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Other Scholarship Opportunities

Yvorra Leadership Development Foundation encourages you to pursue additional avenues of funding for training and professional development:

  • The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) sponsors more than a dozen training and professional development scholarships, awards and grants. Click here for a link to more information.

  • The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Foundation awards emergency services scholarships to career, volunteer and Explorers to further their education and knowledge to advance the fire service.Please visit their website at http://www.iafcf.org/Scholarship.htm

  • The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) sponsors scholarship programs for students attending colleges and universities. For information, visit: http://www.iaff.org/et/scholarships/index.asp

  • The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation offers financial assistance for post-secondary education and training to spouses, children, and stepchildren of firefighters honored at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial. For more information, go to: www.firehero.org/index1.aspx?BD=7694
  • Scholarships and grants are available through the National Volunteer Fire Council's National Junior Firefighter Scholarship and Grant Program. Please visit http://www.nvfc.org/juniors for information.

  • Be sure to check with your state and local fire and emergency services organizations for financial assistance. The State of Maryland, for instance, provides a tuition reimbursement program. Or go to www.oregon.gov for a listing of scholarships available to the Oregon Fire Service.

Send questions or comments to YLD at: yld@chesapeake.net

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