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
Voyager Scholarship for Public ServiceObama Foundation |
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award Up to $25,000 |
deadline April 01, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe 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... View Scholarship Details |
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Frank L. Roberts Community Service Endowed ScholarshipPortland State University - School of Urban and Public Affairs |
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award Up to $5,000 |
deadline May 15, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe 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. View Scholarship Details |
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Carl Abbott FellowshipPortland State University - School of Urban and Public Affairs |
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award Up to $5,000 |
deadline May 15, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Carl Abbott Fellowship is available to doctoral students at Portland State University-College of Urban and Public Affairs. View Scholarship Details |
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Western Undergraduate Exchange Scholarship (COT) - University of Montana, Montana TechUniversity of Montana at Montana Tech |
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award $3,290 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe 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... View Scholarship Details |
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Nancy Chapman Endowed ScholarshipPortland State University - School of Urban and Public Affairs |
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award Up to $2,000 |
deadline May 15, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe 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. View Scholarship Details |
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Criminal Justice Scholarship - Texarkana CollegeTexarkana College |
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award Up to $1,500 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe Criminal Justice Scholarship is available to students at Texarkana College who are majoring in criminal justice or are dependents of first responders. View Scholarship Details |
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David B. Houston Criminal Justice ScholarshipSam Houston State University |
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award $1,500 |
deadline August 20, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe David B. Houston Criminal Justice Scholarship is available to students at Sam Houston State University who are majoring in criminal justice. View Scholarship Details |
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William Burns Memorial ScholarshipSouthwestern Illinois College |
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award $1,000 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe 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... View Scholarship Details |
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Kim A. Borsavage and Pamela J. Stone Student AwardUniversity of Maryland, College Park - School of Engineering |
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award $1,000 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe 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. View Scholarship Details |
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Joshua Conner Chasteen ScholarshipIvy Tech Community College, Columbus Campus |
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award $1,000 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe 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. View Scholarship Details |
Fire Protection Related Majors
- Criminal Justice and Corrections
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
- Forensic Science and Technology
- Criminal Justice/Police Science
- Criminalistics and Criminal Science
- Fire Science/Fire-fighting
- Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
- Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting, and Protective Services
- Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy
- Law Enforcement Investigation and Interviewing
- Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis
- Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation
- Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician
- Juvenile Corrections
- Corrections
- Homeland Security
- Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
- Fire Services Administration
- Law Enforcement Record-Keeping and Evidence Management