The SFPE Foundation, affiliated with the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), funds undergraduate and graduate students to travel to SFPE or Foundation-affiliated conferences and events, wherever they are held.
The current round covers events in the first half of 2027. A second round each year serves the SFPE Annual Conference & Expo, typically held in October.
Benefits & funding
- Up to US$3,000 toward economy travel, lodging, meals and car mileage; the amount is at the Foundation’s discretion and full funding is not guaranteed.
- Not covered: business or first-class travel, rental cars, short-term visa costs, alcohol.
- Recipients keep expense records and may have to return unspent funds; they agree to be named publicly with a photo.
Eligibility
- Enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program, or graduated within the 12 months before the event.
- Attending an SFPE or SFPE Foundation-affiliated event (others approved case by case) and registered for it.
- SFPE member (free for students).
- Holds valid government-issued identification.
- No nationality or residence restriction is stated.
Application process
- 1Register for the event and join SFPE.
- 2Complete the online application yourself: participation statement, travel budget and justification, and award impact statement, plus your academic supervisor’s details.
- 3Upload a completed Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form as a PDF; without it the application is incomplete.
- 4Submit by 1 January (spring events) or 1 July (Annual Conference).
- 5Accept or decline within 10 business days of an award.
Program timeline
Priority deadline, events in the first half of 2027
Jan 1, 2027
Decisions typically expected
End of January 2027
1 July (yearly)
Deadline for the October Annual Conference; decisions typically by end of July