Chicago Police and Fire Scholarship

In honor of their service to the University community and the city, the University of Chicago offers up to full-tuition scholarships to select children of active firefighters and police officers. To be considered for the scholarships, candidates must complete applications to the University of Chicago and be children (including legally adopted children) of sworn City of Chicago firefighters, police officers, or University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD) police officers. Students whose parent lost their life in the line of duty are also eligible for the scholarship. Each winner is guaranteed the scholarship for four years of undergraduate studies (12 academic quarters) at UChicago provided he or she makes satisfactory academic progress.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

All Applicants

Please complete the Common App or Apply Coalition, Powered by Scoir, as well as the UChicago Supplement, by the application deadline of your choosing. Candidates for the National Police and Fire Scholarship may apply by November 1st* under either the Early Action or Early Decision I application plans or by January 2nd* under the Early Decision II or Regular Decision plans, but may not be notified of scholarship selection results until mid-April.

Further details about the admissions process can be found at collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply.

Please complete both the student portion and the verification section of the Certification Form and directly upload the document into your UChicago Account by November 1st* if applying for Early Decision I/Early Action or January 2nd* if applying for Early Decision II/Regular Decision under the Police and Fire Verification Form tab. Students are also able to mail or fax these Certification Forms to the admissions office.

In addition to providing the applicant’s and parent’s names and information, we ask that students also include the name and contact information for the representative who will be able to supply employment verification for their parent’s position.