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Scholarships
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Victoria Ovis Memorial Scholarship
Amount: $2,000. About: Offered by the First Responders Children’s Foundation, the Victoria Ovis Memorial Scholarship is a one-time $2,000 award open to the children of law enforcement officers who were killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Applicants must reside and attend school in New York State or the New York metropolitan area.
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Vincent Bennett, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Amount: $20,000 (over 4 years). About: The First Responders Children’s Foundation offers the Vincent Bennett Jr. Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman who is the child of a law enforcement officer or firefighter, who was killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Students who are majoring in engineering are
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VAMOS Scholarship
Amount: $12,000-$20,000 (over 4 years). About: The Valley Alliance of Mentors for Opportunities Scholarship (VAMOS) program is awarded to Hispanic high school seniors from the Rio Grande Valley in Texas who are going on to study at a U.S. institution of higher education. Students attending the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley are eligible
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Idaho Opportunity Scholarship
Amount: Up to $3,500 per year (renewable for up to 4 years). About: The Idaho Opportunity Scholarship helps high school seniors in Idaho afford tuition at select state colleges universities. Applicants must be Idaho residents, have graduated or will graduate from an Idaho high school or its equivalent or Idaho homeschool, meet a minimum 2.7
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Hawaii Community Foundation Scholarships
Amount: Varies. About: The Hawaii Community Foundation distributes millions of dollars in scholarship money to students from Hawaii of each year. Applicants submit one application and are eligible for a wide range of scholarships. Applicants must be residents of the state of Hawaii, demonstrate financial need, be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student at an
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First Responders Children’s Foundation College Scholarships
Amount: Up to $6,250 per year. About: The First Responders Children’s Foundation College Scholarships are awarded to the children of first responders who were killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Applicants must be the biological, adopted, or step-child of a police officer, firefighter, EMT, paramedic or 911 dispatcher; be pursuing their first