Survivor Support

Cliff Haskell Perpetual Scholarship

FFBI is proud to offer scholarships to burn survivors accepted into college, university, or trade/technical schools.

Application Deadline: September 15, 2024

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In 2005, the Firefighters Burn Institute started a scholarship program for burn survivors who have participated in programs, events and/or services offered by the Firefighters Burn Institute and who were treated as an inpatient at a medical burn facility for twenty-four hours or more.

Up to four $2,000 scholarships will be awarded each year to burn survivors.  Applicants must be pre-enrolled and accepted for full- or part-time attendance to a college, university, community college, trade school, or technical school before any funds are distributed.  Recipient must maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA throughout the school year.  This scholarship may be awarded to an applicant a maximum of twice.

The following items must be submitted for your scholarship request to be considered

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Official high school transcript/GED, including credits and GPA OR official college, university, trade/technical school transcripts and GPA.
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Letters of Recommendation

Two letters of recommendation from any the following: camp directors or counselors, high school or college counselors, teachers, professors, principals, employers, coaches or other program leaders.
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Essay

An essay (minimum of 500 words) addressing how being a burn survivor has impacted your life and how the scholarship will help you achieve your personal and professional goals.

To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must have:

  • Completed high school or received a GED or be in his/her high school senior year at the time of application. 
  • Applied to or been accepted to an accredited college, university, trade/technical school. FFBI will verify each recipient’s college or trade school enrollment prior to disbursement of scholarship funds. 

​Application Deadline

Applications must be postmarked by September 15, 2024

Submit Completed Application Package via email to Valorie Smart, Program Manager – Survivor Services or via mail to: 

Firefighters Burn Institute
Attn:  Scholarship Committee
3101 Stockton Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95820