Objective

 

The East Greenbush Fire Company established the Scholarship Program to enhance, through college education, the advancement of members, member’s children and residents of the area protected by the Fire Company. This program is dedicated to the memory of those that have served the Fire Company in the betterment of service and public safety.

 

Through this program, the East Greenbush Fire Company provides scholarship grants to

qualified applicants seeking to advance their education in their chosen field of study.

Tuition assistance is offered based upon merit to individuals pursuing higher education

(full or part-time) at an accredited institution of higher education. The East Greenbush

Fire Company recognizes the professional diversity represented within the emergency services

membership and the community which it protects and the value of encouraging it’s

continuance. Therefore, all applicants meeting the eligibility requirements and enrolled

in a matriculated college level program will be considered for a scholarship award.

 

Eligibility Criteria

 

This scholarship program is open to all current members, spouses and children of the East

Greenbush Fire Company and all current residents of the service area protected by the East

Greenbush Fire Company. Awards will be made to high school seniors pursuing a higher education and those individuals who are currently enrolled (full or part time), attending junior colleges, four year colleges or universities and working toward an associates, bachelors or graduate degree.

 

Scholarship Awards and Rules

 

1)     The number of scholarships available and the amount of each scholarship is determined on a yearly basis by the East Greenbush Fire Company. The Fire Company reserves the right to limit the number of scholarships awarded each year.

2)     A maximum of $1,000 will be awarded per scholarship

3)     No more than one scholarship will be granted per family per year

4)     Scholarship is to be applied against tuition

5)     In the event the tuition for the course or program selected is less than the amount of the scholarship, the amount of the scholarship is limited to tuition cost. No claim can be made against the East Greenbush Fire Company or the college for the remaining scholarship amount.

6)     Recipient must agree to return to the East Greenbush Fire Company an amount equal to the East Greenbush Fire Company’s scholarship award should he/she withdraw from the matriculated program chosen prior to the formal completion of such program.

7)     Recipient must agree to submit to the East Greenbush Fire Company an official high school transcript at the completion of their senior year for which a tuition scholarship will be awarded.

8)     Recipient must agree to submit to the East Greenbush Fire Company an official college transcript at the end of each semester for which a tuition scholarship was awarded.

9)     Recipient can attend a junior college or a four year college or university, working toward an Associates degree, Bachelors degree, Masters degree or Doctorate degree.

 

For More Information

 

Contact the East Greenbush Fire Company by phone (518) 477-6503 or by mail at 68 Phillips Road, Rensselaer, NY 12144.