Rules for Reimbursement for "Member" Scholarships

  1. You must be enrolled in a North Carolina school and carry three (3) hours or more.
    If you are an "internet student", you must be enrolled in a college or university located in North Carolina.
    If you have any questions concerning the acceptance of the program you are planning on enrolling in, please contact our office to confirm that the program is acceptable with our administrative rules. If you are enrolled in a non-traditional program, we will need a copy of your complete schedule from the beginning of your course schedule to completion.
  2. You must stay continuously enrolled in an accredited institution, in the state of North Carolina
  3. When you have completed each semester, please send us a copy of your grade report.
    Official transcripts are NOT required. A copy of your grade report is acceptable.
    Grade reports must include your name, the college or university name, hours taken and cumulative GPA.
    Grades can be e-mailed, faxed or mailed.
    Incomplete grade reports will delay reimbursement.
  4. Scholarship payments are disbursed directly to you.
    We disburse these payments in the order that grades are received in our office.
    Please allow 2 to 4 weeks from the day we receive your grades to process your payment.
  5. To verify if your grades have been received, please email us at ncarems@ncarems.org
  6. You must carry three (3) hours, or more, and maintain a 2.0, or greater, cumulative grade point average each semester.
  7. You must be an associaton member of an eligible rescue or EMS department, be retired or disabled.
  8. Your department must maintain eligibility and file a certified roster on or by January 15th of each year.
  9. FALL GRADES must be received in our office by FEBRUARY 10th to receive reimbursement.
    SPRING GRADES must be received in our office by JULY 10th to receive reimbursement.
    Failure to send your grades on or before these dates will result in the loss of your scholarship.
    (*Optional) SUMMER SESSION(s) GRADES must be received in our office within sixty (60) days of date of last class. Three (3) hours must be taken for a session to be reimbursed. Please note...You do not have to attend or be reimbursed for summer session(s). Your scholarship reimbursement will resume with the fall semester.
  10. Nontraditional Schedule
    Courses will be reimbursed at completion of each session.
    Grades must be submitted within sixty (60) days of last class. The required three (3) hours, or more, must be maintained each session. The amount reimbursed for each session is $250.00.
  11. Graduate Students - will be reimbursed at completion of each semester. Grades are to be submitted on the Fall/Spring grade schedule as for undergraduate students. (Rule #9 above) The amount reimbursed for each semester is $500.00.
  12. If you are a four (4) year scholarship recipient, and attend a two (2) year institution, your scholarship award will be reduced.
  13. Please notify us, immediately, of any changes in the contact information we have on file for you.
  14. Please notify us of any changes in your plans to attend a different college or university.