Through the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s scholarship programs, loved ones of the fallen can realize their educational dreams. Online applications are being accepted January 1 through March 1 for the 2023-2024 NFFF Scholarships, which provide financial assistance to spouses, life partners, children, and stepchildren of firefighters honored at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial.
Curious about the real-life impact your support of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation has? We invite you to meet our most recent scholarship recipients. We’re so very proud of these young men and women—and are delighted to introduce them to the Fire Hero Family community. Each of the recipients lost a parent firefighter to a line-of-duty death; they received their awards based on their financial need and academic performance.
Fox 5’s Gwen Tolbart sits down with the Hedrick family and others, to tell the story of their son, Kenny, and how the new Kenneth M. Hedrick Memorial Scholarship Fund is impacting others.
There’s still time to apply for Columbia Southern University’s Virtual Learning Scholarship! Applications for this valuable—and highly flexible—opportunity are being accepted thru May 2.
Through the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s scholarship programs, the loved ones of the fallen can realize their educational dreams. Online applications are being accepted January 1 through March 1 for the 2022-2023 Sarbanes Scholarship Program, the Alan Patrick Sondej Memorial Scholarship Fund and the Motorola Solutions Foundation Enhanced Scholarship Initiative which provides financial assistance to spouses, life partners, children, and step-children of firefighters honored at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial.
Ryan is pursuing his Elementary Education Degree. He is hopeful to find a career that will make a difference in children’s lives. Successful completion of the coursework will lead Ryan to find a job and after a year or so, he plans to enroll in a master’s program in school administration and hopes to earn a doctorate degree.
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s scholarship programs, enable spouses, life partners, children, and stepchildren of our fallen firefighters pursue their educational and career goals. Apply by March 1, 2021.
This group of applicants is the first to receive scholarship awards under the Foundation’s newly restructured scholarship program. Under the new program, developed in consultation with our scholarship partners, awards are now based on an assessment of a student’s financial need and academic performance.
Applications are being accepted now through March 1 for the 2020-2021 National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Scholarship Program. For the first time since it’s inception, scholars will apply online for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Scholarship.
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation announced a new scholarship fund in honor of Alan Patrick Sondej. Al Sondej, a member of the Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department in Prince George’s County, Maryland died on March 16, 1988 from injuries sustained during a fire. The fund was made possible through a generous donation by Dave Levy a former volunteer firefighter at the nearby Chillum-Adelphi Volunteer Fire Department.
We are working hard to provide important resources, workshops, and timely information to help both firefighters and our Fire Hero Families stay connected and well during these unprecedented times. These new resources can be found here on our website, shared through E-mail, and through our social media channels.
