Fire Protection

Fire engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to protect people, property, and their environments from the harmful and destructive effects of fire and smoke. It encompasses fire protection engineering which focuses on fire detection, suppression and mitigation and fire safety engineering which focuses on human behavior and maintaining a tenable environment for evacuation from a fire. In the United States fire protection engineering is often used to include fire safety engineering.

The discipline of fire engineering includes, but is not exclusive to:

Fire protection engineers identify risks and design safeguards that aid in preventing, controlling, and mitigating the effects of fires. Fire engineers assist architects, building owners and developers in evaluating buildings' life safety and property protection goals. Fire engineers are also employed as fire investigators, including such very large-scale cases as the analysis of the collapse of the World Trade Center. NASA uses fire engineers in its space program to help improve safety. Fire engineers are also employed to provide 3rd party review for performance based fire engineering solutions submitted in support of local building regulation applications.

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Scholarships for Fire Protection Majors

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Voyager Scholarship for Public Service

Obama Foundation

Up to $25,000 April 01, 2025 See Details

Description

The Voyager Scholarship is open to students who plan to enroll full-time in their junior year of study at an accredited four-year college or university in the United States in the fall or be transferring from a two-year to a four-year college for their junior academic year, have a minimum grade point average of 3.0, have a demonstrated...

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Voyager Scholarship for Public Service

Obama Foundation

award

Up to $25,000

deadline

April 01, 2025
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Description

The Voyager Scholarship is open to students who plan to enroll full-time in their junior year of study at an accredited four-year college or university in the United States in the fall or be transferring from a two-year to a four-year college for their junior academic year, have a minimum grade point average of 3.0, have a demonstrated...

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Frank L. Roberts Community Service Endowed Scholarship

Portland State University - School of Urban and Public Affairs

Up to $5,000 May 15, 2025 See Details

Description

The Frank L. Roberts Community Service Endowed Scholarship is available to graduate students at Portland State University-College of Urban and Public Affairs whose activities reflect the importance of civic responsibility either through career choice or desire to use higher education to achieve specific goals shared by a community.

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Frank L. Roberts Community Service Endowed Scholarship

Portland State University - School of Urban and Public Affairs

award

Up to $5,000

deadline

May 15, 2025
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Description

The Frank L. Roberts Community Service Endowed Scholarship is available to graduate students at Portland State University-College of Urban and Public Affairs whose activities reflect the importance of civic responsibility either through career choice or desire to use higher education to achieve specific goals shared by a community.

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Carl Abbott Fellowship

Portland State University - School of Urban and Public Affairs

Up to $5,000 May 15, 2025 See Details

Description

The Carl Abbott Fellowship is available to doctoral students at Portland State University-College of Urban and Public Affairs.

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Carl Abbott Fellowship

Portland State University - School of Urban and Public Affairs

award

Up to $5,000

deadline

May 15, 2025
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Description

The Carl Abbott Fellowship is available to doctoral students at Portland State University-College of Urban and Public Affairs.

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Western Undergraduate Exchange Scholarship (COT) - University of Montana, Montana Tech

University of Montana at Montana Tech

$3,290 Varies See Details

Description

The Western Undergraduate Exchange Scholarship (COT) is open to students at the University of Montana, Montana Tech. You must be a resident of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington or Wyoming; be majoring in a field in the College of Technology; and...

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Western Undergraduate Exchange Scholarship (COT) - University of Montana, Montana Tech

University of Montana at Montana Tech

award

$3,290

deadline

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Description

The Western Undergraduate Exchange Scholarship (COT) is open to students at the University of Montana, Montana Tech. You must be a resident of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington or Wyoming; be majoring in a field in the College of Technology; and...

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Nancy Chapman Endowed Scholarship

Portland State University - School of Urban and Public Affairs

Up to $2,000 May 15, 2025 See Details

Description

The Nancy Chapman Endowed Scholarship is available to doctoral students at Portland State University-College of Urban and Public Affairs who demonstrate financial need and show promise of accomplishment in an academic or professional career.

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Nancy Chapman Endowed Scholarship

Portland State University - School of Urban and Public Affairs

award

Up to $2,000

deadline

May 15, 2025
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Description

The Nancy Chapman Endowed Scholarship is available to doctoral students at Portland State University-College of Urban and Public Affairs who demonstrate financial need and show promise of accomplishment in an academic or professional career.

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Criminal Justice Scholarship - Texarkana College

Texarkana College

Up to $1,500 Varies See Details

Description

The Criminal Justice Scholarship is available to students at Texarkana College who are majoring in criminal justice or are dependents of first responders.

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Criminal Justice Scholarship - Texarkana College

Texarkana College

award

Up to $1,500

deadline

Varies
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Description

The Criminal Justice Scholarship is available to students at Texarkana College who are majoring in criminal justice or are dependents of first responders.

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David B. Houston Criminal Justice Scholarship

Sam Houston State University

$1,500 August 20, 2025 See Details

Description

The David B. Houston Criminal Justice Scholarship is available to students at Sam Houston State University who are majoring in criminal justice.

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David B. Houston Criminal Justice Scholarship

Sam Houston State University

award

$1,500

deadline

August 20, 2025
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Description

The David B. Houston Criminal Justice Scholarship is available to students at Sam Houston State University who are majoring in criminal justice.

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William Burns Memorial Scholarship

Southwestern Illinois College

$1,000 Varies See Details

Description

The William Burns Memorial Scholarship is available to full-time students at Southwestern Illinois College. You must be enrolled in the second year of the administration of justice program and have at least a 3.0 GPA. You must also reside in the Southern Illinois Police Chiefs' Association region and demonstrate financial need to be eligible...

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William Burns Memorial Scholarship

Southwestern Illinois College

award

$1,000

deadline

Varies
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Description

The William Burns Memorial Scholarship is available to full-time students at Southwestern Illinois College. You must be enrolled in the second year of the administration of justice program and have at least a 3.0 GPA. You must also reside in the Southern Illinois Police Chiefs' Association region and demonstrate financial need to be eligible...

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Kim A. Borsavage and Pamela J. Stone Student Award

University of Maryland, College Park - School of Engineering

$1,000 Varies See Details

Description

The Kim A. Borsavage and Pamela J. Stone Student Award is available to engineering students at the University of Maryland, College Park. You must exemplify outstanding dedication and service to qualify for this award.

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Kim A. Borsavage and Pamela J. Stone Student Award

University of Maryland, College Park - School of Engineering

award

$1,000

deadline

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Description

The Kim A. Borsavage and Pamela J. Stone Student Award is available to engineering students at the University of Maryland, College Park. You must exemplify outstanding dedication and service to qualify for this award.

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Joshua Conner Chasteen Scholarship

Ivy Tech Community College, Columbus Campus

$1,000 Varies See Details

Description

The Joshua Conner Chasteen Scholarship is available to students at Ivy Tech Community College, Columbus Campus, who are enrolled in the IT or criminal justice programs. To be considered for this award, you must be enrolled in at least six credit hours, have a minimum GPA of 3.0, and be a Hauser High School graduate.

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Joshua Conner Chasteen Scholarship

Ivy Tech Community College, Columbus Campus

award

$1,000

deadline

Varies
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Description

The Joshua Conner Chasteen Scholarship is available to students at Ivy Tech Community College, Columbus Campus, who are enrolled in the IT or criminal justice programs. To be considered for this award, you must be enrolled in at least six credit hours, have a minimum GPA of 3.0, and be a Hauser High School graduate.

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