Yvorra Leadership Development Foundation encourages you to pursue additional avenues of funding for training and professional development:
American Society of Safety Engineers Foundation
The American Society of Safety Engineers Foundation provides a number of scholarships and professional development grants to safety professionals. Please note that some awards require ASSE membership. Learn more
Arthur J. Glatfelter
Fire & Emergency Services
Scholarship Foundation
Empowering fire and emergency services professionals to advance their education, career and leadership potential, ultimately fostering safer, stronger, and more resilient communities through their enhanced expertise. Learn More
International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Foundation
International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)
The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) sponsors scholarship programs for students attending colleges and universities. Learn more
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation offers financial assistance for post-secondary education and training to spouses, children, and stepchildren of firefighters honored at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial. Learn more
National Volunteer Fire Council’s National Junior Firefighter Scholarship and Grant Program
The National Volunteer Fire Council’s National Junior Firefighter Scholarship and Grant Program provide links to more than 150 scholarships. Learn more
Texas HEAT Scholarship Fund
The Texas HEAT Scholarship Fund awards two $2500 scholarships annually to two Texas emergency response departments, agencies or organizations. Each scholarship allows two members of the receiving department’s HazMat team to attend the IAFC Hazardous Materials Response Teams Conference.
The application period is January 1st to February 28th of each year. The scholarships will be awarded, and the recipients notified, by March 31st of each year. You can download an application packet from the TX HEAT webpage or request one via an email to txheat@us-heat.org or ldjantzen@us-heat.org.
US HEAT Scholarship Fund
The US HEAT Scholarship Fund awards at least one (some years more than one) $2500 scholarship annually to an emergency response department, agency, or organization in the United States of America. The scholarships allow two members of the receiving department’s HazMat team to attend the IAFC Hazardous Materials Response Teams Conference.
The application period is January 1st to February 28th of each year. The scholarships will be awarded, and the recipients notified, by March 31st of each year. You can download an application packet from the US HEAT webpage or request one, and additional information, via an email to ldjantzen@us-heat.org.