MSFA Scholarship – School Year ’25-26

Essay Question:

The Montana State Firefighters Association has long served public service employees in the state of Montana.  What has being part of a public service family taught you? What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a son, daughter, or spouse of a firefighter?  Please speak to the balance between the provided benefits and the sacrifices that come with them.

-Essays will be graded on originality, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and your ability to express yourself.

-Essays must be double spaced format between one and two pages in length.

Required attachments for first-time applicants are listed on the MSFA First first-time applicant form.

Required attachments for returning applicants are listed on the MSFA Returning applicant form.

The scholarship period opens on March 1, 2025. Applications are due by April 15, 2025 by 5:00PM Mountain Time. Announcements are made by May 15, 2025.

Submissions should be emailed to Lori Johnson, Scholarship Committee Chair, scholarship@mscopff.org

Download MSFA Scholarship Expectations

An applicant must meet the following requirements to be considered:

• The scholarships will be made available to the dependent or spouse of current Montana State Firefighters Association members.

• The scholarship will be used for university/college/trade or other post high school education expenses: i.e. tuition, fees, and books.

• Applicants must be attending or planning to attend an accredited university, community college, trade school or other credible post high school experience in 2025-2026 school year.

• Applicants must personally complete the application packet.

• All correspondence and communication about the scholarship application must come from and/or will be directed to the applicants. (Scholarship@MSCOPFF.org)

• Class ranking and GPA are minor in this process. Most important is a desire to experience a post-high school or continuation in college education.

The Scholarship committee of this Organization shall consist of the Executive Board of this Association.