First Responders Scholarship

This scholarship recognizes incoming first-year students and, or incoming transfer students at the undergraduate level who are the children of First Responsers. Eligible students must be the biological, adopted, or stepchild of a (preferred volunteer) police officer, firefighter, EMT, paramedic, or 911 dispatcher. Recipients must be enrolled with full-time status at the time of scholarship disbursement.

Applicants will be considered for this scholarship by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions after admission is offered.

The financial assistance is in the form of a non-tuition educational expense grant that may be used to cover educational costs such as room, board or college fees. The award will be credited to the recipient’s bill during the semester(s) of the award period. The student must use this award for educational expenses at the University and may not receive the award in cash.