Hello CCJS students! Please see below for a variety of scholarships you can apply for before the Fall 2025 semester. Don’t miss out on these opportunities!
USM Scholarship Application
Students applying for the USM Scholarships for Maryland Community College Transfer Students must:
Be a Maryland resident.
Be a Maryland community college graduate or have earned at least 56 credits toward an associate degree.
Have an excellent community college grade point average (GPA should be close to a 4.0 to be competitive for Regents Scholarships).
**Please note that some awards require demonstrated financial need.
Interested transfer students at USG should complete the USM’s Scholarship Application and complete the following prompts in the application process:
After selecting the home institution, check YES to Attending a regional higher education center and choose the Universities at Shady Grove for the higher education center you will be attending.
More details about USM Scholarships can be found here.The deadline to submit this application is July 1.
USM Women’s Forum Scholarship
The USM Women’s Forum Student Scholarship is open to any students taking classes at a USM institution this upcoming Fall 2025 semester. Pleasefollow this link to apply to the scholarship before the deadline of June 15, 2025. For further information, please see this webpage.
All students enrolled in USG-credited classes for the Fall 2025 semester are eligible for USG Scholarships. Students must submit an application through our USG Scholarship Portal. First-comers must create an account with their email address to start an application. New students do not need to be admitted or enrolled yet in a program at USG to apply. The priority deadline is June 30, and the final deadline is July 31.
Notifications will be sent out within the first two weeks of the beginning of the fall semester.
USG will also continue to provide our food access resources through the summer including two free monthly food distributions as well as free snacks and toiletry items for students with USG IDs.
Please visit the USG Center for Scholarships for more information. Students are encouraged to schedule an appointment with one of the scholarship team members for any questions or assistance with these processes. A copy of the flyer can be found HERE.
To assist the community in better understanding police training, procedure, and philosophy, the Metro Transit Police (MTPD) offers a 9-week Community Police Academy (CPA) available to applicants who are residents of Maryland, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Virginia, as well as WMATA employees, members of local civic and governmental organizations. Participants of the CPA are given the opportunity to experience firsthand many areas of police training. The program parallels the same subject areas that police officer candidates receive, functioning as “mini-capsules” of the basic training program. The CPA is for informative purposes only, and it does not train or give authority to participants to act in a law enforcement capacity. Participants must be 18 years of age or older to participate.
The 9 weekly sessions will include topics such as:
Youth Services
Crisis Intervention
Hazardous Devices and K-9
Special Response Team
Police Communications
Crime Analysis and Records
Evidence and Property
Police Training
Criminal Investigations
Crime Scene Investigation
When: June 18, 2025 – August 13, 2025 (Every Wednesday)
Where: Metro Transit Police Department’s Criminal Justice Academy 3421 Pennsy Drive Landover, MD 20785
PROGRAM SPACES ARE STILL AVAILABLE!!
Deadline to apply is June 4th, 2025
The CPA will accept up to 20 applicants per class
The time commitment for participants is 9 weeks, one to two hours per session, plus a required ride-along with an officer.
For more information on the CPA, please contact Lieutenant Michael Bradshaw at mwbradshaw@wmata.com.
To apply to the Community Police Academy, please complete the following steps:
Download and fill out the CPA Registration Form here.
Investigative Assistant InternJob Identification: 706Apply Before: 07/01/2025, 11:59 PMLocations: 1425 Courthouse Rd, Arlington, VA, 22201, USJob Description This is an Unpaid internship with the Police Department geared at students who have an interest in the field of Criminal Justice. The Arlington County Police Department (ACPD) is seeking motivated, and service minded undergraduate and graduate students interested in an internship opportunity to join our team of over 460 employees who serve a diverse and engaged community by upholding the core principles of the department. A primary function of the ACPD family is the Criminal Investigation Division (CID). Our internship program is comprised of students who participate as Investigative Assistants Interns who provide support for the CID detectives and engage with members of the community of Arlington to provide guidance in navigating the criminal justice system. Investigative Assistant Interns will directly interact with members of CID and with Arlington County citizens. ResponsibilitiesIndividuals accepted for this assignment will be immersed in a true investigative experience. The intern will work closely with the Detectives throughout the investigative process. The intern will develop strategies and make recommendations to the Detective. The Detectives will involve the intern in all phases of the investigation and treat them as colleagues. Investigative Assistant Interns Responsibilities: Direct involvement in the investigative processInterview victims and witnesses in a variety of cases such as larcenies, harassments, assaults, and more. Document conversations and any other information received from the investigation in investigative supplemental reportsAssist detectives in the identification of suspects to be prosecuted If requested, assist detectives with specific case projects related to furthering the investigationAccompany detectives into the field to variety of crime scenes Work Hours: 20 hours per week minimum, within Monday-Friday 6:00am-10:00pm Qualifications Selection Process: There is a multi-stage selection process to determine applicant eligibility. A candidate must pass each stage of the selection process to be considered eligible for hire. These stages include:Screening for minimum qualifications;EssayPanel interview;Character/background investigation including photographing and fingerprinting: andPolygraph examinationMinimum Requirements: Minimum GPA of 3.018 years of age or aboveUS CitizenEnrollment as an undergraduate or graduate student for the duration of the internship Desirables: Majors: Criminal Justice, Criminology, Forensic Psychology, Forensic Science, any Law-Enforcement related programs Experience working with law enforcement/government Skills: writing, communication, time-management/organization, computer systems (Microsoft), critical thinking Desire to work in law enforcement or similar field
Police Citizen Aide II Location: Alexandria, VA Job Number: 25-00986 Salary: $45,304.69 – $77,485.82 Closing Date: May 23, 2025 Under supervision, performs responsible specialized administrative tasks pertaining to police communications and facility security duties in such work environments as police headquarters offices and police district stations; and performs related work as required. Employees will be assigned to either a midnight or daywork squad, with 12-hour shifts and rotating days each pay period.
Note: Vacancies to fill multiple positions at Mount Vernon District Station. Illustrative Duties(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position job description.) On a rotating shift basis, processes warrants, verifies data for requesting and prepares supplements to warrants;Contacts police departments, local and out-of-state, concerning outstanding warrants;Responds to front desk inquires by retrieving case records, etc., in an expeditious manner;Maintains security and safety of station and property or evidence received;Maintains record of runaways, juvenile detention papers, and escape warrants from mental institutions;Responds to telephone callers and walk-in clients at the police station;Responds to Teletype messages from Public Safety Communications Center concerning complaints or incidents;Distributes incoming correspondence to appropriate personnel;Accesses, queries, and updates various automated information systems to obtain necessary data requested by law enforcement personnel;Composes and completes routine correspondence, special reports and documents, including search warrants and affidavits.
I’m emailing to share the IRC in Silver Spring’s engagement opportunities for Summer 2025 – our summer academy volunteer opportunities and summer internship program. Please pass this message along to candidates looking to gain experience working in the humanitarian sector locally.
2025 IRC Newcomer Youth Summer Academy – Now Accepting Applicants through June 6th!
Join us this summer as a volunteer for the 2025 IRC Newcomer Youth Summer Academy! This free program offers a supportive and enriching learning experience for newcomer middle and high school students. The academy focuses on developing English language skills, strengthening school readiness, and fostering social-emotional growth. The program serves approximately 100 students from Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties. Apply here.
Below are the two volunteer roles available.
Classroom Lead: Work closely with IRC staff to design and build curriculum for one or more classes. Lead classroom activities and support student learning.
English classroom leads are expected to facilitate instruction Monday-Thursday mornings.
Elective classroom leads are expected to facilitate instruction (at least) one afternoon session per week.
Deadline to apply: June 6th at 5:00 p.m.
Peer Mentor: Assist with classroom facilitation, student supervision, and provide general support during daily activities.
Peer mentors must be available to volunteer Monday-Thursday from 9:30-3:00PM.
Deadline to apply: June 6th at 5:00 p.m.
If you would like to play more than one role at summer academy (ex. during different cohorts, or an English and elective lead), please complete thisform twice.
The program will take place in Prince George’s County July 7th – July 17th for the middle school cohort and July 28th – August 7th for the high school cohort. The weekly schedule is Monday through Thursday 9:30am-3:00pm. Lunch will be provided (halal options available).
Previous teaching and/or ESOL experience preferred but not required. This opportunity is open to volunteers of high-school age and above. This opportunity is a Student Service-Learning hours approved activity.
All volunteers must complete a background check and attend an in-person training on Thursday, July 2nd from 10AM-2PM.
To learn more, check out thisvideo from our program in 2023 or see the attached flyer. For questions related to this opportunity, contact IRC Youth Program Manager, Kyle Monsees, at kyle.monsees@rescue.org.
Summer 2025 Internships – Apply by May 23rd, 2025
The IRC in Silver Spring is still recruiting Summer 2025 interns. IRC internships give interns the opportunity to work directly with humanitarian immigrants to support them in accomplishing tasks needed to live successfully in the U.S. We are still recruiting for seven departments that are recruiting summer interns. We encourage interested applicants to apply for more than one program. If you want professional, hands-on experience working in the humanitarian sector, apply to be an intern with the IRC in Silver Spring!
I’ve listed the titles and a description of each internship that is recruiting below. You can find the full description by going to the IRC Careers page and filtering by City (Silver Spring) and Employee Category (Intern). Prospective interns will use the same link to apply.
· Economic Development: The Economic Empowerment program assists refugees to become economically self-sufficient by providing career development training and financial coaching. This program assists clients in obtaining education, apprenticeships, jobs, financial coaching and microloans to promote self-sufficiency. The intern will work closely with the Economic Empowerment team to help promote client economic growth and encourage clients to work towards their long-term goals.
· Development: The development team focuses on securing funding for IRC offices; assisting with donor prospecting, research, data collection and grant management activities.
· Refugee Barrier Reduction: IRC programming assists refugees to become economically self-sufficient and supports acclimatization within the United States by providing access to casework services. This role will support the IRC’s economic empowerment program in effectively reducing the barriers of humanitarian migrants to achieve self-sufficiency in the United States.
· RefugeeEconomic Empowerment: The Economic Empowerment program assists refugees to become economically self-sufficient by placing recently arrived refugees in their first job in the United States.
· Refugee Employment and Skill-Building: The Refugee Employment and Skill-Building Program aims to reduce barriers to self-sufficiency and employment and assist refugees to secure full-time employment.
· Immigration Legal Services: TheIRC’s Immigration Department provides high quality, low-cost immigration services, including filing applications for adjustment of status (i.e. green cards), work authorization, naturalization, family reunification for humanitarian immigrants.
· Refugee Walk-in Services: The Intake program is the first point of contact to all “walk-in” clients that visit the IRC in Silver Spring. We provide fast track enrollment in public benefits and referrals to internal and/or external resources and programs as needed.
All selected interns must undergo and clear a background and reference check in order to intern with the Silver Spring office. We ask that candidates make a $30 donation to help us cover the associated costs.
The ability to work in-person at least one day per week is required. Internships require a minimum commitment of 15 hours per week. Summer interns are expected to begin their internship by attending an in-person intern orientation on June 9th, 2025, from 9:15AM-3:30PM. The Summer internship term ends on August 22nd, 2025. The deadline to apply for Summer 2025 internships is May 23, 2025.
Internships with the IRC in Silver Spring are unpaid. Summer 2025 interns may be eligible for per diem reimbursement at the rate of $15/day to offset the costs of food and travel. For information on scholarship opportunities, contact your university or the IRC Silver Spring Community Engagement Specialist at Raina.Walker@Rescue.org.
Thank you and don’t hesitate to follow up with any questions!
Best,
Michalina Kulesza, M.P.A (she/her) | Community Engagement Coordinator
International Rescue Committee
8737 Colesville Road Suite 1200, Silver Spring, MD 20910
USG SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE This is a friendly reminder to please inform all of your incoming and returning students to complete the USG Scholarship Application by the June 30 priority deadline.Apply Now
USM WOMEN’S FORUM SCHOLARSHIP & AWARD PROGRAM 2025 The USM Scholarship Application is now open to Maryland Community College Transfer Students. The deadline to submit this application is July 1. View the USM Scholarship application for important details on eligibility. Apply
MARYLAND LEGISLATIVE SCHOLARSHIPS Keep an eye out for state-funded scholarships provided by Maryland Delegates and Senators to support Maryland residents pursuing higher education. Eligibility criteria:Must be a Maryland residentAttending or planning to attend a Maryland college, university, vocational or technical schoolFull-time or part-time enrollment Learn more about state aid programs that support your students by clicking the button below.
Student Volunteer Internship Location: Baltimore, MD Closing Date: May 9, 2025 at 5:00pm
Homeland Security Investigations
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is the largest investigative agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. HSI is a vital United States asset in combating criminal organizations exploiting America’s trade, travel and financial systems.
HSI’s workforce includes special agents, intelligence research specialists, technical enforcement officers, computer forensics analysts, seized property specialists, auditors, and administrative staff. Its men and women are assigned to cities throughout the U.S. and to offices around the world.
Student Volunteer Internship
HSI recruits interns from a wide variety of educational backgrounds. The Student Volunteer Internship provides unpaid opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, who want to develop their professional skills, exposure to law enforcement, and explore career paths within HSI.
Students may enroll in a internship course to earn academic credit upon successful completion of the program. The Fall 2025 program will take place in Baltimore, Cambridge, or Frederick, MD. Students must have private transportation and two days a week with no class conflicts to fully benefit from the program.
Eligibility Requirements
U.S. citizenship;
Be at least 16-years old;
Be enrolled at least half-time in a degree-seeking program;
Have at least 30 undergraduate credits; and
Pass background investigation.
Selection Criteria
Academic achievement;
Work experience;
Extracurricular activities; and
Interest in HSI’s mission and careers.
Application Materials
Cover letter;
Resume;
Academic transcript; and
Enrollment verification.
Submit your application to HSIBaltimore.Recruitment@hsi.dhs.gov
Application Deadline
May 9, 2025 5:00 PM
Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.
Posting note: The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice makes no representations or guarantees about positions posted on this Blog. Additionally, CCJS does not endorse any Employer, nor makes representations or guarantees about positions posted. We conduct a minimum level of due diligence on the employers and positions, however, we are not responsible for safety, wages, working conditions, or any other aspect of employment. Students are urged to perform due diligence in researching employers when applying for or accepting private, off-campus employment.
The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy (GOCPP) seeks candidates for the Fall 2025 internship program. We are seeking talented students with an interest in criminal justice and public service. GOCPP is Maryland’s one-stop shop for resources to improve public safety.
Individuals will experience the inner workings of state government from the vantage point of each division within the office. Individuals can expect to assist the office in making data-driven and policy-driven decisions and utilizing evidence-based practices to create a safer Maryland.
This program also provides an opportunity to network with professionals from GOCPP, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Department of Health, Maryland Behavioral Health Administration, local corrections, law enforcement, and other agencies who will support professional growth and career interests.
Internship Dates: August 27, 2025 through December 16, 2025. Up to 16 hours per week.
Potential Program Placement Within GOCPP
Criminal Justice
Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (CICB)
Data and Research
Grants
Juvenile Justice Compliance
Victim Services
Program Highlights
Learned outcomes or skills learned throughout this program include developing work habits and attitudes necessary for career success; receiving informal feedback and mentoring from their supervisor, developing communication, interpersonal, and other critical skills necessary for success in the workforce; and building a record of professional work experience in the public sector.
Additional Information
Most positions are located at 100 Community Place, Crownsville, MD 21032, however the CICB position is located at 6776 Reisterstown Rd #206, Baltimore, MD 21215. Both require at a minimum, one in office day per week, with the Crownsville location having the preferred in office day on Wednesday. The Baltimore location has a preference for either Tuesday or Thursday in office.
Posting note: The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice makes no representations or guarantees about positions posted on this Blog. Additionally, CCJS does not endorse any Employer, nor makes representations or guarantees about positions posted. We conduct a minimum level of due diligence on the employers and positions, however, we are not responsible for safety, wages, working conditions, or any other aspect of employment. Students are urged to perform due diligence in researching employers when applying for or accepting private, off-campus employment.
