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 a Maryland resident. If they are a dependent student, their parents must also be a Maryland resident. Applicants must be actively engaged as a career firefighter or ambulance or rescue squad member in an organized fire department or ambulance or rescue squad in the State; or actively engaged as a volunteer firefighter or ambulance rescue squad member in an organized fire department or ambulance or rescue squad in the State. Applicants must either be accepted for admission or enroll at an institution each semester as an undergraduate student. Applicants must enroll as a degree-seeking student in an eligible major leading to employment in an eligible field. Students may receive this award for up to five years total. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Maryland Higher Education Commission for more information.