The South College First Responder Grant is available to all current or retired first responders who are not receiving 100 percent coverage of tuition and fees under any VA educational benefit and/or state, federal, institutional, or private grant or scholarship program. Applicants must enter or continue as a South College student at any campus location. They must provide proof of current employment or retirement from service as a first responder, including police officer, detective, deputy sheriff, state trooper, highway patrol officer, investigator, inspector, correctional officer, parole or probation officer, park ranger, fire fighter, paramedic, or emergency medical technician. Full-time students may receive $1,000, $500 for half-time students, and $250 for less than half-time students. The following programs are not eligible for the First Responder Grant: Doctor of Pharmacy, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Master of Health Science Physician Assistant, and Doctor of Nursing with Concentration in Nurse Anesthesia, (DNP NAP). Please visit the scholarship's website or contact South College for more information.