Kentucky Professional Fire Fighters

P.O. Box 72031 · Newport, KY 41072

Joe Baer

President

President@kpff-iaff.org

Jake Silvati

Secretary-Treasurer

Sectreas@kpff-iaff.org

Scholarship Program Handbook

Application Cycle Opened: July 1, 2026 · Application Deadline: August 31, 2026 · Policy Updated: June 23, 2026

Applicant must be a dependent child of:
1. An active member, in good standing, of the Kentucky Professional Fire Fighters.
2. A retired individual who was a member in good standing of the Kentucky Professional Fire Fighters at the time of retirement.
Applicant must be at least enrolled as a part-time student (6 hours per semester).
Each applicant may reapply in subsequent scholastic or academic school years as long as they still meet the eligibility requirements.
Recipients of prior KPFF scholarship awards may also reapply for future scholarships.
The scholarship shall be announced no later than July 1^st of each year.
Applicant must submit their applications at https://kentuckyfirefighters.org/scholarships.php by August 31^st of each year.
Applicant must submit proof of acceptance or enrollment from any accredited college or university in the United States.
A minimum GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale must have been maintained during the previous scholastic year.
Proof of grades for the previous scholastic year must accompany the application.

A scholarship in the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) shall be awarded to two (2) individuals selected by the scholarship committee and approved by the Executive Board of the Kentucky Professional Fire Fighters per year.
The selection process and notification of the recipients shall be completed no later than December 31^st of each year.

The scholarship committee of the KPFF shall appoint a selection committee or an individual who have or have had no affiliation or interest in the KPFF (i.e., High School Counselors).
The scholarship committee shall deliver to the selection committee all applications which have complied with the eligibility criteria by September 30^th each year.
The selection committee shall select a recipient using the above criteria and information gathered from the application.
The recommended recipient's application shall be delivered to the Executive Board of the KPFF by the scholarship committee for final approval.
Failure to comply with any requirements or requests herein may result in disqualification and forfeiture of the award.
All decisions of the Executive Board of the Kentucky Professional Fire Fighters are final.