Osborn Family Firefighter Scholarship

Sonora Area Foundation

Accepting Applications

About the Scholarship

Opens: 1/21/2026

Closes: 4/15/2026

The Osborn Family Firefighter Scholarship is offered to active members of fire departments affiliated with Calaveras, Mariposa, or Tuolumne counties in California; or students enrolled in or currently attending Columbia College's fire science program. Students who are enrolled in the Columbia College fire science program must have graduated from a high school in Calaveras, Mariposa, or Tuolumne counties in California.

Win up to

$500

Essay Required: No
Need-Based: Yes
Merit-Based: No
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Requirements

Active member of a fire department affiliated with Calaveras, Mariposa, or Tuolumne counties in California; **OR**

Currently attending the Columbia College fire science program as a fulltime student; **OR**

Graduate of a high school in Calaveras, Mariposa, or Tuolumne Counties in California, enrolling in the Columbia College fire science program as a fulltime student

Minimum 2.50 GPA

Resident of Calaveras, Mariposa, or Tuolumne counties, California

Seeking a professional certification or associate degree fulltime

Demonstrate financial need