Who may apply: Active volunteer firefighters, ambulance or rescue squad members.

How to apply: Complete and file a Firefighter, Ambulance, and Rescue Squad Member Tuition Reimbursement application.

When to apply: By July 1

Eligible majors: Fire service technology and emergency medical technology.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

You must be an active volunteer firefighter, ambulance or rescue squad member. You must serve a Maryland community while you take college courses and continue to serve for another year after you complete the courses.  You must attend a Maryland institution and enroll in a degree or certificate program in either fire service technology or emergency medical technology.  You must be a Maryland resident to apply for this program. Students may establish residency in Maryland while living at the one of Rockville Volunteer Fire Department's firehouses.

AWARD AMOUNT

You will receive the actual dollar amount of tuition charges you have paid. Applicants must receive at least a grade of "C" or better in any course specifically required for program completion.  The amount of the award may not exceed the equivalent annual tuition of a resident undergraduate student at the four-year public institution within the University System of Maryland, other than the University of Maryland University College and University  of Maryland, Baltimore, with the highest annual expense for a full-time resident undergraduate. To renew an award, you must maintain the satisfactory academic progress standards of the institution you attend and remain enrolled in an eligible program.

SERVICE OBLIGATION

You must agree to serve a Maryland community as a volunteer firefighter or ambulance and rescue squad member while you take college courses. You must continue to serve for one year after you complete the courses. If you hold this scholarship with any other award requiring a service obligation, you must perform your service in consecutive years.

APPLICATION

Download 2005-2006 Firefighter, Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Tuition Reimbursement Program Application.

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