2nd Chance Scholarship

Enter in 2nd Chance Scholarship and get a chance to win $1,000. The American Fire Sprinkler Association is offering the scholarship for citizens and aliens who are legally residing in the USA with High School Diploma, GED or equivalent.  AFSA wants to educate the public at-large about the life-saving properties of automatic fire sprinklers. Five scholarships of $1,000 amount each will be given to the winners.

The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) was organized in 1981 to provide the merit shop fire sprinkler contractor with training, consulting, communication, representation and many more services. AFSA is a non-profit, international association that is dedicated to the educational advancement of its members and promotion of the use of automatic fire sprinkler systems.

Eligibility:

  • Open to citizens and aliens legally residing in the USA with High School Diploma, GED or equivalent
  • Scholarship payable to the winner’s college/university or certified trade school in the United States, winner must enroll or already be enrolled for spring 2016 session
  • Winners not based on financial need
  • Relatives of AFSA staff or National board members may not enter
  • Past winners of AFSA’s High School Scholarship Contest or AFSA’s Second Chance Scholarship Contest cannot win this contest.

How to Apply:

For applying the scholarship, the appliocats must follow the given criteria:

  • Read the “Fire Sprinkler Essay” (pdf) or (html) about automatic fire sprinklers. The link is:

http://www.afsascholarship.org/secondchance/scstep2/

  • Complete registration page with all requested information. Applications will only be accepted online through the AFSA scholarship web site
  • Take a ten-question multiple-choice test. This is an open-book test and you may print the essay beforehand for reference during testing. The link is:

http://www.afsascholarship.org/secondchance/scstep3/

Award Amount:

A total of $5,000 is awarded for the winning candidates.  Five (5) winners will receive a scholarship of $1,000 each.

 Application Deadline:

Entries will be accepted from 12:00 p.m. (noon) CDT April 22, 2015 until 12:00 p.m. (noon) CDT August 26, 2015.

 Link for More Information:

http://www.afsascholarship.org/secondchance/

 

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