The Scholarship Committee of the Philadelphia-Delaware Valley Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers is pleased to announce the availability of scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year. We are seeking candidates to be considered for awards from the John D. Cook III and Philip L. Gaughan Scholarship Funds, based on demonstrated academic achievement. In the past, scholarship awards have ranged from $500 to $2,500. More than one scholarship may be awarded, depending on the number and quality of applications received. This past year, three scholarships were awarded: two for $2,500 and one for $1,000.

Eligibility

Residency:

Applicant must be or have been a native or resident of the scholarship geographic area served by the PDVC. Resident is defined as a person having lived the last four years in the Chapter area. Applicant must also be an American Citizen or legal resident.

The area includes:

Counties in Pennsylvania: Adams, Berks, Bradford, Bucks, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mifflin, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northumberland, Northampton, Perry, Philadelphia, Pike, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne, Wyoming, and York.

Counties in New Jersey: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Ocean, and Salem.

All of Delaware.

Academic Performance:

Applicant must have maintained a minimum 2.5 (4.0 scale) cumulative average or equivalent for college studies to date. Copies of Transcripts are required.

Program of Study:

Applicant must have full-time status (Undergraduate-12 credit hours/semester; Graduate-9 credit hours/semester) and in the 2024-2025 school year be enrolled in one of the following:

1. An ABET accredited 4 year Fire Protection Engineering Program and shall have completed three (3) semesters of study by the end of the first semester of the 2024-2025 school year, or
2. An accredited 4 year Engineering or Architectural Program and shall have attained Sophomore standing or equivalent by the end of the first semester of the 2024-2025 school year, and can demonstrate a serious interest in a Fire Protection Engineering career, or
3. A Graduate Engineering Program, with related studies in Fire Protection approved by the Committee, or
4. A 4 year Fire Protection Engineering/Fire Science Program approved by the Committee and shall have attained Sophomore status or equivalent by the end of the first semester of the 2024-2025  school year, and can demonstrate serious interest in a Fire Protection Engineering career, or
5. A 2 year Fire Protection Engineering/Fire Science Program approved by the Committee and shall have completed one semester or equivalent by the end of the first semester of the 2024-2025 school year, and can demonstrate serious interest in a Fire Protection Engineering career.

In the case where a student meets enrollment criterion, the demonstration of serious interest in a Fire Protection Engineering career shall be left to the applicant, but may include: college courses involving fire protection, extracurricular activities, recommendations of professors and professional mentors, attendance at the extracurricular fire protection seminars, and/or membership in a fire department or similar professional organization devoted to fire safety. The level of commitment shall be assessed by the Committee on a case-by-case basis.

Contact Us

Please contact scholarship@sfpephiladelphia.org or john.dreher@tuvsud.com with any questions.