The PbS Scholarship Award was created in 2016 to encourage and support post-secondary education for young people and staff at PbS facilities. We know education is critical for creating opportunities and closing educational equity gaps. Most young people who are, or have been entangled in the juvenile justice system face tremendous barriers to advancing their education because of their system involvement. For those who are accepted and make it to the point where the remaining obstacle is funding, the PbS Scholarship Award gives them the final boost they need.

Applications are typically accepted from February through March.

The PbS J. Russell “Russ” Jennings Scholarship Award was established in honor of J. Russell “Russ” Jennings to support post-secondary and vocational technical education opportunities for young people with lived experience in the juvenile justice system. The awards of $15,000 each are designed to ensure young people have the resources they need to start and finish a two-year educational or vocational program.