American Board of Criminalistics (ABC)

Ed Rhodes Scholarship Application

The American Board of Criminalistics (ABC) offers a complimentary examination sitting for one member of ASCLD or someone from a member’s organization per calendar year, known as the Ed Rhodes Scholarship. The Scholarship includes the application fee but not the costs associated with traveling to the test site.

The ASCLD requirements for receiving this award are:

1. The application must be endorsed by a current ASCLD
2. The applicant must meet the minimum requirements for taking the ABC
3. The first criterion is financial need (e.g. employees without a reimbursement program).
4. The second criterion is employer’s requirements (e.g. employees are required to take an ABC exam or get credit towards promotion if they are certified).
5. If more than one applicant meets qualifications 1 through 4, then the recipient will be selected by random drawing. Applicants who do not meet the criteria for financial need or employer requirements will be eligible if no other applicants meet the requirements. (The recipient would also be selected by random drawing.)

PLEASE NOTE: This form is for the Ed Rhodes Scholarship award only. The ABC requires you to pass their requirements and complete an application before you take any exam – their applications are due 60 days prior to the exam date. You MUST submit the application and necessary forms to the ABC prior to sitting the exam.

Applications are due: November 30