Chief Carter Jones Leadership Scholarship Application -

Carter Jones was Fire Chief in Clarendon County for 22 years. Chief Jones was the 33^rd president of the South Carolina Firefighters Association. He has been involved in the fire service for 56 years (as of 2022). Chief Jones has worked for many years to promote and lead the South Carolina Firefighters’ Association to better benefit the members. Carter loves history and works timelessly to document the history of the South Carolina Fire Service. Carter is a leader and dedicated to his community and his church. Carter personifies all which the Foundation represents in helping fellow firefighters.

The South Carolina Firefighters’ Foundation has established an annual scholarship to honor the dedication and love that Chief Jones gives to the citizens of the State of South Carolina and South Carolina’s Fire Service.

The South Carolina State Firefighters’ Foundation (the “Foundation”- a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization) will annually present this $1,000.00 scholarship.

For application, please review the information below. The contents will outline the background and criteria for this scholarship.

Complete and submit the application online. As part of the application, the applicant must also scan and submit a letter of support from their fire chief and a letter of support from anyone of their choice. Applicants will also be asked to provide a statistical form with all applications to allow the foundation to provide statics of applicants and awardees. This information will not be used to determine the awardees.

Applicant's Name *

Mailing Address *

Applicant's Phone *

Applicant's Email *

Rank or Position *

Fire Department *

Fire Department Address *

Is the nominee a member of the South Carolina State Firefighters' Association? *

Yes

How will you use the funds to better your leadership skills? *

Why do you choose to be a firefighter? *

Please provide your fire service background *

Including departments and time of service

Why are you applying for this scholarship? *

First reference

Reference Name

Reference Phone Number

Reference Occupation

Reference Address

How long have you known the reference?

Second reference

Reference Name

Reference Phone Number

Reference Occupation

Reference Address

How long have you known the reference?

Upload a letter of support from your Fire Chief *

Upload a letter of support from a person of your choice *

Upload a completed statistical form

Consent for storing submitted data *

Yes, I give permission to store and process my data

Chief Carter Jones Leadership Scholarship Application

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