For more information regarding the MJC Scholarships Program, please contact the MJC Scholarships Office at (209) 575-7715. If you need help with an application, sign up for an Application
Workshop!
Scholarships Available
Ernest & Bertha Bewly Award- Industrial Fire District
George McGowan Firefighters
Antwan Moore Memorial
Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship
Under this scholarship, a Pell-eligible student whose parent or guardian died in the
line of duty while serving as a public safety officer is eligible to receive the maximum
Federal Pell Grant award.
Eligibility requirements beginning with 2024-2025:
Must have a calculated Student Aid Index (SAI) on the Student Submission Summary,
and
Be less than 33 years old as of January 1 prior to the awarded year for which you
are applying
(e.g., for the 2025-2026 award year, a student must be less than 33 years old as of
January 1. 2025, to be eligible)
For the purposes of the Children of Fallen Heroes Award, a public safety officer includes:
Law enforcement officer, firefighter, or chaplain
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employee
Emergency management or civil defense agency employee
Member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew
Others as defined in section 1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b)
For more information on this scholarship, and to view the different types of financial
aid, visit the Financial Services website, or contact Student Financial Services at (209) 575-7700 or mjc_finaiad@mjc.edu
