The Scholarship Program of the IAWP, is a scholarship granted each year for IAWP Members to attend the Annual IAWP Training Conference. The Scholarship is a competitive grant for outstanding female police officers actively employed in any country.

IAWP shall pay the actual costs of the conference registration as well as one year of IAWP membership. All other costs are the responsibility of the recipient.

Objectives of the award are:

• To increase international understanding and awareness of women police and the International Association of Women Police.
  
• To encourage participation in the International Association of Women Police.
  
• To promote sustained membership in the International Association of  Women Police.
  
• To improve the ability to excel within policing by ensuring that the  achievements of women and their contributions to policing and to society are recognized, and to encouraging networking and peer support. 

Criteria:

• The candidate is required to hold “Active Membership” status (must be a sworn officer currently serving) in IAWP for a minimum of 6 months at the time of application.
  
• The candidate application should include background and qualifications of the candidate, any specific motivation for attending, and any other pertinent information that supports the evaluation criteria.
  
• The evaluation criteria shall highly value: 

• The candidate application shall include a letter of recommendation or support from the agency head or an appropriate supervising official.
• The candidate application also requires the upload of a facial image suitable for publication.

IAWP 2026 Scholarship Recipient

 Colonel Otgonsuren Lkhagva