Scholarships Programs

ANNUAL COMPETITIVE AWARDS

2008 Winners

Law Enforcement -- Nicholas Carrara of Berlin
Nicholas will be graduating from Eastern High School and plans to attend Hofstra University.

Fire -- Valerie Tutwiler of Pennsauken
Valerie graduated from Paul VI High School and will be pursuing a degree at Drexel University.

EMS -- Victoria Gonzalez of Pennsauken
Victoria will be graduating Pennsauken High School and plans to attend Bringham Young University.

Chief Gary R. Cline Memorial Scholarship

Brittany Bella of Blue Anchor
Upon graduation from Winslow Township High School, Brittany plans to attend Stockton State College
to pursue a career in Criminal Justice.

We are pleased to announce the scholarship program for the 2008 school year. The program will offer $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors who are actively serving or have a parent actively serving Camden County in a public safety capacity. One scholarship will be awarded in each Public Safety discipline (Police, Fire, EMS). Applications will be judged on the basis of S.A.T. scores, class standing, citizenship and family financial need. If there are no qualified applicants, no award will be made.

In honor of a very special friend of the Camden County Hero Scholarship, a $1,000 scholarship is offered in the name of the late Chief Gary R. Cline, who served the Merchantville Police Dept. The amount of this scholarship is determined annually and is offered to all graduating high school seniors planning to pursue a career in law enforcement.

DEATH / DISABILITY SCHOLARSHIP

Awarded to surviving children of
Fire, Police and EMS Personnel
killed or disabled in the line of duty

Awarded to those members of Camden County's public safety personnel who are killed or totally and permanently disabled in the line of duty, who fit the existing criteria for awarding said scholarships.

The amount of this scholarship shall include books, required scholastic fees and a sum for tuition equal to the highest tuition charged by New Jersey State Colleges to be determined annually. Room and board is excluded.

All scholarship awards are determined on a case by case basis and are awarded at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees of the Camden County Hero Scholarship Fund.

Application forms are available through the Guidance Departments of all Camden County High Schools, or by contacting the Camden County Hero Scholarship Fund office at (856)768-9656.