Battle of the Badges Scholarship Fund Grant

The Battle of the Badges Scholarship Fund, established in 2007 by the Berks County Community Foundation, provides scholarships for high school seniors who are children of active or retired police officers and firefighters in Reading. Eligible applicants must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher and plan to pursue education at vocational schools or colleges. This fund aims to support the educational aspirations of deserving students while honoring the service of local first responders.

Berks County Community Foundation
Since that time, the foundation has grown to manage hundreds of charitable funds. Each year, the funds distribute millions of dollars in scholarships and grants to support local students and nonprofit organizations and causes.
This fund was established in 2007 to support one or more scholarships for graduating high school seniors who are children of active police officers or firefighters serving in the City of Reading, or who are children of retired or deceased police officers or firefighters who served in the City of Reading.
Applicants must plan to continue their education after high school at a vocational-technical school or at a two-year or four-year college, university, or trade school.

Eligibility

The recipients will be good citizens in their school and in their community and receive above-average grades in school, as evidenced by a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.