Supporting the Children of First Responders

1. All applicants must submit a letter of application. The letter must include the name of the parent and whether the parent is active, retired or a medically retired member. The city where the parent works or worked, and the applicants address.
2. Letter must include the post secondary institution the applicant will attend, the address of the Financial Aid Office for the post secondary school, and the applicant’s student ID number.
3. The most recent Transcript from the high school or post secondary school the applicant is attending must accompany the letter of application.
4. Write a 300 word essay about what it means to be a hero in your community, and highlight your parent's action of what makes them a hero in your own opinion.  
5. Note: Eligible professions include includes firefighter, law enforcement, paramedic, emergency medical technician, or other individual (including an employee of a legally organized and recognized volunteer organization, whether compensated or not), who, in the course of his or her professional duties, responds to fire, medical, hazardous material, or other similar emergencies.

Email Applications in PDF Format to info@frhf.org

1. Applicant must be an undergraduate student.
2. Applicant must be a full time student. A full time student is defined as the completion of a minimum of 12 semester credit hours.
3. Applicant must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better to qualify. Applies to all applicants.
4. Scholarship is for the fall and spring semesters only.
5. First time applicants – applications will be accepted from March 1 through April 15 of the current year. The CERTIFIED transcript must be from the semester that ended in December or January prior to the application. For successful applicants, a letter will be sent to the applicant and the applicant’s high school notifying them of the scholarship award no later than May 1st.
6. Second time and subsequent applicants – Applications will be accepted from June 1 through June 30 of the current year. Letters will be sent to successful applicants no later than August 1st.
7. Scholarship awards will be sent to the applicant’s school no later than August 15th.
8. Applicant must have completed a semester as a full time student immediately prior to submission of the application.
9. Scholarship is renewable for 5 consecutive years.