Terms and availability of these programs may change at any time, so it's important to connect directly with them.  Inclusion does not imply recommendation...

First, here's a downloadable guide for you: Scholarships and Grants.pdf

SCHOLARSHIPS

If you are still in school your guidance counselor or financial aid office can help.  Searching the Internet may also turn up other sources.

• A statewide community college program was funded in 2011 through FASNY to encourage volunteer recruitment.  See http://www.fasny.com/index.php/resources/fasny-help/  for details.   You can read about how one community college (SUNY Morrisville) is using this program at http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2012/12/student_volunteers_from_morris.html 
• In a similar program, if a student at any Nassau or Suffolk college joins a volunteer fire or EMS sqad they can receive nearly $4,000 a year to cover tuition. FEMA has unwritten funding from 2010-2013 of volunteer incentive programs in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.   "For the program, an applicant must be a resident of Nassau or Suffolk County and be a new or active member in a volunteer fire department or EMS squad, be accepted for enrollment as a matriculated student, either part time or full time, in a college in Nassau or Suffolk County, and maintain a passing grade as determined by that college.  If the applicant maintains these standards and has been accepted into the program, they shall be eligible to be reimbursed for their college tuition in an amount not to exceed that rate for the local community college.  This rate is currently $1,811 per semester in Nassau and $1,788 per semester in Suffolk.  The Suffolk County Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services Department and Nassau County Office of Emergency Management will be the administrators of the programs and will last for four years."

See http://schumer.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=326216 for details. 

• No new NYS HESC volunteer recruitment program applications are being accepted, but students already in the program are still supported. For details visit http://www.hesc.com/content.nsf/SFC/2/NYS_Volunteer_Recruitment_Service_Scholarship 
• NYS HESC's World Trade Center Memorial Scholarship is still available for victims and dependents 
• NYS Professional Firefighter’s Memorial college scholarships are available to seniors & recent high school grads who have taken the SAT or ACT and will not have completed more than one year of college.  Applicant’s parent must be an active uniformed union member of NYS PFFA. For info see http://www.nyspffa.org.  

• Onondaga Community College has opportunities for their fire science students to stay in fire stations in surrounding communities. (See the information on the Moyers Corners program at http://www.mcfd.org/About/pages.php?page=bunkin .)  Contact OCC at 315-469-2671.
• A program is also in place at Schenectady Community College http://www.sunysccc.edu. 
• North Syracuse has a program for students headed to Syracuse Univ., LeMoyne, SUNY Oswego and Onondaga CC. Contact Capt Christopher Strong at cstrong@northsyracusefire.com . 
• There is also a program at the Cortlandville FD in conjuction with SUNY Cortland (which again has no fire science program.) 
• Cohoes  http://www.boghtfire.org/bunkin.htm  
• Brighton http://www.brightonfd.org/bunker.asp  
• There is a paramedic bunk-in agreement between Herkimer Community College and Frankfort, NY. See http://bit.ly/f2KPhv. 
• The Montour Falls FD had a bunker program in connection with Corning Comm. College, but CCC's fire degree program was placed on hold as of Spring 2010.   Contact Montour Falls (attention Jim Ryan at mffiredept@stny.rr.com , or see http://www.montourfallsfd.org/Bunker.htm )  

• The National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, MD offers year-round student internships.  See
  http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/nfa/about/nfa-082708.shtm  
• Students in the Erie, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties may be interested in the firefighting program administered by ECC BOCES. For more information please call 716-652- 8250. Students in Oswego County and Orleans-Niagara should check their BOCES offices for information on programs there.
• The FDNY and Thomas Edison State College have established an educational partnership to facilitate degree completion for all current and retired FDNY employees and their families. All those wishing to participate will pay fees and tuition at the New Jersey in-state rate. To get this rate, the employee must complete a Spouse/Eligible Dependent Waiver Form, which must be certified by the FDNY Registrar. The certified form must accompany the Thomas Edison State College application for admission when submitted. For a waiver form, please contact the FDNY Registrar, Ms. Jacqueline Merveil at (718) 281-8465. For more about Thomas Edison State College, and the partnership agreement, visit the FDNY Intranet /Fire and Life Safety Programs-Distance Learning on the Internet. 
• Volunteer and career employees of NYS fire departments may enroll in Marist’s online Master of Public Administration (MPA) program with other law enforcement and emergency service professionals featuring tuition pricing of $333 per credit / $999 per course. This represents a savings of over 50% from standard tuition. Students may also pursue the option of enrolling in a classroom-based MPA at satellite locations in New York City or Albany for the same tuition rate.  Call 888-877-7900. 
• Rochester NY has a "Career Pathways" program (http://www.cityofrochester.gov/careerpathways/ ) .  It is a partnership between the Rochester City School District and the City of Rochester to increase minority representation and local residency in its uniformed divisions while increasing the awareness of career opportunities within the public safety field.  Parents/Guardians should RSVP by August 12 to Robert Poles, Jr. at (585) 481-7012 or via email Robert.Poles@rcsdk12.org.