Police Academy Scholarship
The Chief Mark N. Overton Police Academy Scholarship
The Bal Harbour Rotary Club (BHRC) along with the Bal Harbour Police Department (BHPD) is in search of a college graduate or graduating senior college student from the Miami-Dade area interested in serving the community as a police officer. The Bal Harbour Rotary Club/Bal Harbour Police Department Chief Mark N. Overton Police Academy Scholarship was established to honor the memory of Chief Mark N. Overton, a well-respected police executive who passed away November 3, 2016. The BHRC in conjunction with the BHPD is offering the scholarship to one senior college student and/or a college graduate. The scholarship will cover tuition up to $5,000 to attend a local Police Academy in Miami-Dade or Broward County. Applications are due to the Bal Harbour Police Department by April 1, 2022. The scholarship winner will be announced by June 1, 2022 and the recipient will have up to two years to attend the academy. Please click below to download the scholarship application.