollment by given deadline
- Enrollment must be in one of the following programs: Master’s in Criminal Justice, Master’s of Public Administration, Master’s in Security Studies (applicable to any of Security Studies program’s six concentrations.)
- Must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credits per semester to be eligible to receive scholarship award. Courses can be completed online or on campus.
By accepting the Public Trust Graduate Scholarship you agree to the following conditions:
- Recipients must remain in good academic standing.
- The award will be applied as a credit against tuition and fee charges during the first four semesters that the recipient is enrolled in a minimum two 3-credit courses. This award is non-renewable.
- Students who receive other tuition-based awards such as NIOSH, Fulbright scholarships, Teaching Assistant or Research Assistant appointments, or employee benefits may not be eligible to receive the Public Trust Graduate Scholarship. UMass Lowell can only apply one tuition benefit per student per semester and this will always be the tuition benefit that is most advantageous to the student.
- Housing and meal plan costs are not covered by this scholarship.
- You must register for your first semester classes as soon as possible.
- This scholarship award will be administered according to federal financial aid guidelines. If the scholarship is combined with other merit-based or need-based aid, the total cannot exceed the cost of education or the amount of defined need as applicable.