Indiana college students who volunteer with a public safety organization can now apply for the FY 2022 round of the Indiana Homeland Security Foundation scholarship.
The Indiana Homeland Security Foundation scholarship offers higher education financial assistance for Indiana students who wish to pursue a degree.
A full-time student with at least 12 credit hours per semester is eligible for a $2,000 scholarship and a part-time student with at least six hours per semester is eligible for a $1,000 scholarship. Â The scholarship must be used during the awarded school year, and the funds are intended solely to reimburse eligible student educational expenses.
Eligible applicants include Indiana residents who are an incoming or continuing student who:
- Attends or will be attending an accredited Indiana college.
- Must have a grade point average of 2.8 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
- Volunteers at a public safety organization such as fire, law enforcement, emergency management or emergency medical services (validated by chief executive). The Indiana Homeland Security Foundation board will determine compliance eligibility. For more information on the compliance of an organization contact grants@dhs.in.gov.
Applications are due by 4:30 p.m. ET on June 2, 2021. For more information, or to sign up for email updates about the Indiana Homeland Security Foundation scholarship, visit the IDHS website at dhs.in.gov/foundationscholarship.htm.
Applications can be submitted here. New users to the iGMS system must complete the New User Form.
For help or questions, please enter a Grants Support Ticket.
Applications now accepted for IDHS Foundation Grants
The Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) has opened the FY2022 IDHS Foundation Grants for applications.
Applications are due by 4:30 ET on June 2, 2021.
Funds through this program may only be used for and must be consistent with the priority areas of life safety, standard operational items and supplementing current capabilities:
- Life safety: These would be immediate lifesaving activities or equipment that a department does not currently have. Examples would include AEDs, extrication equipment, PPEs and gas/air monitoring tools.
- Standard operational items: These are items used daily but not used for immediate lifesaving activities and may include items a department already has but that may be broken or outdated. Examples would include a new fire truck ladder to replace one that cannot be repaired, handheld tablets, lighting equipment and portable breath testers.
- Supplementing current capabilities: This category covers items or equipment that would allow a public safety department to do more than what it currently can. Examples would include complementary extrication equipment, more high-angle rescue gear and additional wearable cameras (if starting out with some, but not enough for all officers).
