The Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship Program encourages members of the fire-fighting, ambulance, and rescue organizations serving Maryland communities to pursue credited courses that lead to employment in an organized fire department, ambulance, or rescue squad in the State. Applicants must be actively engaged as a volunteer firefighter or ambulance rescue squad member in an organized fire department or ambulance or rescue squad in the State. They may also be a career member who has worked a minimum of 1,000 hours as part of a fire, ambulance, or rescue squad in the tax year prior to the award year. Applicants must enroll as a degree-seeking student in an eligible major leading to employment in an eligible field: fire service technology, emergency medical technology, fire service management, or public safety administration with a minor or concentration in fire service technology or fire service management. Students may receive this award for up to five years total. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.