The South Bay Police & Fire Memorial Foundation represents the South Bay cities of El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Redondo Beach, and Torrance.

Applicants must meet one (1) of the following requirements in a department represented by the South Bay Police & Fire Memorial Foundation:

• Current employee
• Dependent child of a current employee
• Dependent child of a disabled police officer or firefighter who has been disabled on or off duty
• Child of a South Bay police officer or firefighter who has been killed in the line of duty or who has died while on active duty since the inception of the Foundation
• Child of a reserve officer of a South Bay police or fire department who has been killed or disabled in the line of duty

Applicants must be currently enrolled in or accepted to one (1) of the following:

• Accredited university, college, or trade school for a minimum of twelve (12) semester units
• Fire or police academy
• Emergency medical technician (EMT) or paramedic school.

Applicants must be in good academic standing and have maintained an unweighted GPA of 3.0 or higher in high school or college.

• In your own words, write a 500-word (or less) essay responding to the following prompt: TBD in 2027
• Complete the Foundation’s Scholarship Application. (You must be signed in to a Google account)
• Upload a PDF of your typed essay and a PDF copy of your high school or college transcripts. *Transcripts may be official or unofficial.*
• Include your full name and email address in the upper left-hand corner of your essay.
• Label PDF files in the following format:
  • Full Name_Essay_2027
  • Full Name_Transcripts_2027

PLEASE NOTE:

• Submissions which use Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be disqualified.
• If selected, you will be required to provide proof of enrollment before receiving a scholarship award.