Scholarships

The IAFF sponsors scholarship programs for students attending colleges and universities. Detailed information is provided below. In addition are links detailing scholarships from other organizations that may be of interest to IAFF members and their families.

Presents awards annually to the sons, daughters or legally adopted children of fire fighters who have died in the line of duty to attend a university, accredited college or school of higher learning in the United States or Canada. To obtain a McClennan Scholarship application please call the IAFF Department of Education at 202-824-1533. Learn More...

Presents two awards to IAFF members in good standing to attend the Harvard University Trade Union Program. Learn More...

Presents one award annually to IAFF members in good standing to attend the Labour College of Canada Intensive Program in Ottawa. Learn More...

The National Labor College Scholarship provides a semester of courses for IAFF members at the National Labor College (NLC) in Silver Spring, Maryland. Scholarships are awarded annually. Learn More...

• AFL-CIO: Making Higher Education Affordable
• The Union Plus Scholarship Program
• NFPA Fire Safety Educational Memorial Fund
• Yvorra Leadership Development Scholarship