Second Chance Scholarship Contest

Scholarship Sponsored by American Fire Sprinkler Association

Entries Accepted January 1, 2025  August 31, 2025

Enter in 10 minutes to win one of five $1,000 College Scholarships.

Eligible to citizens and aliens legally residing in the USA with High School Diploma or GED.

Enter for the chance to win a $1,000 Scholarship

(5 Available)

Applicant Eligibility Requirements

• The Second Chance College Scholarships Contest is open to citizens and aliens legally residing in the USA with High School Diploma, GED or equivalent.
• Scholarship funds are payable to the winner’s college/university or certified trade school in the United States; the winner must enroll or already be enrolled for the Fall 2025 or Spring 2026 session.
• Winner selection is NOT based on financial need, GPA, or demographic criteria.
• Relatives of AFSA staff or NATIONAL board members may not enter.
• Past winners of AFSA’s High School Senior Scholarship Contest or AFSA’s Second Chance College Scholarships Contest are not eligible to win this contest.

Read complete contest information before applying to the 2nd Chance College Scholarships Contest. Please read all requirements carefully. Entries that do not meet ALL requirements will be automatically disqualified from the contest without notification to the student.

Entry Details

Scholarship entries are ONLY accepted online through the AFSA scholarship website (www.afsascholarship.org).

Entry Details

1. Scholarship entries are ONLY accepted online through the AFSA scholarship website (www.afsascholarship.org).
2. Entrants must submit a completed entry form with all required information along with answering an 8-question exam. Before college scholarship funds will be awarded, all information submitted on the entry form by the entrant will be verified. If ANY false or misleading information is submitted on the entry form, the student will be disqualified without notification to the entrant.
3. Each entrant is allowed only ONE (1) ENTRY submittal.  Any attempt to enter again under a different name, address, etc., will automatically disqualify the entrant without notification to the entrant.
4. Entrants selected as winners are required to submit the name and contact information of their chosen college/university/certified trade school* for verification of registration and payment of the scholarship to the school. All forms and processes must be completed within sixty (60) days of contest end date or your scholarship is forfeited.

* A 2- or 4-year college/university/technical/career/online school based in the United States that has completed & received accreditation from an agency recognized by the US Department of Education & is on the list found at http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation or http://www.chea.org