Carter Family Hero Scholarship Fund

Our goal is to help the children of First Responders in Taney County or Taney County HIgh School seniors wishing to purse a career in criminal justice, fire sciences, or emergency medical services. Darin Carter was a Taney County Deputy Sheriff who was shot in the line of duty on September 16, 2016. The Carter family wanted to help give back to other Taney County families from a first responder background or to students with an interest in the first responder career fields.

Eligibility Criteria
High school senior living in Taney County, Missouri
GPA 3.0 or higher
Completed 20 hours of community service
Must either:
– Be a child of a first responder OR
– Be a high school senior residing in Taney County Missouri that plans to pursue a career in criminal justice, fire sciences or emergency medical services.

Application components include student transcript, letters of recommendation, and an essay.

Contact support@myscholarshipcentral.org with any questions.

Award
$500
Deadline
04/01/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Which scholarship fund are you applying for?
  2. Is a Parent or Guardian currently in Taney County Fire, EMS, or Commissioned Law Enforcement?
  3. If yes, please list current employer.
  4. Was a Parent or Guardian killed or catastrophically injured in the line of duty?
  5. If Yes, Please list Employer at time of incident and year of incident.
  6. If you are not the child of a first responder, what career are you planning to pursue?
  7. COMMUNITY SERVICE: List volunteer activities in your community in which you are or have been involved.
    • 1. Organization/Activity
    • 2. Your role
    • 3. Dates of participation (from/to)
    • 4. Total hours of service completed
  8. Write a 250–500-word essay stating your goals for the future. How do you anticipate meeting those goals? How they you been personally affected by the presence of 1st responders in your life and community?
  9. SCHOLARSHIP CENTRAL RECOMMENDATION: Enter the name and e-mail address of an instructor, counselor, advisor, supervisor or other similarly qualified individual who will submit a recommendation on your behalf. NOTE: As the applicant, it is your responsibility to inform that person to watch for an email sent on your behalf that will explain how to complete this process.
  10. SCHOLARSHIP CENTRAL SECOND RECOMMENDATION: Enter the name and e-mail address of an instructor, counselor, advisor, supervisor or other similarly qualified individual who will submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf. NOTE: As the applicant, it is your responsibility to inform that person to watch for an email sent on your behalf that will explain how to complete this process.
  11. APPLICANT SIGNATURE: By entering my full name below, I authorize the scholarship committee to examine, verify and discuss my academic and/or financial records and other information which applies to the consideration of this application. I certify that all answers are accurate and truthful to the best of my knowledge, and that all information in the application and essays are my own work.
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