ASSP Foundation Family Scholarship Fund Grant

ASSP Foundation Family Scholarship Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) Foundation
Last Updated: August 08, 2025

Summary

The ASSP Foundation Family Scholarship Fund, established in 2013, offers educational support to spouses and children of individuals who have lost their lives in workplace incidents. This scholarship aims to alleviate the financial burdens of such tragedies and encourages continuing education for affected families. The ASSP Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization, is dedicated to promoting safety and building a sustainable talent pipeline in environmental health and safety. Donations are tax-deductible and contribute to a safer future for workers.

Overview

About The Foundation Serving as the charitable arm of ASSP, the ASSP Foundation provides financial and programmatic support of the profession on behalf of ASSP and the ASSP community. The ASSP Foundation is committed to a safer future for workers. We advance environmental health and safety (EHS), we promote EHS as a career choice, and we help build a sustainable talent pipeline for the profession. The ASSP Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization, EIN 36-6145045. Donations are tax-deductible. ASSP Foundation Family Scholarship Fund The ASSP Foundation Family Scholarship Fund was established in 2013 to support families affected by a workplace tragedy. This scholarship, available to spouses and children who have lost a loved one in a workplace incident, provides educational funding to minimize the financial impact of their loss and encourage continuing education. As safety professionals continue to make a greater impact, fewer people will experience such tragedies, but until then we need to step up. Please share this program with anyone you know who may benefit from it.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The ASSP Foundation Family Scholarship Fund is available to children and spouses of individuals who lost their lives in a workplace incident.Applicants will need to provide incident background and documentation for verification.Must be a full-time or part-time student enrolled in a university, community college, or trade/vocational school.If enrolled in high school, students must provide proof of university acceptance.Must supply transcripts of current university program or high school transcripts.Must be studying in the United States (citizenship not required).Will need to provide a 300-to-500-word essay discussing how the incident affected you and in what ways the Family Scholarship will benefit you and your future.