The Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship Program encourages members of the fire-fighting, ambulance, and rescue organizations serving Maryland communities to pursue credited courses that lead to a degree in fire service technology, emergency medical technology, fire service management, or public safety administration with a minor or concentration in fire service technology or fire service management. Applicants must be a Maryland resident. If the applicant is a dependent student, their parent must also be a Maryland resident. Applicants must be actively engaged as a career firefighter or ambulance or rescue squad member in an organized fire department or ambulance or rescue squad in Maryland; or must be actively engaged as a volunteer firefighter or ambulance rescue squad member in an organized fire department or ambulance or rescue squad in Maryland. Applicants must provide proof of official acceptance in a program of fire service technology, emergency medical technology, fire service management, or public safety administration with a minor or concentration in fire service technology or fire service management; and also submit a completed notarized form from an eligible employer confirming active employment or volunteer service. Eligible applicants who are renewals will be given priority over initial applicants. Applicants who are not selected will be placed on the waitlist pending the availability of funding. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Maryland Higher Education Commission for more information.