TCFAIA Scholarship Program

 The Tarrant County Fire and Arson Investigators Association is a non-profit benevolent organization established on December 20, 1976. The Association was created to strengthen partnerships among municipal, state, federal, private, area, and regional fire and arson investigators involved in the investigation of fire and explosion incidents.

In April 2000, the Association’s membership voted to establish a scholarship program to support graduating high school seniors from Tarrant County and surrounding counties. The program is designed to assist students who plan to pursue higher education, technical training, or certification in public safety-related fields, including fire service, law enforcement, emergency medical services, fire science, criminal justice, or other related disciplines.

 Applicants must meet at least one of the following requirements:

• Be the dependent of a qualifying relative; 
• Be sponsored by a qualifying sponsor; or 
• Be a member of a Career Technology Program. 

A qualifying relative includes a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or legal guardian.

A qualifying sponsor may be any individual who meets the required certification criteria.

Qualifying relatives and sponsors must currently hold, have held prior to retirement, or have held at the time of death, a valid certification in one of the following areas while remaining in good standing with the issuing authority and the Association:

• Fire Investigator: Private or public certification issued by any state or by a recognized national or international organization, such as the International Association of Arson Investigators or the National Association of Fire Investigators. 
• Firefighter: Certification issued by any state or nationally recognized certification body. 
• Peace Officer: Certification or license issued by any state or federally recognized authority.