Daniel A. Terry Scholarship Eases Burden of College Tuition

With the rising costs of tuition, students across the state are finding it more difficult to afford a college education.

The Daniel A. Terry Scholarship helps to ease this burden for children, whose parent was a California firefighter whose name appears on the California Firefighters Memorial Wall.

Named after the founder of the California Fire Foundation and President Emeritus of California Professional Firefighters, the Daniel A. Terry Scholarship has awarded scholarships to 17 students since the program started in 2006.

The 2010 scholarship applications will be sent to all local unions, departments, firefighter organizations and families of fallen firefighters at the end of April. Recipients will be given a $2,000 scholarship award. The closing date to receive completed applications has been extended to July 23, 2010.

"Without this scholarship, I don't know if I would have been able to follow my dreams of being the first in my family to go to college," said Heather Yonan, a 2009 Daniel A. Terry Scholarship recipient. "Obtaining higher education is such a financial struggle. I am so thankful for this opportunity."

CLICK HERE to download a scholarship application.