MNIAAI_Logo_2006_No Print.JPG (85293 bytes)     Scholarship Program    

 

 

The Minnesota Chapter of IAAI will award two $500 scholarships per calendar year to support and promote fire investigation through education and training. The purpose of these scholarships is to assist the applicants with the expenses of obtaining a degree and/or successfully completing a course in either the fire or police science discipline.

Application Process

March 31st of each year is the deadline for applications to be considered for the Fall Semester.

Award committee meets after March 31st deadline to review applications.

Award committee submits recipients to the Board at  the June  meeting.

A majority approval of the committee members present at the awards meeting is required for the initial scholarship selection of two candidates to submit to the Board.

Upon Board approval, the award chairperson will notify all applicants in writing of the scholarship decision.

 

Applications

Applications will be available on the Chapter website and can be sent electronically or by written mail to the chairperson of the awards committee.

The scholarship is intended for the next semester at the respective college, university, technical school, etc., and is not intended to reimburse an individual for prior attendance.

If the applicant is awarded a scholarship and for some reason cannot attend the college or course, the scholarship must be returned prior to September 1st of the year it was awarded.

 

Guidelines

Guidelines for the scholarship are as follow:

The applicant must be a member in good standing of the MN IAAI or must be recommended and sponsored by a member in good standing of MN IAAI.

The applicant must be applying for assistance in taking either a course or pursing a degree in police, fire or forensic sciences from an accredited technical school, community college or four-year university. Self-study courses do not apply nor qualify for a scholarship award.

Applications for the scholarships must be received or post marked no later than March 31 each year for fall semester consideration. Applications received after March 31, will not be considered.

The applicant must include a certified transcript from their technical school, college or university, or proof of acceptance from the school.

The applicant must complete a narrative describing how the scholarship award will be used, the course of study being taken, and how it relates to the fire and police discipline, further career goals and any other comments the applicant deems warranted.

 

If you have questions regarding the scholarship program contact: murbansk@amfam.com

 

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