The 100 Club of Arizona scholarship program was established to assist family members of public safety officers/firefighters in their goal to attain higher education. The program is available to families who have suffered a death or injury and/or family members of active or retired Arizona public safety officers or firefighters.

We are no longer accepting scholarship applications for the 2010-2011 school year.

Finalist interviews will be conducted in April 2010 with scholarships being awarded by May 3, 2010.

The 100 Club of Arizona does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, disability, veteran status or age in the administration of its scholarship program.

To apply for a scholarship:
Download and complete the 100 Club Scholarship Application (PDF).

Then: Hand deliver completed application to the 100 Club of Arizona office no later than 5 p.m. on March 31, 2010. Or mail completed application to the 100 Club Office.

(Address and fax information on application)

Applications must be at the 100 Club Office no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 31, 2010.

For donating to or proposing a Named Scholarship, complete the 100 Club Named Scholarship Application.

Application Details

Eligibility

In order to be eligible for a 100 Club Scholarship one of the following must apply to you:

• You are a beneficiary* or immediate family member* of a beneficiary

• You are an immediate family member of a sworn/certified full-time public safety officer or firefighter serving in the state of Arizona.*

• You are an immediate family member of a public safety officer or firefighter who met retirement eligibility from the state of Arizona.

*You are not eligible if you are an immediate family member of a public safety officer or firefighter and you are employed as a sworn/ certified officer or firefighter.

The 100 Club of Arizona may place restrictions on certain scholarships - restricting the application to one of the above categories, or a subset of one or both of the above categories.

Scholarship types

Scholarships may be awarded for eligible persons wishing to pursue a course of study beyond high school (Scholarships are not awarded for post-graduate study). Eligible programs include but are not limited to:

• Accredited colleges and universities
• Post secondary trade schools

The following scholarship awards may be offered by the club:
One time awards covering tuition, books, fees and/or housing

• Multi year renewable awards covering tuition, books, fees and/or housing
• Equipment awards, including but not limited to special accommodation student needs and/or technology equipment.

 

Application Process

To apply for a scholarship, download and complete the 100 Club Scholarship Application (PDF).

 

Application Review Process

The 100 Club will:

• Review applications to ensure each applicant meets the minimum standards of the application criteria.
• The 100 Club of Arizona may request further information from applicants or invite all or some applicants to an interview.
• A list of selected applicants will be reviewed by the 100 Club of Arizona Executive Committee.

Award Process

Chosen applicants will be invited to a scholarship award ceremony.Whenever possible, scholarship awards shall be made payable directly to the educational facility, or jointly to the recipient and the vendor.

Award Renewals

Scholarship awards that are eligible for renewal shall require documentation from the recipient that the conditions of the award continue to be met before subsequent awards are made.

‘Named’ scholarships

Upon the request of a donor, or upon it’s own action, the club may authorize scholarships to be created in the name/honor of a person (living or deceased) or other entity (business, foundation, corporation, etc.) within the following guidelines:

To request a named scholarship, you can download and complete the 100 Club Named Scholarship Application.

All proposed named scholarships shall be subject to the review.

The 100 Club of Arizona has the authority to approve, disapprove, or modify all facets of the proposed named scholarship.

Should the Executive committee disapprove the proposal, or the donor does not agree with any modifications made, the donor’s funds will be returned.

Scholarships in the name/honor of a person shall be a minimum of $1,000 for each proposed scholarship year.

Scholarships in the name/honor of an entity shall be a minimum of $5,000 for each proposed scholarship year.

All funds to secure a named scholarship must be paid in advance
(e.g.: a four-year $1,000 annual scholarship would require the donor to submit $4,000 with the request for named scholarship).

The 100 Club of Arizona may, but shall not be required to, grant exceptions to this advance funding requirement for the second and subsequent years of multi-year scholarships from entities that will provide a pledge or letter of commitment acceptable to the 100 Club of Arizona.

Definitions*

Family Member: spouse, son, daughter, or stepchild.

Beneficiary: a member of the eligible class who has received, or whose family member has received benefits from the 100 Club of Arizona for a Line of Duty Death (LODD), Line of Duty Injury (LODI), or Non-Line of duty Death (NLODD).

Check out the 2009-2010 100 Club Scholarship Program Recipients.

The 100 Club of Arizona scholarship program was established to assist family members of public safety officers/firefighters in their goal to attain higher education. The program is available to families who have suffered a death or injury and/or family members of active or retired Arizona public safety officers or firefighters.

We are no longer accepting scholarship applications for the 2010-2011 school year.

Finalist interviews will be conducted in April 2010 with scholarships being awarded by May 3, 2010.

The 100 Club of Arizona does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, disability, veteran status or age in the administration of its scholarship program.

To apply for a scholarship:
Download and complete the 100 Club Scholarship Application (PDF).

Then: Hand deliver completed application to the 100 Club of Arizona office no later than 5 p.m. on March 31, 2010. Or mail completed application to the 100 Club Office.

(Address and fax information on application)

Applications must be at the 100 Club Office no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 31, 2010.

For donating to or proposing a Named Scholarship, complete the 100 Club Named Scholarship Application.

Application Details

Eligibility

In order to be eligible for a 100 Club Scholarship one of the following must apply to you:

• You are a beneficiary* or immediate family member* of a beneficiary

• You are an immediate family member of a sworn/certified full-time public safety officer or firefighter serving in the state of Arizona.*

• You are an immediate family member of a public safety officer or firefighter who met retirement eligibility from the state of Arizona.

*You are not eligible if you are an immediate family member of a public safety officer or firefighter and you are employed as a sworn/ certified officer or firefighter.

The 100 Club of Arizona may place restrictions on certain scholarships - restricting the application to one of the above categories, or a subset of one or both of the above categories.

Scholarship types

Scholarships may be awarded for eligible persons wishing to pursue a course of study beyond high school (Scholarships are not awarded for post-graduate study). Eligible programs include but are not limited to:

• Accredited colleges and universities
• Post secondary trade schools

The following scholarship awards may be offered by the club:
One time awards covering tuition, books, fees and/or housing

• Multi year renewable awards covering tuition, books, fees and/or housing
• Equipment awards, including but not limited to special accommodation student needs and/or technology equipment.

 

Application Process

To apply for a scholarship, download and complete the 100 Club Scholarship Application (PDF).

 

Application Review Process

The 100 Club will:

• Review applications to ensure each applicant meets the minimum standards of the application criteria.
• The 100 Club of Arizona may request further information from applicants or invite all or some applicants to an interview.
• A list of selected applicants will be reviewed by the 100 Club of Arizona Executive Committee.

Award Process

Chosen applicants will be invited to a scholarship award ceremony.Whenever possible, scholarship awards shall be made payable directly to the educational facility, or jointly to the recipient and the vendor.

Award Renewals

Scholarship awards that are eligible for renewal shall require documentation from the recipient that the conditions of the award continue to be met before subsequent awards are made.

‘Named’ scholarships

Upon the request of a donor, or upon it’s own action, the club may authorize scholarships to be created in the name/honor of a person (living or deceased) or other entity (business, foundation, corporation, etc.) within the following guidelines:

To request a named scholarship, you can download and complete the 100 Club Named Scholarship Application.

All proposed named scholarships shall be subject to the review.

The 100 Club of Arizona has the authority to approve, disapprove, or modify all facets of the proposed named scholarship.

Should the Executive committee disapprove the proposal, or the donor does not agree with any modifications made, the donor’s funds will be returned.

Scholarships in the name/honor of a person shall be a minimum of $1,000 for each proposed scholarship year.

Scholarships in the name/honor of an entity shall be a minimum of $5,000 for each proposed scholarship year.

All funds to secure a named scholarship must be paid in advance
(e.g.: a four-year $1,000 annual scholarship would require the donor to submit $4,000 with the request for named scholarship).

The 100 Club of Arizona may, but shall not be required to, grant exceptions to this advance funding requirement for the second and subsequent years of multi-year scholarships from entities that will provide a pledge or letter of commitment acceptable to the 100 Club of Arizona.

Definitions*

Family Member: spouse, son, daughter, or stepchild.

Beneficiary: a member of the eligible class who has received, or whose family member has received benefits from the 100 Club of Arizona for a Line of Duty Death (LODD), Line of Duty Injury (LODI), or Non-Line of duty Death (NLODD).

Check out the 2009-2010 100 Club Scholarship Program Recipients.