Sam Carbis Scholarship Application -

Sam Carbis invented the aluminum fire ladder and launched the Alco-Lite ladder (Sam Carbis Solutions Group, LLC) brand in his garage in 1930. This developed into an industry which changed the face of the fire service forever. Today Alco-Lite Ladders (Sam Carbis Solutions Group, LLC) can be found proudly supporting firefighters around the world.

To demonstrate that support, Sam Carbis Solutions Group, LLC (Alco-Lite) annually gives $1,000.00 to the South Carolina State Firefighters’ Foundation in honor of Sam Carbis. These funds are used to provide scholarships for South Carolina volunteer firefighter recruit training.

Complete and submit the application online. As part of the application, the applicant must also scan and submit a letter of support from their fire chief and a letter of support from anyone of their choice. Applicants will also be asked to provide a statistical form with all applications to allow the foundation to provide statics of applicants and awardees. This information will not be used to determine the awardees.

Applicant's Name *

Mailing Address *

Applicant's Phone *

Applicant's Email *

Rank or Position *

Fire Department *

Fire Department Address *

Is the nominee a member of the South Carolina State Firefighters' Association? *

Yes

Why do you choose to be a firefighter? *

Please provide your fire service background *

Including departments and time of service

Why are you applying for this scholarship? *

First reference

Reference Name

Reference Phone Number

Reference Occupation

Reference Address

How long have you known the reference?

Second reference

Reference Name

Reference Phone Number

Reference Occupation

Reference Address

How long have you known the reference?

Upload a letter of support from your Fire Chief *

Upload a letter of support from a person of your choice *

Upload a completed statistical form

Consent for storing submitted data *

Yes, I give permission to store and process my data

Sam Carbis Scholarship Application

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