Who may apply: Active
career or volunteer firefighters, ambulance or rescue squad members.
How to apply: Complete
and file a Charles W. Riley Fire and Emergency Medical Services Tuition
Reimbursement application.
When to apply: By
July 1
Eligible majors: Fire
service technology and emergency medical technology.
You must be an
active career or 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.
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. Room and board and mandatory or
optional fees are not reimbursed. Funds may not be available to award all eligible
students.
To renew an award,
you must maintain the satisfactory academic progress standards of the
institution you attend and remain enrolled in an eligible program. You may
reapply for the award each year.
You must agree to
serve a Maryland community as a career or 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.
To
apply for the 2010-2011 academic year, please go to: https://mdcaps.mhec.state.md.us
You will be required to create a user id and password.
You will then be sent an email with an activation link. You MUST
activate your account prior to logging in to your account You will
then be able to apply
online for programs, as well as check the status of your
application.
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