The scholarship aims to support children of frontline medical workers and first responders who have been directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In total, $600,000 will be awarded through The Children of Heroes Scholarship over the course of eight years. Three students will be selected to receive funding for tuition, fees, and room and board each year through 2030. Prospective college freshmen and current sophomores, juniors and seniors are eligible to apply.
To qualify, students must be children of first responders and medical personnel impacted by the pandemic and demonstrate financial need, academic merit, leadership, volunteerism and participation in co-curricular activities. Students majoring in business or entrepreneurship will receive priority scholarship consideration.
Jillian Crane, president and CEO of First Responders Children’s Foundation. said in a statement, “Mr. Braun has been instrumental in supporting First Responders Children’s Foundation and the children and families we serve. Being a child of a first responder today often brings an element of sacrifice. We believe The Children of Heroes Scholarship will pave a brighter future for many deserving children of first responders.
Braun continues working with the First Responders Children’s Foundation after donating $5 million to the organization in 2020. The money was raised from streams and sales of
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